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Steve Blore was the pin-up boy for Climate Friendly. Until the rules changed.

‘Parasites’, ‘cowboys’: The carbon companies dividing rural Australia

Carbon developers descended on rural Australia 10 years ago promising big money and an easy fix to complex problems. Today, farmers are crying foul.

  • Charlotte Grieve and Michael Bachelard

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Using mulga forests to save carbon is under fresh scrutiny.

Dust and dead trees: The reality of Australia’s biggest carbon saver

The nation has made a multibillion-dollar bet that carbon locked in desert scrub will offset emissions elsewhere, but doubters - from scientists in the city to the farmers on the land - are growing.

  • Michael Bachelard, Charlotte Grieve and The Visual Stories Team
Orange streams are increasingly common in northern Alaska.

Orange rivers, longer days: Nine ways our planet changed in its hottest year yet

Last year was the hottest year in history – on average more than 1.55 degrees higher than pre-industrial temperatures. The consequences range from the predicted to the utterly unexpected.

  • Nick O'Malley, Caitlin Fitzsimmons, Bianca Hall, Angus Dalton and Emma Young
Debris around a pool in the aftermath of the Eaton fire in Altadena, California.

The decades-long drying trend that increased fire risk in the US Southwest

The region, including southern California, is the driest it has been since the year 800 after a decade-long “megadrought”, creating tinderbox conditions that underlie the catastrophic fires in Los Angeles.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Water is dropped by helicopter on the Kenneth fire in the West Hills.

A city on fire: Los Angeles inferno sparks political fight and fears of higher death toll

“In case you haven’t noticed, there is global warming. It does change weather patterns,” Joe Biden said in response to Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s criticisms.

  • Michael Koziol
A structure is burned in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood on Thursday.

Devastating fires in Los Angeles rage out of control; Death toll expected to rise, says police chief

Massive wildfires ravaging Los Angeles from the east and west are still burning uncontained as officials say the death toll will rise.

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How the inferno that reduced parts of LA to ashes was years in the making

A deadly combination made LA dangerously combustible, triggering a disaster – and authorities warn the worst is yet to come. Here’s how the crisis unfolded.

  • Nick O'Malley
Officials said on Wednesday the Palisades fire was not contained and growing.

New blaze erupts in Hollywood Hills as Los Angeles fires rage

Wildfires tore across the Los Angeles area with devastating force early on Wednesday, destroying more than 1500 structures and killing at least five people.

A woman cries as the Palisades Fire advances in the Pacific Palisades.

‘Out of control’: On the ground as the Pacific Palisades fire explodes

Driving through dark smoke, residents and reporters tried to stay ahead of the fire.

  • Brianna Sacks
Officials did not give an exact number of structures damaged or destroyed in the Pacific Palisades wildfire, but they said about 30,000 residents were under evacuation orders and more than 13,000 structures were under threat.

Thousands flee as wildfires burn out of control in and around Los Angeles and homes are destroyed

More than 30,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes as high winds continue to drive flames across Southern California.

  • Christopher Weber, Jamie Ding and Julie Watson

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