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Human-induced climatic changes are altering ecosystems worldwide. Because of these ecosystem changes, the geographic range of species is shifting towards the poles or to higher elevations. The speed of…
The arrival of El Niño every three to seven years has been linked to periodic increases in warfare. The study suggests that…
Animals are migrating further than previously thought, and it’s all because of global warming. Birds, mammals, insects, spiders…
Ancient fossilised clams that lived off the coast of Antarctica have linked current climate change to similar change from…
On the weekend of 12-13 August the Western Australian branch of the Liberal Party passed a resolution calling for a Royal Commission into the science of climate change. Apparently the party members are…
A small fish preyed upon in Wisconsin lakes and rivers could be climate change’s latest victim. The Cisco fish, a native…
Region by region projections of how climate is likely to change over the coming decades help to make the prospect of global warming more tangible and relevant. Picturing the climate we are likely to have…
Both Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott have staked their political futures on their climate policies. So perhaps they should also be asking what the hallmarks are of a climate leader? The German political…
Ice and frozen ground at the North and South Poles are affected by climate-change-induced warming, but the consequences of…
Climate change challenges some of the fundamental assumptions on which our cities have been built. Within a generation or two, a city like Sydney may become exposed to a climate that is more similar to…
New research indicates that although Arctic sea ice will melt away as the climate continues to warm, it may temporarily stabilise…
Reducing carbon emissions is necessary, but what about the carbon that has already been released into the atmosphere? Many countries are turning to “biosequestration” for the answers: using nature - including…
Methane has been floating into the atmosphere at a slower rate over the last three decades but two new papers published in the journal Nature put forward very different theories as to why it’s happening…
Drought, drought and more drought is the forecast for the Australian climate unless significant steps are undertaken to reduce…
Under the Conservation Research Program (CRP), the United States government is encouraging landowners to be convert land…
After a 10,000-year absence, wildfires have returned to the Arctic tundra, and new findings raise concerns the fires could…
Most Australians believe that climate change is real and want to learn more about it, but the debate in the media and on the internet makes it difficult for lay people to know who and what to believe…
Looking back over recent years, it is possible to trace a shifting focus of scientific and political attention in the debate on climate change. First, we identified human-induced forcing of climate change…
Native vegetation must be restored to protect Australia’s unique ecosystems from the impacts of climate change. A review…
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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