Climate Change

Australia has always been hot. On average, summer is now one degree warmer than it was 50 years ago. But that number hides the stark reality that the summers our kids experience today are much more extreme and longer than they used to be.

Sydney's humidity has been rivalling the tropics in the middle of wet season, with the stifling conditions expected to linger into autumn.

Owners of older homes are being urged to have their energy efficiency assessed, with experts saying improvements will not only make them more comfortable, but help them save money as well.

Large, dead marine animals found on Eyre Peninsula beaches spark concern among locals. 

Australia is a gas "superpower", but its citizens continue to pay the price through their electricity bills for the country failing to protect them from the fallout as the Middle East unravels again.

Two years after farmers began feeling the impacts of what were then record dry conditions, many are celebrating what they say could be the end of the drought.

Switzerland's iconic mountains are truly one of the wonders of the world. But the Swiss Alps are crumbling, putting centuries old villages below them in grave danger.

The Swiss Alps are a natural wonder and a key part of the national identity, but life in the mountains is under threat from climate change.

The bones of a Queensland lighthouse keeper's wife were almost lost as a result of rising sea levels nearly 150 years after her death.

A community battery project three years in the making, run by a local not-for-profit and backed by the council, was killed after a spark of misinformation about its fire risk was ignited.   

With costs and damage mounting, councils are considering all options, including pulling back from the beaches.

Scientists say parts of Antarctica face "devastating" and "irreversible" impacts from climate change unless urgent action is taken to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

Fiji, Palau and Tuvalu look set to host world leaders and climate change ministers in the lead-up to COP31 in a bid to encourage larger countries to accelerate cuts to emissions.

The price tag of EVs has been a barrier to uptake. As cheaper models hit the market, will more drivers go electric?

The scourge of AI-slopaganda, viral disinformation campaigns and online attacks against individuals and institutions is going to get far worse before it gets better, if the latest public hearings on the topic are any indication.

At the interface of AI, big data, the energy transition and mind-bogglingly complex weather systems, the ongoing supply of electricity relies on answering a deceptively simple question: Will it be sunny?

Major car brands are staring down the barrel of multi-million-dollar penalties for exceeding their emissions, the first results of the federal government's climate laws for new vehicles have revealed.

The federal government funds $26 billion of incentives each year that may be harmful to the environment and is yet to report on its international commitments, researchers say.

Rainfall was below average for most of Australia's south-east, far-west and central regions in the first month of the year.

Clarence "Clack" John has been through 98 summers in Renmark, South Australia. But as the town sweltered through its hottest recorded day last month, he remembers hot weather before records began.