Drought
‘Summer of grass fires’: Authorities warn of increased fire risk
A drier-than-average winter has left a build-up of vegetation fuel across Victoria.
- by Bianca Hall
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Opinion
Global warming
Spanish floods yet another reminder of the climate battle we’re losing
Everyone knows both the solution to climate disasters and what’s causing them, but our leaders remain unwilling or unable to take corrective action.
- by Nick O'Malley
Opinion
Cost of living
When money’s tight, we can’t afford to worry about our costliest threat
In just a couple of years, the cost of living has pushed climate action down the order of our deepest concerns.
- by Matt Wade
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Victorian environment
‘Nobody wants to do this’: the tough calls to mitigate climate change
Is business as usual possible in a climate crisis? No, but not all is lost, says Parks Victoria’s chief scientist.
- by Bianca Hall
Yes it rained in August, but Perth, get ready for a long dry spell
A rainy August and a typical start-of-spring forecast cannot turn the clock back on 50 years of continuous drying, meteorologists say.
- by Claire Ottaviano
How drought and disease in Brazil threaten Sunday brunch
Australian consumers have been warned to expect shortages of oranges and price hikes because of ongoing poor harvests in Brazil.
- by Andrew Taylor
These paddocks should be lush and green. Now the earth is dry, the lambs perishing
Victoria has experienced a cold start to winter. Despite that, the unusually dry weather – with low rainfalls – has farmers in the state’s west worried.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Opinion
Biodiversity
Undermining the watchdog is against WA’s nature. We must defend our thin green line
WA has special natural resources – resources that have helped make our economy strong. But what makes us strong also needs protecting, and now is the time.
- by Jess Beckerling
Drone footage reveals summer's toll on South West bush
Drone footage has shown the extent of the devastation WA's long, rain-free summer has inflicted on bushland in the Margaret River region. Credit: John Bowskill
The insidious effect of the fabric in your stretchy jeans
Do you think your clothing quality is declining? Fossil fuel fashion is on the rise, while climate change is impacting the quality of natural fibres.
- by Amber Schultz
Can WA’s drought-ravaged forests survive this year’s prescribed burns program?
In coming weeks, the DBCA will start torching 200,000 hectares of the state to boost our defences in the face of increasing bushfires. But is it causing irreparable damage to our ecosystems?
- by Sarah Brookes
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