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Tonga volcano: Blast was violent and vast, but may not disrupt global warming
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Tonga volcano: Blast was violent and vast, but may not disrupt global warming

As the US-based climate scientist and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report author Zeke Hausfather explains, major volcanic eruptions can inject massive amounts of sulphur dioxide into the stratosphere, where it lingers for months, reflecting solar radiation away from earth.

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Southern Australian sharks and rays being ‘cornered’ by climate change

Southern Australia's sharks and rays face mounting threats as warmer waters push more tropical species southwards and habitats change, exacerbating threats to critically endangered species.

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Australia climate change: Why Scott Morrison cannot rush to net zero emissions

Australians who want stronger action on climate change have been watching Scott Morrison walk so carefully around the subject this week that it seems like he may never get to a destination.

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Coalition farm policy quietly grows climate plan alternative

Ambitious policies launched by the federal government could deliver similar outcomes to a carbon price and take the sting out of the climate culture wars.
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Australia to join 100 nations in climate resilience pledge ahead of UN summit

Australia will join Britain and more than 100 countries in a global push for increased urgency for nations to adapt to climate change and the increased droughts, heat waves, cyclones, devastating storms, floods and rising sea levels that come with it.

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Emissions fall as COVID-19 pandemic grounds flights, halts transport

A sharp slowdown in the use of transport during the pandemic has helped cut Australia's carbon emissions to their lowest levels in three decades.

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Coca-Cola Amatil fears mine will pollute secret bottled water source with toxic chemicals

Coca-Cola Amatil fears its secret bottled water source in the NSW Southern Highlands is under threat from a major sand mine proposed for neighbouring land.

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EPA moves to further limit protections for wetlands

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Wildfire survivors face hidden risks from lingering toxic pollution

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Solar power surges ahead despite political opposition

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Trump administration seeks to reframe climate change as beneficial

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US Supreme Court clears way for climate lawsuits against Big Oil

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Farmers face funding cuts as Trump administration reconsiders climate-linked grants

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Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

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EPA faces legal pushback over canceled climate grants