Victorian storms show need for a national energy resilience solution

The Victorian ​government has warned of the need for a national solution in support of energy resilience after destructive winds tore down transmission towers and blew trees onto power lines, leaving almost 130,000 homes without electricity over a day later and with many still facing a week without power or internet.

Meanwhile researchers say poor urban design is creating pockets of heat and humidity in Brisbane. The same is true in Melbourne where the city’s hottest areas house the most at-risk residents. An urban heat expert says that we are systematically developing inequitable cities in terms of resilience to heat - the biggest killer when it comes to natural disasters. 

And conservation groups are celebrating after a picture of a brushtail possum was captured in a part of Western Australia where the animals have not been seen for nearly a century.

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Victorians cut off from power, internet and phone calls for up to a week
The Victorian ​g​overnment has warned that a national solution for energy resilience is needed in the wake of destructive winds that left 130,000 homes without electricity for over a day later, with many still facing a week without power. 

Sweltering Cities panel warns Brisbane heatwaves will worsen
Researchers say poor urban design is creating pockets of heat and humidity in Brisbane, making heat waves even more dangerous.

Melbourne’s hottest areas house our most at risk residents
An urban heat expert says that we are systematically developing inequitable cities in terms of resilience to heat, even though heat is the biggest killer in terms of natural disasters.

Relocated brushtail possum caught on camera signals landscape-scale conservation success
Conservation groups are celebrating after a picture of a brushtail possum was captured in a part of Western Australia where the animals have not been seen for nearly a century.

Can polar bears survive without ice?
As safe habitats for polar bears continue to shrink rapidly due to the climate crisis’ impact on polar regions, scientists carried out a study to understand whether these majestic creatures can adapt to new environments.

Carnival, Rio’s biggest party, makes urgent plea to save the Amazon
Carnival dancers have taken to the biggest stage in Rio de Janeiro to pay tribute to Brazil’s largest indigenous group and pressure Brazil’s president to deliver on his promise to eradicate illegal mining, responsible for the Amazon’s partial destruction. 

Greenland Is Literally Rising From The Ocean as It Loses Its Fringe of Glaciers
This odd phenomenon adds to a growing list of climate change's large-scale physical reshaping of our world.