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It’s not just mosquitos. Flooding, extreme heat and other climate-related hazards are bringing people into contact with pathogens more often, and affecting people’s ability to fight off disease.
If global health care was a country, it would be the world’s fifth largest emitter. There are simple ways health care can reduce its emissions, starting with scans and gases.
The findings underscore the urgency of limiting global warming to below 1.5℃, to avert the most catastrophic climate harms.
Extreme downpours caught people off guard from Las Vegas to Kentucky in July 2022.
Tidal marshes can build up their soil to keep pace with sea-level rises – up to a point. It turns out the point when the marsh is drowned matches the average rise when global warming exceeds 1.5℃.
Labor won’t concede to the Greens’ core demands on the bill, but a climate “trigger” on new developments could ensure the bill has real force.
Global heating may be making the weather systems behind heatwaves more common in Europe.
Many wildlife species face an uncertain future due to recurring, severe drought.
Summer heat may be far from people’s minds here in Australia. But Europe’s ordeal is yet another sign changes in Earth’s climate have already reached dangerous levels.
For Pacific Islands, climate change trumps all other threats to their security. While they welcome Australia’s new emission targets, this is an issue of survival that demands greater ambition.
The strongest signal of our changing climate flares while most of us are asleep.
Communities already retreat from flooding and in the face of sea level rise. Is retreat from wildfires next, and what would that look like?
Messages about climate change must be adapted to people’s histories, differences and expectations.
My research shows how urban design can make it harder for women in some countries to make sustainable choices.
Global climate movements have espoused nonviolence, but some are adopting more radical tactics in light of the increasing threats posed by climate change.
A government review, now in train, is crucial in preparing Australia for the climate dangers ahead. But we must get it right.
Our research shows that although climate change is a key factor in starting conflict in eastern Africa, it’s not always the most important one.
If the UK government is to cut methane emissions by 30% before 2030, it needs fewer cows and more crops.
New research finds nature restoration only marginally lowers global warming. This pours cold water on the idea of using carbon offsets to solve the climate crisis.
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Chief Research Scientist, Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliated Faculty, University of Auckland
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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, Australian National University
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Earth and paleo-climate scientist, Australian National University
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Chief Investigator on the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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A/Prof., School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University
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Chair Professor, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Climate projections scientist, CSIRO
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Lecturer, Monash University
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Research Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University
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Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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honorary Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
