Coverage levels fall a million square kilometres short of the long-term average, with global heating likely driving losses

Alpine areas also experience record-breaking heat with snow depth recorded at zero in Kosciuszko national park

Independent Planning Commission says climate change impacts from Hunter Valley project will be ‘outweighed’ by economic benefits

Independent Planning Commission says climate change impacts from Hunter Valley project will be ‘outweighed’ by economic benefits

Coverage falls a million square kilometres short of long-term average with global heating likely driving losses

A new tool called Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight metrics, including lost food production

A new tool called Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight metrics, including lost food production

Global heating contributes to record, with a warmer atmosphere able to hold more water, scientists say

Global heating contributes to record, with a warmer atmosphere able to hold more water, scientists say

The Guardian’s environment and climate correspondent Graham Readfearn joins Reged Ahmad to unpack Australia’s relationship with renewables

Assessment of more than 2,000 native species warns nearly one in five at high risk of deadly H5N1, including parrots, fur seals and quolls

One expert described Nationals leader Matt Canavan’s claim of land used for clean energy as ‘plain wrong and plain silly’

Helicopter surveillance finds dead and dying greater crested terns off South Australian coast as H5 virus spreads

Resorts in New South Wales and Victoria face a warm and dry start to the season with only sporadic falls of natural snow in many alpine areas

Exclusive: Most of the island’s corals are likely to be species that have not been formally described by science, researcher says

The H5N1 virus has now reached every continent on the planet. What does it mean for some of the world’s unique species?

Warming ocean temperatures mean sharks are spending more time in high-population areas, yet shark net data shows no significant changes in numbers

A vast area of the Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now, with one expert calling the loss of ice ‘depressing’

A vast area of the Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now, with one expert calling the loss of ice ‘depressing’

The worst-case scenario for a high-emissions scenario has been revised downward – but the best-case option is now implausible

The worst-case scenario for a high-emissions scenario has been revised downward – but the best-case option is now implausible

Nour Haydar speaks to climate and environment correspondent Graham Readfearn about how our weather is about to change and what it means for Australians

Global heating is destroying creeks the crayfish call home. They’re the canary in the coalmine for other species living in the delicate ecosystems

Grattan Institute calls on Labor to set policies that will further reduce the use of gas in order to meet net zero targets

Invasive vermin decimated the island’s native flora and fauna – but its unique cockroaches and beetles are thriving once again

The feathered friend was recorded in half of the 153,000 surveys in BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Bird Count

Climate change denial has become untenable yet Hanson’s party digs in – with conspiracy theories, cherrypicking and claims that are easy to refute

Program portrayed efforts to wean Australia off fossil fuels as morally bankrupt, trashing rainforests and enslaving Australia to China

Program portrayed efforts to wean Australia off fossil fuels as morally bankrupt, trashing rainforests and enslaving Australia to China

Program portrayed efforts to wean Australia off fossil fuels as morally bankrupt, trashing rainforests and enslaving Australia to China

Graham Readfearn enters a simulation to investigate how heatwaves affect the human body

Graham Readfearn enters a simulation to investigate how heatwaves affect the human body

One expert says he is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’

Centre for Independent Studies points to climate risk report to back up its dismissal of heat-related deaths, but neglects to use the part that actually concerns the future

Exclusive: Rainforest Reserves Australia has published submissions naming nonexistent government authorities and a nonexistent windfarm

Exclusive: Rainforest Reserves Australia has published submissions naming nonexistent government authorities and a nonexistent windfarm

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

Restricted now to the tropical north, the mysterious red goshawk is fast disappearing as a result of climate change and habitat loss

From rising heat-related deaths to the environmental and economic cost of climate change, here’s what the landmark report warns

Nationals senator Matt Canavan and Sky presenter Chris Kenny line up to misinterpret and misquote report in effort to press case against net zero

Sponsorship of News Corp’s event series has given Australia’s richest person a vehicle for her anti-net zero crusade

Mike Wirth, CEO of company responsible for more greenhouse gases than any other independently owned entity, thinks Australia should adopt US policies to attract fossil fuel dollars