Satellite reveals China’s new power
NEW NASA satellite photos reveal the enormous strides China has taken in solar energy production within the past three years.
Climate Change
Poms’ ridiculous reaction to mild day
YOU’D think they would love a bit of sun. But the Poms have gone into a serious meltdown after their hottest July day on record.
‘Climate change is a medical emergency’
WE’RE learning more and more about how climate change affects the earth, but it’s also just been dubbed a “medical emergency” which may wipe out the last 50 years’ gains in global health.
Earth becoming ‘immense pile of filth’
POPE Francis has delivered a stinging manifesto on climate change policies, calling for a revolution and slamming sceptics for delay and inaction.
The countries that don’t care
IT’S a global threat that will affect everyone but some countries just don’t care that much. Where does Australia stand?
Who won’t survive climate change?
SCIENTISTS have worked out which countries are most likely to survive the effects of climate change… and those that won’t. Australia’s standing will surprise you.
The man who’s sworn off planes
THE great-great-grandson of evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin has vowed never to step on another aeroplane. But it’s not for the reason you might expect.
The internet needs this to survive
IT’S something we are all too afraid to talk about, but the internet won’t last unless it changes.
El Niño is back and it’s not good
IT’S official. The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed what climatologists have been debating for months, and the outlook isn’t good for Australia.
Abbott’s ally baffles with wild theory
A MAN with the ear of the PM has angered large parts of the community with ‘conspiracy theory’ comments in an opinion column today.
Incredible pics as winter comes early
AN arctic blast has dumped heavy snow across parts of the country and locals are sharing the spectacle on social media. Here’s what they’re seeing.
Why we’re part of the ‘coalition of the selfish’
THE leader of the one of Australia’s closest neighbours has slammed us for being selfish in the face of a major global threat.
Never pay for electricity again
AUSSIES worry most about paying bills. So, how does never having to pay another electricity bill, all the while saving the planet, sound to you?
Earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
AN EARTHQUAKE has struck the small nation of Papua New Guinea prompting fears of widespread damages and casualties.
Massive iceberg breaks off Antarctica
A 27 KILOMETRE long iceberg has broken free from the Antarctic ice shelf and could pose a major threat to the world’s oceans.
Why did we give this man a job?
HIS own country stripped him of funding over his controversial views. So why are Aussies funding this man’s $4m gig?
This will happen again, and soon
IT was supposed to be a one-in-one hundred year event, but an expert says Sydney’s three-day mega storm may be a taste of things to come.
Greer: Start by rejuvenating our planet first
INSTEAD of trying to find a way to live on Mars, humans should be trying to rejuvenate our planet, says Germaine Greer.
What your weather will be like in 2090
WE know, we know. Meteorologists struggle to predict what the weather will be like next week, let alone in 50 years. But this is a different kind of forecast.
Do we need daylight savings?
IT STUFFS up our body clock and freaks us out twice a year. But is there actually any benefit to daylight savings?
Abbott slammed as ‘world’s worst climate villain’
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has been described in the US as the “world’s worst climate villain”.
The words that simply cannot be said
IN AN unprecedented move, a politician has banned people from uttering a particular phrase. And the secret rule has turned the state into a laughing stock.
Key climate current grinding to halt
REMEMBER Day after Tomorrow? One of the movie’s key plot-points is happening: The Atlantic conveyor currents have dramatically slowed.
We’re halfway towards ending the world
SEA levels could rise by metres, and the world’s apparently halfway gone. But the good news is that we still have time to save ourselves.
This is going to ruin your steak
THE Aussie barbecue faces a new threat. It’s set to ruin the taste of steak, other barbie staples and even our wine. So, it might be time to panic now.
Why your steak will soon taste worse
THE Aussie barbecue faces a new threat. It’s set to ruin the taste of steak, other barbie staples and even our wine. So, it might be time to panic now.
Proof Australia is getting hotter
THERE’S no point in denying it: Australia is getting hotter, and it’s not going to stop. And we have the figures to prove it.
The question we just have to ask
CRAZY weather happens in this country. A freak event is usually just that, but after Cyclone Marcia, we have to raise this question.
‘World’s end’ methane blowholes erupt
A SERIES of methane-fuelled blowholes are exploding in numbers, threatening to send tons of the lethal gas into the atmosphere and fuel global warming.
Can you nuke a cyclone?
THE fierce winds of a cyclone bring with a heap of myths. Should you tape your windows? Is it wise to hide under a table? And can a nuke stop a cyclone in its tracks?
Schwarzenegger calls for climate action
HOLLYWOOD star Arnold Schwarzenegger has told a German security conference that adopting green energy creates jobs and leads to energy independence.
This is Australia’s terrifying future
LIFE in Australia is pretty comfortable now – but that could be about to change. This is what lies in store for our future.
‘Global catastrophe is very high’
A GROUP of scientists founded by the creators of the atomic bomb say the world is now three minutes from a catastrophic midnight and the closest it has been in 30 years.
‘They’re truly in their last gasp’
ICE climber Will Gadd was on a mission to conquer the world’s most impressive ice glacier. But his real challenge was a race against climate change.
How we are pushing Earth to its limits
SCIENTISTS fear the Earth could cease to be a “safe operating space” for humans to live by as early as 2050.
2014 officially our hottest year yet
IT MAY seem like we’re hearing this more and more, but 2014 was the hottest year on the planet since we started recording temperatures 135 years ago. So how did Australia compare in the sizzling year?
Are we in a new geological age?
HUMAN impact on our planet has been so strong that scientists argue we’ve created a new geological layer to Earth.
Is this going to stop mining?
A NEW threat to mining has emerged and is giving supporters of one of the largest mining developments in Australia a huge headache.
Are these countries facing an apocalypse?
THESE are the startling images which could show the countries most at risk of facing an apocalypse of cataclysmic proportions.
UK had hottest known year in 2014
CONFIRMING fears about global warming Britain has just experienced its warmest year since records began a hundred years ago.
Just what’s going on with our weather?
IT’S the country that can boast four seasons in one day. Today’s weather warnings are living proof and it’s not set to get any better soon.
Deal reached at UN climate talks
A DEAL has finally been reached to tackle climate change after marathon UN talks in Lima, but activists say it doesn’t go far enough.
Julie Bishop’s massive backflip
A FEW weeks ago, Tony Abbott was steadfastly refusing to sign Australia up, now his government has done a huge backflip.
The big myth Bishop is telling us
THE government claims there is no danger and the UN is at risk of being duped, but experts say what the government is telling defies all available science.
New storm warning: NSW and QLD
CAMPERS caught in rising floodwaters have been winched to safety in a dramatic helicopter rescue as new storm warnings are issued for NSW and QLD.
2014: The hottest year on record
HEATWAVES, floods and crippling droughts. It’s official. The UN’s weather agency says this year may end as the hottest on record.
Yep, summer’s gonna be a scorcher
AUSTRALIA, go and stock up on ice cream. In fact, it might pay to buy a whole ice cream truck. It’s official. Summer 2014/15 is set to sizzle.
Inside Siberia’s mystery blow holes
THEY appeared without warning, bringing fear and mystery with them. Now, six months on, scientists have ventured deep into Siberia’s blow holes.
Never ending lightning storm defies belief
TALK about wild weather! This lightning storm in South America has been appearing in the same place almost every night for thousands of years.
Why warming is making it colder
AMERICA is in the grips of a freezing storm again. Ironically, this could be evidence of global warming. No, really. Here’s how this works …
Dire warning: Climate change ‘irreversible’
FAILURE to combat climate change could lock the world on a trajectory with “irreversible” impacts on people and the environment, a UN report says.
Palmer saves climate policy deal
FEDERAL government’s $2.55 billion Direct Action climate policy will pass the Senate after a deal is struck with the Palmer United Party.
Clive rides in to rescue Coalition from carbon plan
THE Government has bought salvation for its big spending carbon reduction plan by bowing to Clive Palmer’s demands for consideration of an emissions trading scheme.
Google images show scary truth
DEFORESTATION, construction, climate change. It can be hard to see just how much of an impact these things are having on our planet – until now.
What’s happening on this Aussie beach?
A FUNNY thing happened on the weekend, hundreds of people buried their heads in the sand on a Townsville beach. Now they’re getting attention worldwide.
Hairy Leo wins environment award
WITH a bushy beard and a man-bun, Leonardo DiCaprio morphed ever closer into Russell Brand when he accepted an award for his environmental work.
Tens of thousands join climate march
TENS of thousands including film stars and top politicians marched in New York, London and across the globe to demand action on climate change.
Is this how the future will look?
A TERRIFYING series of weather reports for the future predicts deadly droughts and devastating flooding across the world.
This man is going to live on an iceberg
N-ICE place you’ve got there. One adventurer is planning to spend an entire year living adrift on a melting iceberg to highlight climate change.
Climate changing heat found hiding in ocean
DEEP below the Atlantic and Southern Ocean scientists have discovered a patch of warm water that could be the reason behind a supposed global warming hiatus.
Emma Thompson is furious with Tony Abbott
AND she’s not afraid to show it. Currently in the Arctic, the dual Oscar winner is telling the world what she thinks of our Prime Minister.
What it’s like to fly through a hurricane
FROM the ground these mighty forces of nature can rip through countries, but what are they like when you see them from the air?
Will these blowholes end the world?
WHAT do three enormous craters in the Siberian wastelands have to do with a terrified climate scientist? Methane. And that’s something to scare us all.
What life looks like after nuclear war
IT’S a scene burned into our minds: A flash of light, a blast of hot air, a ballooning mushroom cloud. But now we know the fallout will be far worse than expected.
What’s behind the mystery crater?
A HUGE crater spotted in remote Siberia has scientists scrambling for answers: A meteor? An alien site? Or global warming?
Carbon tax axe passes first hurdle
THE Government’s carbon tax repeal legislation has passed through the Lower House — and this time Clive Palmer’s party supported it.
Gore to Abbott: Get out of the way
AL GORE has warned Tony Abbott to “change or get out of the way” of sensible environmental policy, labelling the Prime Minister a “straight-out climate denier”.
Nothing to stop runaway pollution
AUSTRALIA, the world’s largest per capita emitter, looks soon be left with no climate change policy; no carbon tax, ETS or Direct Action scheme.
This man is living underwater for 31 days
THE dark depths of the ocean will become home to a marine explorer for more than a month as he hopes to break the record of his famous grandfather.
This man is living underwater for 31 days
THE dark depths of the ocean will become home to a marine explorer for more than a month as he hopes break the record of his famous grandfather.
Australia’s murderous past exposed
THE forensic quest to find the culprit in Earth’s first great mass-extinction has a new suspect: Australia.
Will cold weather ever arrive?
RECORDS have melted across Australia as capital cities cop weeks of unseasonably warm weather. Will winter ever arrive?
The deadly meteorite that froze Earth
AFTER slamming into the planet with the force of 300 million nuclear bombs, this dinosaur killing meteorite plunged the Earth into a decades-long deep freeze.
Antarctic ice melt ‘can’t be stopped’
SCIENTISTS warn that ice is melting in Antarctica at an unstoppable pace, causing sea levels to rise by at least a metre in the coming decades.
The tsunam-ageddon Australia doesn’t know about
A 15-METRE tsunami is set to wipe out all of Australia, sparking mass panic and chaos. It may be the stuff of fiction but could it really happen?
The tsunam-ageddon Australia doesn’t know about
A 15-METRE tsunami is set to wipe out all of Australia, sparking mass panic and chaos. It may be the stuff of fiction but could it really happen?
Why wild weather is headed your way
EXTREME weather phenomenon El Niño has been tipped to return this year and forecasters are saying it could be a beast.
Why we should be more worried about tsunamis
AUSTRALIAN shores are at more threat from tsunamis than once thought after a study revealed they’ve struck three times more than recorded.
Why we should be more worried about tsunamis
AUSTRALIAN shores are at more threat from tsunamis than once thought according to a study that’s revealed they’ve struck three times more than recorded.
Is this killer volcano about to erupt?
THE most devastating volcano in America is stirring once again but is this a sign of another eruption on the way?
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