One Nation Senator-elect Malcolm Roberts lauds Galileo as a hero who turned scientific consensus on its head. But the ‘Galileo gambit’ is just one weapon in the climate conspiracists’ arsenal.
A recent ACMA investigation found Andrew Bolt did not breach the commercial TV code of practice.
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An ACMA investigation of Andrew Bolt raises questions of fair and accurate reporting, the clash over facts, fair comment and the right of readers and viewers to be fully informed.
Malcolm Roberts was number 2 on the Pauline Hanson’s One Nation ticket.
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Contrary to the claims of One Nation Senator-elect Malcolm Roberts’ that climate change is not happening, there is abundant evidence it is, but it might not be enough to persuade him.
FEMA photograph by John Fleck taken in Mississippi.
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T. Reed Miller, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
In response to disasters like Superstorm Sandy, engineers are developing new building codes and tools to calculate the value of upgrades. National policy should encourage builders to use these tools.
Victoria was one of several states to suffer bushfires as temperatures soared in late 2015.
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2015 was the world’s hottest year on record. The US State of the Climate report has rounded up the litany of temperature and other records that were broken all over the globe.
Public funding is vital for programs like CSIRO’s research vessel RV Investigator, which is too expensive for universities to run.
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Science Minister Greg Hunt’s call for CSIRO to do a U-turn on climate research is a welcome move after months of criticism, at home and abroad, of the agency’s previous direction.
As temperatures rise, will species have enough habitat to move to suitable ground?
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Animals and plants will need escape hatches to move to cooler climes as the planet warms, but few parts of the U.S. have the natural habitat available for these migrations.
Maize can be particularly sensitive to agricultural and climate conditions.
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Climate disaster films are an emerging genre that reflect people’s desire to cope with a changing planet through art. How will they affect public attitudes on climate change?
A housing complex in Thailand with air conditioners.
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Global temperatures are poised for another record-breaking year. As incomes rise around the world and global temperatures go up, the use of air conditioning is poised to increase dramatically.
Higher carbon dioxide levels will not result in faster-growing forests – just the opposite in many places, study finds.
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Study using tree ring data and climate projections shows that buildup of CO2 will not benefit most northern forests and that growth rates will actually fall.
‘Adaptation’ will help deal with the next decade or two of global warming. But what about key energy or transport links that are expected to last a century?
Do we need a new word for the feeling of guilt one gets from watering plants during a drought?
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Faith Kearns, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
A scientist dips her toe into a new form of group-based performance art: devising new words to describe new feelings and phenomena of a rapidly changing world.
The rays of hope are there, if you look for them.
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