Buckling rails and lines underwater: how Australia’s ageing train networks are crumbling as the climate changes
Last week’s torrential rain disrupted several Sydney train lines, in what is becoming a familiar story…
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‘The great mass of waters killed many thousands’: how earthquakes and tsunamis shook ancient Greece and Rome
The Greek poet Crinagoras of Mytilene (1st century BC–1st century AD) once addressed a little poem…
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Teeth record the hidden history of your childhood climate and diet
The climate we live in affects our lives in profound ways: hot summers, cold winters, dry…
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The ocean can look deceptively calm – until it isn’t. Here’s what ‘hazardous surf’ really means
Over the Easter weekend, seven people drowned along the Australian coast. Most were swept off rock…
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We bought an $835K house in Florida’s ‘hurricane-proof’ town
The Resilience of Babcock Ranch: A Safe Haven Amidst Hurricanes The destructive power of hurricanes is…
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Cloud Photography: 13 Tips for Breathtaking Results
The sky is the single most abstract and dynamic canvas that a photographer could ever encounter;…
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Im(Press)ive! Your Year in Review
Millions of new sites created and posts published later, 2014 is in the books. We could regale you…
