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Climate calling

Climate calling

Written by: SBS
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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.Copyright 2025, Special Broadcasting Services Earth Sciences Nature & Ecology Politics & Government Science Social Sciences
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  • Australia's trees are dying faster than they're being replaced

    Australia's trees are dying faster than they're being replaced
    Jan 7 2026
    A new study has found trees across Australia are dying at a faster rate than new ones are growing, a trend that is contributing to an increase in carbon emissions. The research, led by Western Sydney University and published in the Nature Plants journal, has found trees in all types of ecosystems - from tropical rainforests to eucalypt forests - are thinning as the climate warms.
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    4 mins
  • Nearly seven million Australians at risk from urban fires, new report warns

    Nearly seven million Australians at risk from urban fires, new report warns
    Jan 6 2026
    Almost seven million people living on the expanding fringes of Australia's capital cities are at risk from urban fires similar to those seen in Los Angeles last year. The warning, by former Australian fire chiefs and the Climate Council comes as the country is set to swelter in one of the most significant heatwaves of recent years.
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    5 mins
  • A plan for your home and a plan for your holiday: experts warn to prepare for further destructive fires

    A plan for your home and a plan for your holiday: experts warn to prepare for further destructive fires
    Dec 12 2025
    In recent weeks, bushfires have claimed homes and property on the New South Wales mid-north coast, in Geraldton in Western Australia and in Tasmania's east. Experts are warning this is only the beginning of the fire season and anyone travelling for the holidays needs to be aware and prepared when they're away from home.
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    7 mins
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