How Long Will Australia Be Livable? • Discoverology

How Long Will Australia Be Livable?

As the country suffers through one of its worst droughts on record, and heat waves shatter temperature records not once but twice within the same summer week, some are asking whether Australians can afford to keep returning to the same parched, scorched landscapes.

Related topics
Related posts
Kiribati: A Drowning Paradise In The South Pacific

Kiribati: A Drowning Paradise In The South Pacific

Nature Videos World

UN estimates indicate that Kiribati could disappear in just 30 or 40 years. That’s because the average elevation is less than two meters above sea level. And some of the knock-on effects of climate change have made the situation more difficult.

The Key To Good Luck Is An Open Mind

The Key To Good Luck Is An Open Mind

Life Psychology Science

What do these people have that the rest of us don’t? It turns out “ability” is the key word here. Beyond their level of privilege or the circumstances they were born into, the luckiest people may have a specific set of skills that bring chance opportunities their way.

The Drone Boat Of ‘Shipwreck Alley’

The Drone Boat Of ‘Shipwreck Alley’

Nature Tech

Divers flock from all over the world to see the wrecks for themselves each year — and last spring, they were joined by an unusual interloper: an autonomous boat named BEN. BEN is a self-driving boat that’s been tasked with making maps, and to help lay bare the long-lost secrets of the lakebed.

The Rail Industry’s Secret, Decades-Long Fight Against The Climate

The Rail Industry’s Secret, Decades-Long Fight Against The Climate

Business Nature Science

For nearly 30 years, America’s four biggest rail companies—which move the majority of the country’s coal—have spent millions to deny climate science and block climate policy. They have joined or funded groups that attacked individual scientists and rejected reports from major scientific institutions.

The Ingenious System Bringing Water To The Chinese Desert

The Ingenious System Bringing Water To The Chinese Desert

Innovation Nature Videos

The Karez is a modern-day engineering marvel and a prime example of a native people working with, not against, the forces of nature to deliver their needs – in this case, water. Today, this system nourishes an area called Grape Valley, once an oasis for weary travelers along the Silk Road.

The Dark Side Of Electronic Waste Recycling

The Dark Side Of Electronic Waste Recycling

Business Nature Science Tech

Electronics can be hazardous when disposed of improperly, and the Basel Action Network, or BAN, investigates the underground world of the e-waste trade. The nonprofit group secretly embeds trackers in discarded devices, then hands them to recyclers to see where they end up, exposing bad practices in the process.

Can China Dump Its Waste Addiction?

Can China Dump Its Waste Addiction?

Nature Videos

China sent Australia’s recycling industry into a spin when it banned most waste imports. Now it’s tackling a home-grown rubbish crisis. Bill Birtles looks at China’s own war on waste and asks: is it winning?

The Diabetes Patients Who Hacked A Pancreas

The Diabetes Patients Who Hacked A Pancreas

Health Science Tech

While diabetics anxiously awaited the release of commercial systems, tech-savvy diabetics and their loved ones worked on do-it-yourself systems. How could a bunch of hackers, working in their free time, create something medical manufacturing companies had yet to put on the market?

Medieval Spanish Ghost Town Becomes Self-Sufficient Ecovillage

Medieval Spanish Ghost Town Becomes Self-Sufficient Ecovillage

Nature Videos World

It’s a utopian fantasy, discover a ghost town and rebuild it in line with your ideals, but in Spain where there are nearly 3000 abandoned villages, some big dreamers have spent the past 3 decades doing just that. One of the first towns to be rediscovered was a tiny hamlet in the mountains of northern Navarra.

Yemen’s Deadly Ghost Ship

Yemen’s Deadly Ghost Ship

Nature World

Five miles off the coast of Yemen lies a floating bomb. An oil storage vessel called the FSO Safer has been sitting more or less unattended in the Red Sea for half a decade. The abandoned oil tanker with over a million barrels of oil on board is an environmental catastrophe waiting to happen.

Why Is Africa Building A Great Green Wall?

Why Is Africa Building A Great Green Wall?

Nature Videos

Eleven countries are planting a wall of trees from east to west across Africa, just under the southern edge of the Sahara desert. The goal is to fight the effects of climate change by reversing desertification.

Burning Out

Burning Out

Long Reads Nature

Search and rescue teams train for the worst conditions. But the worst conditions are getting worse. Search teams are stretched. Rescuers are burning out. We are all less safe. Are search and rescue teams ready for the next big disaster?

Can Sea Water Desalination Save The World?

Can Sea Water Desalination Save The World?

Nature Videos

Ocean water is saturated with salt, and undrinkable. Most of the freshwater is locked away in glaciers or deep underground. Less than one percent of it is available to us. So why can’t we just take all that seawater, filter out the salt, and have a nearly unlimited supply of clean, drinkable water?

We use cookies on this website to analyse your use of our products and services, provide content from third parties and assist with our marketing efforts. Learn more about our use of cookies and available controls: cookie policy. Please be aware that your experience may be disrupted until you accept cookies.