extreme weather

A parliamentary inquiry wants to understand how the state is dealing with climate change adaptation and climate disaster preparedness.

The $312.5 million Regional Road and Transport Recovery fund is to build more resilient roads in anticipation of future extreme weather.

The new State of the Climate report says the increase in greenhouse gases has led to carbon dioxide being trapped in the atmosphere.

The government has announced flood relief money for Tasmania, Victoria and NSW as October rain continues to fall across the country.

The HEAL network will focus on the threats to community health posed by changing environmental conditions and extreme weather.

The landmark report’s modelling also details the positive impact of future emissions reductions, to give decision-makers a guide about what to do.

It does not mean the event will occur exactly once every 100 years, or that it will not happen again for another 100 years.

Today, 785 million people lack access to clean drinking water. Waterborne diseases are the number one killer on earth, claiming 3.4 million lives a year, most of them children. And by 2025, according to the UN, half the globe will be water-stressed. But innovators are rising to those challenges.

If countries around the globe cut emissions, how badly would Australia’s exports of coal and natural gas suffer?