Climate crisis
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Pregnancy
Scientists looked at 1 million Sydney births. Extreme heat was a problem
Pregnant women exposed to high temperatures are more likely to have a premature baby, a new analysis found, sparking a push for more green space in cities.
- by Angus Thomson and Megan Gorrey
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Global economy
The world’s green juggernaut will become unstoppable this year
It is the greatest economic growth story since the industrial revolution, and it has just passed a critical threshold.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Record temperatures cause new Great Barrier Reef bleaching
Scientists say coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef will worsen in coming weeks.
- by Laura Chung
What on Earth is happening to the weather? These charts help explain
Global temperature records were shattered last month and parts of WA recorded the world’s hottest temperature before storms and heat buffeted the east coast.
- by Laura Chung
WA’s greenest city turns red at the prospect of a cherished century-old tree being chopped down
Could great design and a land swap be the answer to saving this monster tree? Why architects say there is a design-led solution to this problem.
- by Mark Naglazas
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Extreme weather
Northern beaches, Byron Bay to bear the brunt of worsening disasters
The NSW Reconstruction Authority has warned that the damages bill for natural disasters will hit $9.1 billion annually if action is not taken.
- by Laura Chung
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Electric vehicles
Internal documents suggest car lobby is over-egging price hikes
An internal briefing document suggests that the car lobby is exaggerating how much the cost of new cars will go up under the government’s emissions scheme.
- by Nick O'Malley
As the weather heats up, Victoria is entering a chest-pain danger zone
A large new study has found higher temperatures are linked with spikes in ambulance callouts.
- by Bianca Hall
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City life
Can Brisbane handle the heat?
As Brisbane becomes more tropical than subtropical, we need to ensure our urban environment is designed to be safe in even hotter summers to come.
- by Courtney Kruk
Victorians cut off from power, internet and phone calls for up to a week
Almost 130,000 Victorians are still without electricity and dozens of communities are cut off from the internet after extreme weather hit the state energy grid.
- by Annika Smethurst, Kieran Rooney, Broede Carmody and Benjamin Preiss
Melbourne’s hottest areas house most at-risk residents
New research shows Melbourne’s most disadvantaged council areas are also the hottest areas of the city, with tree coverage and housing design among the causes.
- by Rachael Dexter