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Icons at risk: climate change threatening Australian tourism

This report provides a summary of the value of the tourism industry to the Australian economy and to communities, and the risks posed to this asset by climate change. It also describe how the industry can play an important part in the vital transition to...
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2017: Another record breaking year for heat and extreme weather

More record-breaking heat was experienced around the world in 2017, with the year joining 2014, 2015 and 2016 as the four hottest years ever recorded in the 138-year global temperature archive.
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Critical decade 2017: accelerating climate action

Australia’s critical window of opportunity to tackle climate change is closing, with a this report revealing Australia is falling behind the rest of the world and failing to tackle climate change, as pollution levels continue to rise.
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Earlier, more frequent, more dangerous: bushfires in NSW

We must think seriously about how to prepare for, and cope with, increasing bushfire risk under a hotter climate, argues this report.
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Hot and dry: Australia's weird winter

This report shows Australia experienced its warmest winter on record (for average maximum temperatures), while more than 260 heat and low rainfall records were also broken throughout the season.