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Climate calling
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Make sense of the latest news about climate change and the environment, with reports and interviews from the SBS News team. Hear the story behind the headline.
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Palau says Australia needs to take a lead to help Pacific nations facing rising sea levels
2w ago00:04:34Tap to summarize.Climate change will be a pressing issue at next month's Pacific Islands Forum, which is being hosted by Palau, with calls for every regional player to be at the table, so opportunities for progress aren't lost. Last year, Taiwan was among other non-member states not invited due to pressure from China. Palau's government has told SBS, it expects entire island communities to be lost to rising seas by the end of the century, calling on Australia to contribute more to climate adaptation.
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Europe simmers through heatwave conditions with fire and droughts sweeping parts of the continent
3w ago00:05:51Tap to summarizeLarge parts of Europe are continuing to swelter through heatwave conditions as wildfires burn out of control in multiple countries. The world's fastest-warming continent, Europe is becoming increasingly prone to heatwaves, droughts and destructive wildfires.
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'We should be concerned': Scientists warn onset of El Niño could wreak global havoc
Jul 700:07:17Tap to summarizeFrom Europe to the Pacific, extreme weather events are devastating communities and wildlife across the globe as scientists warn of a strengthening El Niño . With the weather system predicted to rapidly emerge in the coming months, experts say no region is immune to the deepening crisis.From Europe to the Pacific, extreme weather events are devastating communities and wildlife across the globe as scientists warn of a strengthening El Niño .With the weather system predicted to rapidly emerge in the coming months, experts say no region is immune to the deepening crisis.
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Great Barrier Reef avoids 'in danger' listing - but what can be done to ensure its future?
Jul 500:10:18Tap to summarizeConservationists are calling for greater government action to protect the Great Barrier Reef, as a looming El Nino weather system threatens more coral bleaching. In a draft decision, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has recommended against putting the reef on its list of sites in danger, while requesting greater ambition on climate change and efforts to improve water quality.
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1300 heat-linked deaths: why experts say Europe is in danger when it comes to extreme heat
Jun 2900:06:55Tap to summarizeThe World Health Organisation says more than 1300 deaths can now be linked to Europe's unprecedented summer heatwave. As the heat moves east, all-time temperature records have been broken in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. Experts say with global warming making heatwaves more frequent, severe, and deadly, Europe is particularly vulnerable when it comes to soaring temperatures.
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How scientists are using surrogates to protect Australia's most endangered wallaby
Jun 2600:06:30Tap to summarizeEveryone from rugby union supporters to wildlife and animal lovers has heard of the Australian wallaby. But it's perhaps less known that there are, in fact, many species of these cute marsupials, including some that are endangered. One of these is the brush-tailed rock-wallaby and scientists are now working on ways to protect the species.Everyone from rugby union supporters to wildlife and animal lovers has heard of the Australian wallaby.But it's perhaps less known that there are, in fact, many species of these cute marsupials, including some that are endangered.One of these is the brush-tailed rock-wallaby and scientists are now working on ways to protect the species.
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Seven dead, officials on alert as Europe swelters through spring that feels like summer
May 2700:04:09Tap to summarizeAuthorities in France say at least seven people have died due to unseasonably warm temperatures, while for the second day in a row, the UK has recorded a new record high for May. Much of Western Europe is still dealing with a pre-summer heatwave, leading to health warnings across the continent.Authorities in France say at least seven people have died due to unseasonably warm temperatures, while for the second day in a row, the UK has recorded a new record high for May.Much of Western Europe is still dealing with a pre-summer heatwave, leading to health warnings across the continent.
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Conservation protest takes aim at "needless" harvesting on Great Barrier Reef
May 2100:04:28Tap to summarizeAustralia is home to the world's largest coral reef ecosystem, but conservationists say it's also the country's largest coral fishery. The sustainability of the Great Barrier Reef has been the subject of discussion among environmentalists for quite some time. Now, a group of conservationists have resorted to an unconventional method of putting the spotlight on the situation.
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INTERVIEW: Vanuatu's minister for Climate Change Ralph Regenvanu
Apr 1500:09:29Tap to summarizeVanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change, Ralph Regenvanu, has emerged as one of the Pacific’s most influential and principled public figures, combining political leadership with cultural advocacy and a sustained commitment to climate justice. In an exclusive interview with SBS, he said that current issues with fuel security and supply wouldn’t influence the negotiations between Australia and Vanuatu to finalise the Nakamal agreement. The treaty, initialed in August last year but not finalised, aims to enhance economic, security and cultural cooperation between the two countries. He told SBS’s Rayane Tamer that the current fuel crisis presents Australia with a unique opportunity to become an alternative energy superpower
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INTERVIEW: The Cocos Islands will soon become uninhabitable; but what happens to the residents?
Apr 1000:14:42Tap to summarizeA remote Australian outpost more than 3,000 kilometres from Perth, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands are facing an uncertain future. Climate modelling predicts the low-lying atoll, home to around 600 residents, could become uninhabitable within 50 years. About 460 of those residents are Cocos Malays, whose ancestors were brought to the islands generations ago as indentured labourers by the Clunies-Ross family, paid in company-issued tokens. Despite that history, the community has preserved a distinct culture and way of life that endures today. Following a United Nations-supervised vote in the 1980s, the Cocos Malays chose to integrate with Australia. Since that time, it is the isolation that has helped preserve the islands unique cultural identity. In this extended edition of Weekend One on One, Federal Minister for Local Government and Territories Kristy McBain speaks with SBS’s Christopher Tan, following the release of the Government’s Coastal Hazard Risk Management and Adaptation Plan — the final report assessing the threats facing the Cocos Islands.
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