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Natural systems in Australia are unravelling. If they collapse, human society could too

Written by: Liz Hanna, Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University

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In the long-delayed State of the Environment report released this week, there is one terrifying sentence: “Environmental degradation is now considered a threat to humanity, which could bring about societal collapses.”

Hyperbole? Sadly not.

Climate change has already warmed Australia 1.4℃ and changed rainfall in some...

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