“Antarctica’s west coast is missing an area of winter sea ice the size of France, sparking concerns for threatened penguins other marine life and global sea levels.”… an exclusive from me.
Lord Howe island is a seven-million-year-old volcanic treasure trove of unique wildlife 600 kilometres off Australia's coast. After a successful program to eradicate invasive rats and mice, the island's "wonderful" and unique insect life is now bouncing back.
The Australian magpie is the most often seen bird in the country. But there are some very cool things to know about this common passerine. Here are five, including how they can recognize your face, and your voice!
A Temp Check by @readfearn.bsky.social : When is rare good news on climate science actually bad? When News Corp misrepresents it
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Invasive vermin decimated the island’s native flora and fauna – but its unique cockroaches and beetles are thriving once again
A vast area of the Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now, with one expert calling the loss of ice ‘depressing’
A new Temperature Check column is up from me … When is rare good news on climate science actually bad? When News Corp misrepresents it.
This is the image I sent to a few scientists this week, with some questions. The area between the orange line and the coast should be covered in sea ice. It is about the size of France.
Here’s the story that come from the image. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Significant - and counter to so much of the political and media discussion about gas in Australia.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The worst-case scenario for a high-emissions scenario has been revised downward – but the best-case option is now implausible
Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average
- Vast area of Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now - one expert calls the loss of ice ‘depressing’
Story by @readfearn.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
A vast area of the Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now, with one expert calling the loss of ice ‘depressing’
Went out to an undisclosed location - a creek in Queensland's vast Sunshine Coast hinterland - to get a closer look at Australia's incredible, and threatened, spiny crayfish. There are 52 known spiny crayfish species and 36 of them are on the national threatened species list.
Me talking about El Niño and what might be coming for Australia. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Nour Haydar speaks to climate and environment correspondent Graham Readfearn about how our weather is about to change and what it means for Australians
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Global heating is destroying creeks the crayfish call home. They’re the canary in the coalmine for other species living in the delicate ecosystems
