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While some battle to save Australia’s ecosystems, others blame gov’t for climate change denial
Jan 22, 2020 09:40The annual Climate Change Performance Index ranks Australia as one of the poorest performing countries on global warming, the index scoring Australia’s climate policy as the worst of all countries in the world.
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Australia’s fires show how wealth inequality compounds climate disasters
Jan 21, 2020 19:48Australian authorities said in November that this season’s weather was similar to that of Black Saturday, with extreme heat and drought conditions. But this time, on the tail of the hottest and driest year on record in the country due to conditions created by the climate crisis, the fires have spread even further and burned even longer than they did a decade ago.
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To manage fires, Australia must follow the lead of aboriginal communities
Jan 17, 2020 10:56Historically, bushfires in Australia were a lot less common than they are today. Climate change is partially to blame. Temperatures have risen dramatically in Australia over the last century, causing more extreme droughts and unpredictable fire seasons.
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How ancient knowledge can help Australians survive future bushfires
Jan 14, 2020 10:12Much of northern Australia is owned and managed by Indigenous people, now in many parts by carefully and skillfully organized Indigenous ranger groups. Fire is, and always has been, part of the interwoven matrix of the relationships between people and the physical and spiritual world.
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Bushfires are a catastrophe for Australia
Jan 05, 2020 11:29As a society Australians should admit that their current policy, operational, knowledge-gathering and research capacity is inadequate to deal with such a new, fiery world.
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End of disastrous 2019, start of unpredictable 2020
Jan 01, 2020 14:22Wednesday marks the start of the year 2020 of the Christian Gregorian calendar that was ushered in at midnight in the West and in societies influenced by western culture.
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Would you trust AI with your mental health?
Dec 19, 2019 09:13Digital mental health has the potential to provide access to those people who are afraid to seek care because of perceived stigma. For many people, the idea of going along to a therapist for psychological care is embarrassing and they are worried about what other people think, so instant access on the phone or via the Internet can be a good way to circumvent this barrier.
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Birds getting smaller, scientists see echo of climate change
Dec 13, 2019 09:11Some research has already shown birds as a group are at risk. A separate study published in September in the journal Science found that human activities and ecological changes are already having a devastating impact on bird populations.
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Islamophobe attack unmasks Australia’s racist policies
Nov 25, 2019 15:22The civilized world is in a state of shock as the video of a ghastly racist Islamophobe attack on a Hijab-observing Muslim lady by a white man in Sydney, Australia, went viral.
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A blue dot barely visible from new silk roads
Nov 18, 2019 18:00US-Australia-Japan alternative to Belt and Road helps explain why the US sent a junior delegation to Thailand and why India opted out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP.