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Saturday, December 09

What Greta Thunberg's United Nations complaint against five countries will achieve

Why Greta Thunberg joined 15 other children from around the world to submit a communication to the Committee on the Rights of the Child.

Australia imports Cypriot vines in response to climate change

Climate change is prompting Australian wine researchers to trial drought-tolerant grape varieties from Cyprus.

Climate change is likely to lead to more dust storms and the release of contaminated soil into the atmosphere. Picture: Alan Stark.

Climate change threatens to expose deadly soil contaminants

Extreme weather events and global warming could lead to increased human exposure to deadly chemicals, according to Australian researchers.

Warming oceans threaten marine food webs

Rising sea temperatures will affect marine food sources and potentially harm commercial fish stocks, a new study has found.