Episodes

  • Thousands seek Australian climate visas as Tuvalu sinks

    Thousands seek Australian climate visas as Tuvalu sinks
    Jun 30 2025
    More than one-third of the people in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu, which scientists predict will be submerged by rising seas, have applied for a landmark climate visa to migrate to Australia. The visa is the result of a treaty between the two countries that seeks to support the island nation through climate change.
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    8 mins
  • Hello possums: authorities race to save new population of Leadbeaters found in NSW

    Hello possums: authorities race to save new population of Leadbeaters found in NSW
    Jun 20 2025
    The Leadbeater's Possum can fit in the palm of your hand, and it has been presumed extinct twice. Now a new population has been discovered in New South Wales, and the race is on to protect it.
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    9 mins
  • Mapping the effects of extreme weather in our region

    Mapping the effects of extreme weather in our region
    Jun 5 2025
    Extreme weather events in our region are causing communities and countries to reassess how to respond to these events. The World Meteorological Organisation has mapped these changes in our region, highlighting the effects they are having not just on land but also in our region's oceans.
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    6 mins
  • Calls for more to be done to address natural disaster costs

    Calls for more to be done to address natural disaster costs
    Jun 2 2025
    New Treasury analysis shows the cost of Cyclone Alfred and other floods across New South Wales and Queensland has reached around $2.2 billion dollars. Community leaders, economists and climate researchers want Australia to do more to address the costs.
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    7 mins
  • Study finds rising temperatures pose a mental health burden

    Study finds rising temperatures pose a mental health burden
    Apr 19 2025
    Researchers are warning extreme heat is a threat to mental health. Doctors have long warned of the dangers of heat related stress and now a study suggests rising temperatures could increase the burden of mental and behavioural disorders by almost 50 per cent by 2050.
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    4 mins
  • "Magic" unusual bird sightings emerge after floods in central Australia

    "Magic" unusual bird sightings emerge after floods in central Australia
    Apr 13 2025
    More than 150,000 livestock are dead or lost following widespread flooding in northeastern Australia. But researchers say the floods will provide a lifeline for some species, reviving bird populations who will breed and feed in new wetlands across Australia.
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    3 mins
  • 'Learning to cope': Climate adaptation actions stalls for over a decade

    'Learning to cope': Climate adaptation actions stalls for over a decade
    Apr 4 2025
    Climate adaptation refers to the process of adjusting to the actual or projected effects of climate change and ensuring vulnerable communities are well-equipped for disaster. But some experts say the term has been reduced to nothing more than a political talking point. A new report by researchers at Monash University shows little action has been taken to prepare at-risk communities over the past decade, despite disaster events occurring more frequently and at a higher intensity.
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    7 mins
  • Australia making a dent in plastic packaging pollution on coastlines, CSIRO finds

    Australia making a dent in plastic packaging pollution on coastlines, CSIRO finds
    Apr 4 2025
    Plastic pollution along Australia’s coastline has dropped by more than a third over the last decade. That’s according to new research from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin. The CSIRO has found a 39 per cent decrease in coastal debris density compared to ten years ago with just over 8000 debris items recorded across almost 2000 surveys.
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    4 mins