Environment
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Sharks
How an AI-powered early shark warning system could protect Sydney beaches
An alert system using autonomous drones to detect sharks could be in place by summer, scientists say.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Max Maddison
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Opinion
Shark debate
We have the technology to prevent shark bites. Will we use it?
From drones, to smart drumlines and personal devices that deter attacks, we have better ways to keep swimmers and surfers safer, but we need to deploy them.
- by Culum Brown
Analysis
Sharks
Shark bites are becoming more common – but a cull won’t work
With Saturday’s shark attack and a horror summer, it is hard as an ocean-loving Sydneysider not to feel under siege.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
Recycling
I went looking for a needle in a haystack, and I found so much more
There’s joy and redemption to be found at the local tip.
- by Richard Glover
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Extreme weather
El Nino has officially begun, bringing risk of drought, extreme heat and bushfires
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed the existence of the El Nino, expected to grow to historic strength and turbocharge extreme weather.
- by Seth Borenstein and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Bailout backing was offered to Zoos Victoria a year before job cuts
The Allan government offered to provide bailout guarantees for Zoos Victoria, 12 months before the organisation announced plans to axe an estimated 70 roles.
- by Bianca Hall
Sydney Harbour is getting electric hydrofoils. What’s it like to ‘fly’ in one?
The boats skate up to a metre above the water, using technology honed for the America’s Cup.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Push to deliver solar to 2.5m apartment dwellers gains traction
Houses are still 10 times more likely to have rooftop solar panels than apartments, but the financial case for solar on strata buildings is better than ever.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Climate crisis
You’re losing $20k a year because of climate change – and it’s predicted to get worse
As well as the cost of extreme weather and natural disasters, longer-term climatic changes are also a drag on economic productivity, the NSW Net Zero Commission says.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The failing that threatens Melbourne’s ‘most liveable’ claim – and its residents’ wellbeing
A study of national parks has found proximity to wild areas “reduces stress, improves mental health and lowers healthcare costs”.
- by Bianca Hall
‘Climate denial on steroids’: How the global anti-climate movement is fracturing right-wing politics at home
Populists are waging a war against climate action around the world, but in Australia the fiercest battle is among the right-wing parties over policy “purity”.
- by Nick O'Malley and Mike Foley