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Editor's note
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The way we think and talk about climate change has shifted. Climate change has become a reality and many people feel a sense of urgency to act on the goal of the Paris Agreement to stop temperatures from rising to more than two degrees above pre-industrial levels.
As New Zealand’s parliament considers a zero carbon bill with targets to bring greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, polls show people have many questions and are keen to hear from experts. That’s where Climate Change Explained comes in.
The Conversation has teamed up with Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to provide expert answers to readers’ questions about climate change. We’re launching the series today with a piece about climate change and human health.
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Veronika Meduna
New Zealand Editor
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Top story
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Climate change, together with other ecological pressures, may well undo the gains we have made in health.
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Alexandra Macmillan, University of Otago
Do you have a question about climate change? This collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre gives you the chance to ask – and we'll provide expert answers.
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The Australian dollar has already slipped, falling to its lowest point against the US since the global financial crisis.
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Hui Feng, Griffith University
President Trump's decision to slap tariffs on US$300 billion of China's exports has set up a currency war that has engulfed Australia.
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Older Australians aspire to the security of owning their own home, but prefer smaller houses in their later years.
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Amity James, Curtin University; Sharon Parkinson, Swinburne University of Technology; Steven Rowley, Curtin University; Wendy Stone, Swinburne University of Technology
Most older Australians want to live in a home they own, preferably in the middle and outer suburbs of a city. But increasing numbers look unlikely to realise their housing aspirations.
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Only more gas and less demand will shift gas prices. There’s only so much the government can do.
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Tony Wood, Grattan Institute
Only an optimist would expect prices to fall after a series of announcements, some of which are to "consider" doing something.
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Politics + Society
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Kamran Khalid, University of Sydney
The Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir is situated mostly in the Himalayas. For decades, it had its own constitution, flag and the ability to make its own laws.
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Andrea Carson, La Trobe University; Andrew Dodd, University of Melbourne; Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University
In Dickens' era, international copyright law developed from a worldwide effort to deal with a global problem. Is it time to tackle tech giants the same way? A journalist and a media owner explain.
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Deborah Morris, Griffith University; Ben Wadham, Flinders University
A recent study found that male veterans under 30 have a suicide rate more than two times the national average. Yet, support for a royal commission into the problem is lacking.
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Environment + Energy
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Kate Dooley, University of Melbourne; Brendan Mackey, Griffith University
Forget eyecatching headlines about planting millions of new trees – natural mature forests are far better at storing carbon.
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Health + Medicine
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Jaquelyne Hughes, Menzies School of Health Research
One of the waste products that your kidneys put into your urine is a chemical called urobilin, and it is yellow.
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Andrew Lavender, Curtin University
Is grunting a sign that we’re ageing fast? Or is it just one of those things that come with the middle years, like reading glasses, greying hair and 'dad jokes'?
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Arts + Culture
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Robert Phiddian, Flinders University
The first serious scholarly account of the works of comedian John Clarke has just been published. Here, we consider the creative genius of his command of language.
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Education
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Mandie Shean, Edith Cowan University
The best-selling author of the Tomorrow series is also a teacher and school principal. His new book The Art of Growing Up has many truths on raising children, but also many contradictions.
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Science + Technology
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Zoran Ristovski, Queensland University of Technology; Branka Miljevic, Queensland University of Technology
It helps if you imagine the ground here on Earth as a big heater. It keeps us warm, and if you move away from the heater you feel cold.
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Juliet A. Gerrard, University of Auckland; Kyle Webster, University of Auckland; Stuart McNaughton, University of Auckland; Tahu Kukutai, University of Waikato
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