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Two stalagmites in Yonderup Cave, Yanchep, Western Australia

‘Like a metronome’: stalagmite growth found to be surprisingly constant

23 Apr 2021

To look inside a stalagmite is to look back in time tens of thousands of years to see how the Earth’s climate patterns have shaped the world we live in today.

bushfires burning on the horizon at dusk on a farm

How heatwaves and drought combine to produce the perfect firestorm

29 Jan 2021

We know heatwaves and drought can turn bushfires into infernos, but the reasons why were poorly understood in science.

We looked at 35 years of rainfall and learnt how droughts start in the Murray-Darling Basin

25 Sep 2020

To fully understand droughts, we need to answer the question: where does Australia’s rainfall come from? The answer isn't simple.

Gwydir River, part of the Murray-Darling Basin

‘Black box’ of rules hampers management of Murray-Darling Basin flows

06 Jun 2020

A new UNSW study demands better transparency around the idiosyncratic water management rules governing water allocation in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Subsidies drive Murray-Darling Basin extractions as environment loses

01 May 2020

Subsidised irrigators extracted up to 28 per cent more water than those who received no funds under a national Murray-Darling Basin irrigation efficiency program, a new study has found.

‘Quite startling’: photos from space show Australia before and after the rain

25 Feb 2020

It's important to remember that most of this greening is due to growth of grasses, which respond more rapidly after rain.

Platypus on brink of extinction

20 Jan 2020

New UNSW research calls for national action to minimise the risk of the platypus vanishing due to habitat destruction, dams and weirs.

Fears over water supplies grow as drought worsens

11 Sep 2019

As reserves dwindle, we are becoming increasingly anxious that fresh water will not be reliably available for domestic use, says new UNSW research.

Are more Aussie trees dying of drought? Scientists need your help spotting dead trees

27 Mar 2019

Climate extremes are killing Australian trees, but we don't know where they're dying. Scientists are asking the public to use their phones to help.

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The Long Dry: Global water supplies are shrinking

13 Dec 2018

Global water supplies are shrinking, even as rainfall is rising. The culprit? The drying of soils due to climate change.

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