Australia's news services were alive today with stories about the country's first Climate Risk Assessment Report.

"Catastrophic forecast pushes case for Australia to spend big and cut hard on emissions";

"Climate Risk Assessment's 'high risk' warning for 1 million Australian homes";

"Queensland among most at-risk from sea level rises by 2050";

"‘Alarmist’ or ‘terrifying’? New climate report divides parliament";

"‘Like a Mad Max movie’: How hot it will really get in ‘unliveable Australia’";

"Horrifying report paints grim picture of Australia’s future".

Haoning Xi (pictured), from the Newcastle Business School at the University of Newcastle, has examined Australia's rail network in detail and sees investment now as it means of saving huge sums in the future.

She has written about that on The Conversation: "Buckling rails and lines underwater: how Australia’s ageing train networks are crumbling as the climate changes".

Haoning refers to the "Australasian Rail Network" as one source of information for her research.

An advanced and sophisticiated rail newwork will play a significant role in helping Australia navigate the climate crisis.

Dr Linden Ashcroft (pictured) will explain the quickly evolving dynamics of climate change and what impacts we can expect in the Goulburn Valley when she appears as the keynote speaker at Tatura Transition Towns event - "Community to gather for a greener tomorrow at Transition Tatura event";

"AI’s Massive Energy Demands" - Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and clean energy reporter Dan Gearino as they discuss the mounting demand for electricity to power AI.

"Former UN climate chief urges Australia to set ‘prosperity’ target of cutting emissions by 75% by 2035".

Dr David McCoy (pictured) appears on a "Saving the World" webinar, emphasising the importance of good governance when it comes to global health.

In this webinar, "Power, accountability and global health governance", Dr McCoy speaks about the principles of good global health governance, examining current and evolving power dynamics in global health and how accountability deficits need to be plugged to improve the quality and effectiveness of global health governance. In doing so, he highlights the role and accountability of powerful private actors in global health governance.

He describes some of the work being done by the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH).

Ryan Batchelor (pictured) is the member for Melbourne's Southern Metropolitan in Victoria's Legislative Council and is the chair of the Environment and Planning Committee.

Mr Batchelor and his committee spent nearly two years considering and preparing a report of more than 450 pages about the state's "Climate Resilience".

Sadly, the committee's terms of reference for the study didn't allow it to consider mitigation, but rather adaptation in reference to the state's built environment.

Dr David Holmes (pictured) is an upbeat, friendly and co-operative fellow who is the Managing Director and founder of "Climate Communications Australia".

CCA, as it is known, can be found in the Melbourne building of the Royal Society of Victoria in the city's La Trobe Street.

This episode had a less-than-positive start when a pre-arranged phone call to record the interview fell apart because of unusable audio.

We arranged to meet in Melbourne and we quickly ran into trouble again when a busy Dr Holmes had forgotten the keys to his office and so we moved to a nearby coffee shop, which was a little noisy, but okay.

More troubles - my inadequate knowledge of audio resulted in the gain in Dr Holmes' microphone being too low, and my microphone wasn't working at all.

The resultant episode is a workaround, and while far from ideal, it still helps us better understand something about the important, and critical work of Climate Communications Australia

The Chair of the "Climate Resilience" report from the Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee, Ryan Batchelor (pictured), said: "The impact of a changing climate on Victoria’s built environment is clear. Hotter summers leading to longer bushfire seasons, more intense rainfall events create new flooding patterns, coastal erosion continues apace, and we are experiencing more frequent high-intensity wind and storms."

"56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global warming. Here’s what it did to pollinators";

"Cricket under threat as Hit for Six climate change report highlights risks of extreme weather events";

"Albanese is crying poor, but we’re losing billions a year from untaxed gas";

"They Can’t Get Answers From the Oil Industry. North Dakota’s Oversight Program Hasn’t Helped.";

"Stronger Target, Safer Future Webinar";

"Why Complex Societies Collapse | Joseph Tainter";

"Sweltering Heat Wave Hits Southern Europe";

"If You Fly Economy, You’re Paying for Someone Else to Fly Private";

"Fires burn throughout Europe";

"How Short-Term Thinking Is Destroying America";

"China’s EVs are dirt cheap. Its policymakers are concerned".