ABC Environment

As sea levels rise, it is likely that storm surges, cyclones and floods will become more frequent, and more extreme. But how likely is that? And what can be done to prevent the damage?

What caused the demise of the Dwarf Emu in Australia?

Saving a vulnerable species that's not cute and cuddly; go bush with landcare volunteers; meet the 'apple island wife' blogger; and join Roly Lennox on his last delivery run.

Amid Australia's waste and recycling crisis, RN Breakfast gets expert advice from a polymer (plastics) scientist about what are the good and bad types of plastics and why.

Has climate change become a fetish? No, not that kind of fetish.

Australia is halfway into the most expensive environmental program ever mounted—the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. We've spent more than $8 billion trying to ensure the future of this crucial river system, but the plan is at risk of failing. Over two episodes, reporter Sarah Dingle investigates serious allegations that the money spent has been for very little environmental gain.

Despite all the noise of planes coming and going, the echidnas at Hobart airport are digging in to hibernate.

A waste management worker at the US Antarctic base at McMurdo sound revealed a stifling bureaucracy. The termination of his contract led to a tragic result. Now news to the base has been blocked.

As more heat is being trapped on Earth, much of this heat is being stored in ocean water and the effects are now being seen in an accelerated thinning of the edges of ice shelves in western Antarctica.

Simon Linke plays some of his recordings and explains what they reveal about environmental health.

Saving a vulnerable species that's not cute and cuddly; go bush with landcare volunteers; meet the 'apple island wife' blogger; and join Roly Lennox on his last delivery run.

Environment ministers from every level of government met today to tackle our mounting recycling problems.

Australia is halfway into the most expensive environmental program ever mounted-the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.

Background Briefing has uncovered evidence about the NSW Ambulance officers stealing fentanyl.

The leaders and North and South Korea meet for the first time in over a decade on Friday, is this a step on the road to peace or a path we've been down before?

Could the carbon credit scheme help to save rural and degraded landscapes?

Scientists, entrepreneurs, students and environmentalists have gathered in Cairns to work out ways to reduce stresses on the World Heritage Area, with a particular focus on marine pollution.

A marketing company wants to sell Australian cattle direct to Indonesian consumers online.

Horses help patients deal with anxiety and stress issues; beach sculptures brings smiles to Shelley Beach; we visit a boutique duck farm; and meet a dog with an acute sense of smell.