Larry Marshall is right that the question of global warming has been answered. But there are many more climate questions to answer.
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CSIRO’s climate scientists haven’t “finished” just because climate change is real. Without their expertise, we could waste billions on drought or flood planning that’s not backed by the latest science.
CSIRO still needs to focus on preventing the impact of climate change, such as drought, in Australia.
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Any shift in the focus of climate change research at CSIRO should look at how to stop the problem and reduce its impact on Australia.
CSIRO has contributed to surprising discoveries in climate science. Pictured here is the research ship RV Investigator.
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today announced the National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA). Here’s what it means for science, commercialisation and industry in Australia.
We need researchers to collaborate with industry if we’re to be an innovation nation.
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An emphasis on innovation is great, but we need genuine reforms to universities and tax incentives if we’re to promote collaboration between research and industry.
When government funding is cut from science and research in Australia, there are other ways to try to draw money from the public’s purse?
People in the Philippines have been warned to brace for wet and wild weather, as this year’s El Nino shapes up to be the strongest since 1998.
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The seesaw between El Niño and La Niña is set to get stronger with global warming. Signs are that this year and next will deliver a big swing from one to the other, prompting fires and floods across the world.
World War I made the world realise the importance of scientific research.
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Before World War I, science was considered a novelty in Australia. But the War triggered the realisation that the government needed to invest in scientific research.
Eye testing in remote areas of Australia with the images stored and set via satellite to city-based specialists.
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In 1985, when CSIRO’s marine labs were launched, a seven-day weather forecast was little better than chance. Now, thanks to advances in our understanding of the oceans, our predictions are far better.
Climate models show Sydney could get drier or wetter. Which scenario do we choose when making decisions?
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Depending on what model you use, climate change could make Sydney a little bit warmer, much hotter, wetter, or drier. Which one should we use? When it comes to planning for climate change, it’s important to look at all the possible futures.
Under a high emissions scenario, Melbourne’s climate could end up more like Dubbo’s in New South Wales.
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The Queensland government wants companies to use waste water from coal seam gas extraction for useful purposes such as recharging aquifers. New CSIRO research shows that, with careful monitoring, it can be done.
Rain: you can tell when rain is coming just by the smell.
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Dr Mike Raupach died earlier this week after a brief illness. He passed away peacefully at home with his family in Canberra, Australia. He was 64. Mike was a brilliant and outstanding scientist. He was…
Whether leaving early or staying to defend, a reliable and adaptable bushfire survival plan is a must.
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The latest round of bushfires, which claimed 27 homes in the Adelaide Hills, has once again highlighted the importance of planning for the worst. Mercifully, no human lives were lost, and it will be important…
The future of the Parkes radio telescope in doubt in a climate of cutbacks.
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It’s been a year of incredible feats in science and technology but also a year of uncertainty too as the Australian government’s budget proposed changes to the funding for universities and cut funding…
RV Investigator at sea – It will be formally commissioned in Hobart today.
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We know more about the surface of the moon than we do about our deepest oceans, and only 12% of the ocean floor within Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone has so far been mapped. The reason for this is…