The summer of 2015-2016 was the hottest on record for Australia’s oceans.
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Ice cores tell us vital information about how the world’s climate has changed - and how it will change in the future.
Bushfires are threatening Tasmania’s World Heritage area and ancient plants, warning us of a possible future under climate change.
El Niño dominated global climate in 2015, but in Australia the story was more complicated. 2015 was Australia’s fifth warmest year on record, and saw the return of very dry conditions to parts of Australia.
From making renewable energy practical to revolutionising farming, the chemicals industry could make a huge contribution to the environment.
2015 will likely be a degree warmer than before people started pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The last time the world was this hot wasn’t great for civilisation.
The Millennium Drought was bad, but the most detailed record of droughts since 1500 reveals there were far more severe super-droughts in the past.
A new study looking at mineral deposits in caves is revealing insights into climate from the distant past.
We thought the big El Niño might not bring drought. And then the climate turned dry. And hot.
For the sake of mitigating climate change, the African continent needs to make low carbon energy choices.
The link between El Niño and heatwaves is complicated. But what we can say is that this summer’s strong El Niño conditions are likely to bring more heatwaves to much of Australia’s north and east.
A huge El Niño on the horizon bodes ill for drought and forest fire.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said his government’s 2030 climate target will be good for the environment and jobs – and good for protecting the nation’s coal industry.
El Niño has arrived, it’s getting stronger, and it’s not about to go away soon. And already there are rumblings that this could be a big one.
Over the past 80 years sardine and anchovy have become icons of modern-day marine biology, oceanography and climate research.
Climate change will hit South Africa’s fish population.
To create accurate models that predict how ice sheets and oceans will react to changing climate, modelers need precise current data. One researcher heads to the ends of the earth to collect just that.
This weekend is predicted to be the coldest of the year in Australia. But it has otherwise been a slow start to the snow season, and my research shows that this is a sign of things to come.
Stalagmites in Scottish preserve 3,000 years of climate history, suggesting human migration is linked to wet and dry periods.
If you’re always above average, it’s probably time to redefine what’s normal. The new normal for Earth’s climate is systematically rising temperatures.
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Head of Operational Climate Services, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Chief Investigator on the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Distinguished Professor of Engineering, University of California, Merced
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Adjunct professor, Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Climate Projections Scientist, CSIRO
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
