Environment
Climate change
Fighting, not sinking: The Pacific plea for Australian climate action
As heat records tumble and the sea level rises, Fijians on the front lines of the Pacific climate crisis want Australia and other global emitters to do more of the heavy lifting.
- by Miki Perkins and Eddie Jim
Latest
Welcoming the Pacific Political Climate Champion
Tuvaluan Minister of Finance and Climate Seve Paeniu, arrives in Salia, on Kioa, Fiji.
Opinion
Pets
The dog days of climate change are coming for your pets
If you don’t put sunscreen on the tips of your cats’ ears just yet, rising temperatures mean you might soon have to.
- by Edward Narayan
Antarctica is missing sea ice and scientists don’t know why
CSIRO Fellow and Research Team Leader Dr Steve Rintoul said while there is some annual variation in ice coverage, this year’s records are the lowest in the 40 years since records started.
- by Laura Chung
Analysis
Energy
The gas industry used to be unassailable in Australia. Not any more
Victoria’s decision to ban new homes from installing gas appliances shows where the nation’s energy mix is heading.
- by Nick O'Malley
Global boiling: Sydney hasn’t done enough to prepare for lethal heat
It’s possible that without emission cuts and as climate change worsens, summer temperatures could rise from 26.4 to 29 degrees by 2100, a climate similar to PNG’s.
- by Laura Chung
Record July heat prompts dire warning: Act now ‘or we all scorch and fry’
The warmest temperatures for tens of thousands of years are prompting yet more calls from experts for urgent action on climate.
- by Nick O'Malley
Exclusive
Mining
Mining inquiry to examine pollution impacts on health
The investigation was announced on Tuesday following complaints that pollution from one of Australia’s largest gold mines was contaminating nearby residents.
- by Laura Chung
Crucial global climatic system could face tipping point in two years
As the northern hemisphere swelters through historic heatwaves and Antarctic sea ice disappears, scientists fear a major climatic system could collapse as soon as 2025.
- by Nick O'Malley
Opinion
Global warming
Scorched by burning questions, our answer should not be inaction
Whether it’s climate change or the Voice, we often forget the real human cost of doing nothing.
- by Sean Kelly
The hottest July in 120,000 years. What’s in store for Australia this summer?
The scorching heatwaves in Europe, Asia and America provide a glimpse into Australia’s near future and suggest the impacts of global warming might have been underestimated.
- by Nick O'Malley and Angus Dalton