16 October 2025, The conversation: The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet. We’ve all seen the alarming images. Smoke belching from the thick forests of the Amazon. Spanish firefighters battling flames across farmland. Blackened celebrity homes in Los Angeles and smoked out regional towns in … Continue reading →
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16 October 2025, The Conversation: A crucial store of carbon in Australia’s tropical forests has switched from carbon sink to carbon source. One approach to help fight climate change is to protect natural forests, as they absorb some atmospheric carbon released … Continue reading →
7 October 2025, Insurance Council of Australia: Extreme weather costs: the silver medal we don’t want. New data released by the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) today shows that Australia has consistently taken the silver medal for extreme weather losses over … Continue reading →
7 October 2025, The Conversation: Extreme weather now costs Australians $4.5b a year. Better insurance options and loans would help us adapt. Today’s release of the Insurance Council of Australia’s report puts Australia on the spot: we rank second in the world … Continue reading →