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Australia’s declining tree health is a slow-burning crisis (commentary)

Some of the most serious threats to our forests do not arrive with smoke or headlines. They move quietly, through bark and ...
nerdist

Australian Stinging Tree Causes Months of Excruciating Pain

Australia is notorious for hosting some of the most frightening creatures on Earth; including gargantuan arachnids and hawks that spread fire. Even some of Australia’s trees are vicious, like the ...
USA Today

False claim Australian CO2 emissions and sinks prove climate change is a 'scam' | Fact check

A July 15 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) purports that one person's explanation of Australia's net carbon emissions proves that climate change is not real. "Man gives crazy theory that ...
YourTango

Australian Cities Have Begun Putting Up Large Signs To Block The Views Gained From ‘Tree Vandalism’ — ‘It's Just The Worst Of Human Nature’

Tall signs are popping up all over Australia for a surprising reason — tree vandalism or the act of illegally cutting down trees. This unusual crime is becoming increasingly common, but culprits ...
The Conversation

Every year in Australia, nature grows 8 new trees for you — but that alone won’t fix climate change

From Tasmania’s majestic forest giants to the eucalypt on your nature strip, trees in Australia are many, varied and sometimes huge. But how many are there exactly? And how does their number change ...
AZ Central

Australian bottle tree does well in desert

Question: What is this tree? Answer: The tree in the photo is a bottle tree or Brachychiton rupestris. The narrow-leaved bottle tree is from Australia's desert regions that does well in the lower ...