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BoM says October will be hottest ever for Queensland and NT as heat records tumble

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 04:43:47 +0000

Sydney, Brisbane and Darwin are predicted to hit hottest October in terms of maximum temperatures, the Bureau of Meteorology says

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Vietnam floods: streets of Hoi An submerged like canals of Venice – in pictures

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:54:39 +0000

Flooding that killed 10 people in central Vietnam this week turned streets in the historic town of Hoi An into canals on Thursday after a major river reached a 60-year high, authorities say. The Unesco heritage-listed town is among the country’s most popular tourist destinations

Paint me cool: scientists reveal roof coating that can reduce surface temperatures up to 6C on hot days

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 23:39:04 +0000

Sydney researchers commercialising a product they say can cool indoor spaces and will cost little more than standard premium paints

US climate activists condemn 18-month jail term for nonviolent art museum protester

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:52:18 +0000

‘It’s hard to fathom how a peaceful protester can receive more prison time than many of the insurrectionists,’ said one researcher, of Timothy Martin’s sentence

Climate activists have condemned an 18-month jail term for a nonviolent protester who vandalized a display case at the National Gallery of Art as “grossly disproportionate” and a violation of the constitutional protected rights to free speech and peaceful protest.

Ex-EPA head urges US to resist Trump attacks on climate action: ‘We won’t become numb’

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:55:51 +0000

Expanded climate action from cities and states could slash planet-heating pollution despite Trump working against it

Ahead of next month’s major United Nations climate talks in Brazil, Gina McCarthy, the former Environmental Protection Agency head, said US cities and states were keeping the climate fight alive despite an all-out assault from the Trump administration.

Ken Henry warns ‘conga line of developers’ would try to exploit exemptions in Labor’s proposed nature laws

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:00:06 +0000

Exclusive: ‘Every project developer is absolutely convinced that their project is in the national interest,’ Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation boss says

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Despite what a thinktank bleats to the Coalition, heat deaths are in fact ‘a thing’ | Temperature Check

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:00:04 +0000

Centre for Independent Studies points to climate risk report to back up its dismissal of heat-related deaths, but neglects to use the part that actually concerns the future

The luxury effect: why you’ll find more wildlife in wealthy areas – and what it means for your health

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:00:02 +0000

The discovery that affluent neighbourhoods have more diversity of nature has implications for human wellbeing – and sheds light on the structural injustices in cities

For a long time, ecology tended to ignore people. It mostly focused on beautiful places far from large-scale human development: deep rainforest or pristine grassland. Then, in the late 1990s, in the desert city of Phoenix, Arizona, scientists shifted their gaze closer to home.

Toxin levels in fish lead to calls for UK-wide ban on mercury dental fillings

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:00:01 +0000

Exclusive: More than 98% of fish and mussels tested in English waters contain mercury above EU safety limits

Britain is facing mounting pressure to ban mercury dental fillings, one of the few countries yet to prevent the practice, as new data reveals alarming contamination levels in the nation’s fish and shellfish.

When the rains don’t come: how drought and endless dry seasons are changing life in Puntland – in pictures

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:00:03 +0000

October rains have been light across Somalia, a country which in recent years has found itself on the frontline of the climate crisis. The latest estimate is that 3.4 million people don’t have enough food. One of the worst affected areas is Puntland, where disappearing water sources, pasture and food supplies have forced many to abandon their way of life