Climate calling

As glaciers shrink worldwide, communities face growing risks from floods, unstable mountains and rising seas.From a deadly flood in Nepal to unstable slopes in the Alps, this episode explores how retreating glaciers and thawing permafrost are reshaping landscapes and increasing risk. As COP31 begins, scientists and residents reveal what these changes could mean for water supplies, mountain communities and the planet's future.In this episode:How a rock and ice collapse in Nepal turned into a devastating flash flood, and what scientists found when they examined the causes.Why warming temperatures are destabilising mountain slopes in the Himalayas and the Alps.What residents living beneath unstable mountains are doing to adapt to growing natural hazards.The warning signs researchers are seeing on Europe's glaciers, including disappearing snow and shrinking ice reserves.Why scientists are closely watching Antarctica's deep ocean, and the unanswered question that could affect everyone.

Torres Strait Islander Traditional Owner Yessie Mosby describes what is at stake with the rising sea levels and its impact on the land he calls home.

In the Torres Strait Islands, a new approach to land conservation is helping combat the effects of sea level rise by giving community a role in how they adapt to climate change.

With hotter temperatures and more extreme weather becoming a fixture of Australia's holiday season, does this signal the end of the great Aussie summer? Should we schedule our 'peak' summer — holidays, school breaks and sporting events — according to safety rather than tradition?With hotter temperatures and more extreme weather becoming a fixture of Australia's holiday season, does this signal the end of the great Aussie summer?Should we schedule our 'peak' summer — holidays, school breaks and sporting events — according to safety rather than tradition?

A new report by the Climate Council has projected that sea level rise will threaten more than 267,000 Australian properties over the next century. Rising sea levels are forecast to impact every state and the Northern Territory, with researchers saying coastal Queensland is at particular risk.