The Great Barrier Reef is facing its worst summer of sustained heat stress since the mass bleaching event of 1998, but now with less time to recover amid repeated brutal conditions.
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Last year was the hottest in recorded history. That heat led to a range of unusually intense weather events across Australia.
As global warming accelerates, a new study indicates that new trading patterns could develop as an adaptation strategy.
The first comprehensive assessment of trends in Southern Ocean ecosystems reveals an urgent need to address climate change. The summary for policymakers can guide decision-makers.
On top of rising greenhouse gas emissions, aerosol pollution which would normally cool Earth has fallen.
Over the past three years, Earth’s climate system has accumulated an average of 11 Hiroshima bombs’ worth of excess energy per second. And it’s showing in the current surge in ocean temperature.
Our oceans have absorbed almost all the extra heat we’ve trapped with our emissions. Now we know how this heat moves in ocean currents.
One of the most famous stats in the climate debate is the 97% of scientists who endorse the consensus on human-induced global heating. Ahead of the Glasgow summit, that figure has climbed even higher.
A new analysis, using 15 years of autonomous underwater measurements and simulations from the latest global climate models, refined our estimate of future ocean warming and sea level rise.
Modern agriculture releases lots of different greenhouse gas emissions, each with complex effects on the global climate.
We studied a rocky shore to see how global changes are playing out within habitats.
For decades Australian scientists have, clearly and respectfully, warned about the risks to Australia of a rapidly heating climate. After this season’s fires, perhaps it’s time to listen.
New research shows even brief hot spells can damage seed quality.
Global heating could reduce mountain glacier snow and ice by up to 80% by 2100, threatening major drinking water supplies.
Greenland’s ice made headlines in June, as warm weather made for unseasonably widespread melting. And though this summer is still unfolding, the human fingerprint on Greenland’s ice can’t be denied.
Top contributors
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
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Emeritus Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Distinguished Professor, James Cook University
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Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; Deputy Director for the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science; Deputy Director for the Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, Australian National University
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Professor in Oceanography, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer in Biosciences, Swansea University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Physics, University of Oxford
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Professor of Crop Production, University of Reading
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Senior Lecturer in Glaciology, Royal Holloway University of London
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Ocean and Climate, CSIRO
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Postdoctoral research associate
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Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Imperial College London
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Transdisciplinary Researcher & Knowledge Broker, CSIRO
