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A road through a smoky landscape in Australia on 13 January 2020
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Five Environmental Consequences of Australia’s Fires

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 13 January 202022 November 2021

Australia’s road to recovery may be long: Here’s a developing list of how the fires are affecting glaciers, wildlife, water supplies, and global carbon emissions.

Forest fire in Queensland, Australia
Posted inOpinions

Australia, Your Country Is Burning—Dangerous Climate Change Is Here With You Now

by M. E. Mann 7 January 202015 October 2021

I am a climate scientist on holiday in the Blue Mountains, watching climate change in action.

Blue sea meeting red sands along Western Australia coast
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Australia’s Complex Intertidal Zones Mapped in 3-D

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 2 August 20193 November 2021

Intertidal zones support biodiverse habitats but have lost serious ground in recent decades to development, erosion, and sea level rise.

Underwater photo of bleached staghorn coral
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Effect of Coral Bleaching Events in the Great Barrier Reef

by David Shultz 31 May 201923 February 2023

A new study using seawater chemistry compares the status of the iconic reef before and after a bleaching event.

A research vessel traverses Sydney Harbor with the Sydney Opera House in the background.
Posted inScience Updates

Australia–New Zealand Plan for Future Scientific Ocean Drilling

by M. F. Coffin, J. Parr and L. Armand 29 May 201914 March 2023

Australian–New Zealand IODP Consortium Ocean Planet Workshop; Canberra, Australia, 14–16 April 2019

Aerial photo of a flooded town
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Understanding ENSO in a Changing Climate

by M. J. McPhaden, A. Santoso and W. Cai 23 May 201916 December 2021

Centre for Southern Hemisphere Oceans Research (CSHOR) ENSO Science Symposium; Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 29–31 January 2019

Seamap Australia assists efforts to protect species like the critically endangered spotted handfish.
Posted inScience Updates

Making the First National Seafloor Habitat Map

by V. Lucieer, C. Johnson and N. Barrett 11 March 20196 February 2023

Seamap Australia integrates seafloor maps with information on plant and animal habitats, environmental stressors, and resource management to create a first-of-its-kind resource.

The flat Australian outback overlies a series of ancient mountain chains.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Unraveling the Origins of Australia’s Ancient Mountain Chains

by Terri Cook 5 November 201813 October 2022

New data synthesis suggests that varying rates of trench retreat along the margin of the Gondwana supercontinent were responsible for the curvature of the Tasmanide mountain chains.

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Long-term Dataset Reveals How Management Affects River Biology

by D. Scott Mackay 16 October 201812 January 2023

River systems are affected by societies against a backdrop of climate change. A new dataset reveals how these forces affect river flow, chemistry, and the biological health of the river.

Researchers look at satellite imaging for evidence of high-altitude “wind walls” near Earth’s magnetic poles
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High-Altitude “Wind Walls” Discovered near Magnetic Poles

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 14 August 201814 February 2022

Satellite imaging reveals two narrow channels of extreme winds surrounded by gentle opposing flow 140–250 kilometers above sea level.

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