Episodes

  • 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
  • Can the oceans help in slowing climate change?

    Can the oceans help in slowing climate change?
    Mar 29 2025
    New experiments suggest that the ocean could hold the key to slowing down climate change. Marine carbon dioxide removal has been tested in waters from North America to New Zealand, but as Veronica Lenard reports, the full potential of the technology is not yet clear.
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    4 mins
  • Advocates and MPs say there's something fishy about government's environment legislation

    Advocates and MPs say there's something fishy about government's environment legislation
    Mar 26 2025
    Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson has confronted Anthony Albanese as the Prime Minister basked in the afterglow of his government's budget during the morning TV rounds. He's one of a number of people upset by the federal government's introduction of a bill aimed at preserving the Tasmanian salmon industry. The senator is convinced it could lead to the extinction of a key species.
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    6 mins
  • Fears Pacific climate change "not on the agenda" for US aid funding

    Fears Pacific climate change "not on the agenda" for US aid funding
    Mar 21 2025
    Donald Trump's 90 day pause on all USAID funding threw the sector into chaos. As the administration assesses which programs are considered suitable use of funds, it's clear one area doesn't fit that brief: climate change. It's also the biggest issue in the Pacific.
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    11 mins
  • Research reveals violence against women increases in the wake of disaster

    Research reveals violence against women increases in the wake of disaster
    Mar 14 2025
    Climate Action Week in Sydney has seen more than 230 events bringing the community and businesses together to work towards a sustainable future. But a growing body of research suggests that women may be disproportionately impacted by the environment and extreme weather events as Yasmine Alwakel reports.
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    9 mins
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