A group from the Forum of Young Global Leaders has designed a smart platform that matches donations and offers of help with the people and places they're needed most.

Sharmishta Sivaramakrishnan and Mina Guli 21 Jan 2020

Australia

'What was feared and what was warned...is here.' Australian filmmaker's devastating message on climate change

"It is here," said Lynette Wallworth while accepting her Crystal Award at the 2020 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.

Samantha Sault 21 Jan 2020

Climate Change

This chart shows the history of temperatures in Australia

A series of weather maps shows how the country has warmed over the past century.

Johnny Wood 15 Jan 2020

Australia

5 ways the world is rallying around Australia as bushfires rage

As the bushfires rage in Australia, people from around the world are doing their part to try to reduce the damage caused.

Johnny Wood 13 Jan 2020

Climate Change

The terror of Australia’s bushfires in 3 stark graphics

After severe drought and extreme temperatures, the fire season in Australia this year has brought unprecedented deforestation.

Shayanne Gal and Aylin Woodward · Business Insider 10 Jan 2020

Australia

Australia bushfires: 5 things to know about the crisis

Australia's 2019 bushfires have ripped through the country. Here are five things you need to know about them, from CO2 levels to the destruction of nature.

Rosamond Hutt 08 Jan 2020

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Australian bushfires are so huge they're creating thunderstorms that start more fires

Over Victoria, Australia, intense bushfires are creating 'pyrocumulonimbus' thunderstorms.

Jim Edwards · Business Insider 02 Jan 2020

Climate Change

Australia’s bushfires have pumped out half a year's CO2 emissions

Bushfires raging in the states of New South Wales and Queensland have emitted 250 million tonnes of CO2. Experts say climate change is fuelling extreme weather.

Douglas Broom 17 Dec 2019

Australia

Australians forced to seek refuge indoors as dangerous smog chokes Sydney

In Sydney, air quality has plummeted to a record low as “unprecedented” bushfires rage across the states of New South Wales and Queensland.

Rosamond Hutt 11 Dec 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Sydney is threatened for the first time as 'catastrophic' bush fires rage

Authorities have declared a state of emergency across large areas of Australia's east coast.

Colin Packham · Reuters 11 Nov 2019

Climate Change

The devastation of Australian bushfires in pictures

Towns were evacuated and hundreds of residents told to flee as a record number of emergency-level bushfires raged across two Australian states.

Thomson Reuters Foundation · Reuters 08 Nov 2019

Australia

Australia's rivers are running dry. This is how it's affecting the locals

Australia's Darling River has been hit by its most severe drought in a century. From inedible fish to tap water that causes skin irritations, the toll on Menindee inhabitants has been huge.

Tracey Nearmy · Reuters 29 Oct 2019

Australia

Cyclones, heatwaves, wildfires: Australia’s fate in the next few months

The Bureau of Meteorology has released a forecast for the cyclone season, which sees fewer cyclones, yet an increase in hot and dry weather will lead to heatwaves and fire risks.

Jonathan Pollock, Andrew Watkins, Catherine Ganter, and Paul Gregory · The Conversation 28 Oct 2019

Aviation, Travel and Tourism

This iconic Australian landmark is set to close for tourists

A permanent ban takes effect after a decades-long fight by indigenous people to close the trek up Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock.

Stefica Nicol Bikes · Reuters 25 Oct 2019

Sustainable Development

Australia wants to build a giant underground ‘battery’ to help power the nation

Located under one of the country’s best-loved national parks, it’s hoped the Snowy 2.0 project will meet 10% of the nation’s energy needs. It’s an ambitious – and controversial – scheme.

Douglas Broom 22 Oct 2019

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This is how we can help Australia organize the world's generosity

'What was feared and what was warned...is here.' Australian filmmaker's devastating message on climate change

This chart shows the history of temperatures in Australia

5 ways the world is rallying around Australia as bushfires rage

The terror of Australia’s bushfires in 3 stark graphics

Australia bushfires: 5 things to know about the crisis

Australian bushfires are so huge they're creating thunderstorms that start more fires

Australia’s bushfires have pumped out half a year's CO2 emissions

Australians forced to seek refuge indoors as dangerous smog chokes Sydney

Sydney is threatened for the first time as 'catastrophic' bush fires rage

The devastation of Australian bushfires in pictures

Australia's rivers are running dry. This is how it's affecting the locals

Cyclones, heatwaves, wildfires: Australia’s fate in the next few months

This iconic Australian landmark is set to close for tourists

Australia wants to build a giant underground ‘battery’ to help power the nation

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