This week on Please Explain, we begin part 1 of our summer series on climate change and weather with environment editor Peter Hannam. How confident are scientists on blaming extreme weather events on global warming? And are we “doing our bit” on emissions reduction like the Prime Minister says we are?
Become a subscriber
Our supporters power our newsrooms and are critical for the sustainability of news coverage.
Becoming a subscriber also gets you exclusive behind-the-scenes content and invitations to special events. Click on the links to subscribe to The Age or The Sydney Morning Herald.

'Horror and resignation': how will Melbourne cope with a second lockdown?
10:09

Indonesia: the coronavirus hotspot next door
12:05

Take two: NSW-Victoria border to shut as cases rise
11:07