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Julian Cribb

The Sydney Morning Herald

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Plastic is poisoning the planet – and us

Plastic is poisoning the planet – and us

Plastic pollution is no longer just an environmental issue – it is entering the human body at scale, with growing evidence of serious health risks....

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Does Iran already have a nuclear deterrent?

Does Iran already have a nuclear deterrent?
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The greatest danger is not war – it is planetary breakdown

The greatest danger is not war – it is planetary breakdown
25.03.2026 10

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The Age of Lies and the threat to civilisation

A global surge of misinformation – amplified by social media, AI fakery and organised disinformation campaigns – is corroding the foundations of...

13.03.2026 20

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Rising seas could menace a billion people this century

Accelerating sea level rise driven by warming oceans and melting ice threatens coastal cities worldwide, placing up to a billion people at risk before...

09.03.2026 20

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As the planet warms, more girls are being born

New research suggests rising temperatures may be skewing birth ratios towards females in overheated regions. At the same time, declining fertility and...

05.03.2026 20

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Is algae smarter than politicians?

The world’s coral reefs are undergoing a fourth mass die-off, driven by rapidly accelerating global heating. As Julian Cribb explains, the science...

26.02.2026 10

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Water bankruptcy is no longer a future threat

24.02.2026 10

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When ecosystems fail, civilisation follows

05.02.2026 10

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Why the Doomsday Clock still underestimates the risk of civilisational collapse

29.01.2026 10

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De-icing the Earth: a fatal decision

20.01.2026 10

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Ten threats, one emergency: how to become Earth Citizens

21.12.2025 10

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Welcome to BunkerWorld – home of the rich and fearful

28.11.2025 10

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The wisdom of the elders, the greed of the rich

24.11.2025 10

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Stealing the breath of life

12.11.2025 10

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The black work of big oil

10.11.2025 10

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Death by plastic

03.11.2025 10

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Tipping, tipping, tipping... the dominoes fall

18.10.2025 10

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Climate change causing oceans to decline at alarming rate

16.10.2025 10

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The Earth uncloaked – A catastrophe in slow motion

09.10.2025 10

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World water in crisis

07.10.2025 10

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'Died of a delusion' – the fate of modern civilisation?

30.09.2025 10

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Devouring the earth may decide our future

23.09.2025 10

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Australia issues ‘terrifying’ climate warning

16.09.2025 10

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Can we save a 'livable Earth'?

12.09.2025 10

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Military experts warn of climate wars

03.09.2025 20

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The next pandemic is 'an epidemiological certainty'

31.08.2025 10

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The Earth is under chemical attack

28.08.2025 10

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The great dying

25.08.2025 10

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The great waste

19.08.2025 10

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The great human brain fade

13.08.2025 10

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The end of jobs?

06.08.2025 10

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When technology enslaves humans

25.07.2025 10

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Humanity is ‘risking catastrophe’: UN

15.07.2025 10

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Why the world needs renewable food

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A distracted world marches steadily towards catastrophe

29.06.2025 10

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Go-ahead for new carbon bomb marks Australia as enemy of the region

10.06.2025 10

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Merchants of death

03.06.2025 10

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A statement by the minister for the environment in the new Australian Government

10.04.2025 10

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Noicide: advent of a new Dark Age

10.03.2025 10

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Here comes the human tsunami…

11.02.2025 10

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Lies, damned lies and catastrophic risks

29.01.2025 9

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The end of freedom

27.01.2025 10

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2024 – a dire year for Human Survival

In 2024, humanity – as a whole – took a purposeful stride towards engineering the collapse of modern civilisation. While climate, politics, wars...

29.12.2024 10

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