El Niño is over and another La Niña could be on the way

Seven months after an El Niño associated with hotter and drier weather got under way, conditions have returned to neutral. Should a La Niña get under way later this year it would be the fourth such event in the past five years. Such a sequence – of three La Niñas followed by an El Niño and La Niña – hasn’t been recorded previously, Cai Wenju, a former senior CSIRO researcher, told Guardian Australia earlier this year.

Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef is suffering one of the most severe coral bleaching events on record, leaving scientists fearful for its survival as the impact of climate change worsens.

CO2 Boosts Plant Growth, Amplifying Wildfire Risks. By fueling the growth of plants that become kindling, carbon dioxide is driving an increase in the severity and frequency of wildfires, according to a University of California Riverside study.

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BoM declares the El Niño is over and another La Niña could be on the way
Seven months after an El Niño associated with hotter and drier weather got under way, conditions have returned to neutral. Should a La Niña get under way later this year it would be the fourth such event in the past five years. Such a sequence – of three La Niñas followed by an El Niño and La Niña – hasn’t been recorded previously, Cai Wenju, a former senior CSIRO researcher, told Guardian Australia earlier this year.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef struggles to survive
Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef is suffering one of the most severe coral bleaching events on record, leaving scientists fearful for its survival as the impact of climate change worsens.

CO2 Boosts Plant Growth, Amplifying Wildfire Risks
By fueling the growth of plants that become kindling, carbon dioxide is driving an increase in the severity and frequency of wildfires, according to a University of California Riverside study.

Incomplete nature reforms leave our environment dangerously exposed
The Climate Council calls on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to prioritise and urgently accelerate the full reforms to protect nature from climate disaster and deliver on his government’s own priorities.

‘Our ocean is not for sale’: Greenpeace calls on leaders to act at Athens ocean conference
More than 100 governments will meet in the Greek capital this week to discuss the challenges facing the world's oceans. Governments aren’t doing enough to protect the world’s oceans and need to make major commitments at an important conference taking place in Athens, Greece, this week, according to Greenpeace.

Power to the People: Brisbane forum hears how Australians could save $9 billion on power bills as QLD leads the way
The forum took place the day after Queensland Energy Minister Mick de Brenni announced increased funds for the Battery Booster program, meaning a further 1,000 households will benefit from subsidised batteries. It also takes place as the Clean Economy Jobs Bill 2024 goes up for vote by Queensland Parliament, perhaps as soon as this week. 

Food Frontier report urges government to overhaul food systems for economic, health, and environmental gains
The Alternative proteins and Australian food systems transformation report underscores the potential repercussions of inaction, emphasising Australia's vulnerability to missing out on market opportunities and falling behind in the global arena.