Climate-fuelled heatwaves across Australia to cost billions

Heatwaves across Australia to cost billions
Heatwaves are costing $1.6 billion annually in health, energy and productivity losses in Western Sydney — and it will only get worse. That’s the verdict of a new report on the region which will be home to 3.2 million people by 2036.

Aussie kids learn what to pack in an emergency and how to prepare emotionally for disaster
Australian primary school students in high-risk areas are learning how to prepare for a major natural disaster "before they are in the thick of one". 

Pacific Islanders have long drawn wisdom from the Earth, the sky and the waves - research shows the science is behind them
Researchers have reviewed evidence on traditional knowledge in the Pacific for coping with climate change, and found much of it was scientifically plausible. This indicates such knowledge should play a significant role in sustaining Pacific Island communities in future.

A Dysfunctional Family: How Australia Can and Should Repair its Relationships with the Pacific by Acting on Climate
The prevailing strategic culture in Australian foreign policy circles that view Pacific Island states in instrumental and paternalistic ways is unproductive. Moving forward, there must be active recognition of the agency of these actors and engagement with their key concerns — particularly climate change. 

Magpies in survival mode due to climate change and noise
Magpies are struggling under the combination of climate change and human noise, researchers say. Loud noises from things such as aeroplanes caused the birds to change their behaviours in an effort to survive, it was found, with these behavioural changes later impeding their development.

Scientists find evidence of a wetter world, recorded in Australian coral colony
Examining samples from corals in the Great Barrier Reef, the researchers discovered between 1750 and present day, as the global climate warmed, wet-season rainfall in that part of the world increased by about 10%, and the rate of extreme rain events more than doubled. 

NVES: Aussies want cleaner, money saving cars – Climate Council
The Climate Council has polled Australians on the question of fuel prices, fuel consumption, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Polling 1126 Australians, the Council's survey found that most of us want cleaner cars that are better for the environment and better for our back pocket.