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This is paraphrasing and may need fact checking. However from what I’ve seen of the situation in America this can have a greater than 50% mortality rate, affects humans cats and other animals, and is spreading through cows. It seems to be global however Australia seems to be one of the few places still free of it so far....

Water at the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, one of the few coastal salt marshes on the island of Maui, has been bright pink since at least October 30.

In 2019 alone, more than half a million people died due to a stroke linked to high and low temperatures, a new study found.

Cross posted from: beehaw.org/post/13070792...

15 minute cities are great for a number of reasons, but are they really a good climate policy? David Roberts discusses with researchers Heather House and Rushad Nanavatty

A critically endangered critter has been sighted on a farm in the middle of nowhere....

A study that looks back more than 100 years shows that where sea otters have thrived, underwater forests have, too

Indigenous rangers in the Western Desert area of northern Western Australia recently spotted a small mole covered in silky golden hair, marking the second sighting in six months. The desert region is home to unique species adapted to the hot, dry environment. The rangers play a crucial role in monitoring and protecting these...

Government officials blamed the floods on heavy rainfall, but environmental groups have cited the disaster as the latest example of deforestation and environmental degradation intensifying the effects of severe weather across Indonesia.

Australia’s electricity grid – still dominated by fossil fuels – is to have a hefty “shadow” carbon price that will guide regulatory and policy decisions, and help meet the country’s ambitious renewable energy goals....

The drought in Zimbabwe, neighboring Zambia and Malawi has reached crisis levels.