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New research shows that global warming has already begun to exacerbate extremes of rainfall in the Pacific region – with more to come.
Climate change should have a significant impact on fire activity across the globe.
We’re due to cop a hiding from the Pacific Ocean, but we don’t know when.
Reflections on World Wetland Day on how this precious resource can be used sustainably to reduce rural poverty, improve food security and strengthen livelihood in the face of climate change.
Science cannot ensure a sustainable future for the world’s population on its own. Artists are needed as well.
Global emissions from fossil fuels have stalled. That puts us in the right place to keep warming below 2°C, but there’s plenty of work still to be done.
Our cities are getting hotter. Luckily, as a built environment, we can actually do something about it.
It’s two and a half minutes to midnight according to the Doomsday Clock. But what is the clock and why should we pay attention?
Australia’s wheat harvest has stalled over the past 26 years, and worsening weather is to blame.
The goals are clear: clean, cheap, reliable energy. But no-one can agree how we get there.
There is no one-size-fits-all answer to global food insecurity except that the West needs to learn to consume, and waste, less.
There’s never been greater need for the study of what we don’t know, and why we’re not supposed to know it.
The social cost of carbon – which calculates the impact of carbon emissions – plays a key role in US climate policy.
The Global Trends report provides a useful starting point to reflect on what’s in store for Africa over the next five years. And how the continent should think about responding to its challenges.
A future of trade wars and isolationism will not solve the grand challenges which are dragging down fragile economies.
For the third consecutive year, it’s the hottest year ever. A climate scientist explains how these predictions are made and why they’re completely different from forecasting the weather.
It is crucial to integrate paleoclimate data into ecological studies. This will increase understanding of how species respond to climate change.
We need Mars-level thinking to solve our energy and climate problems here on Earth.
Scientists correctly realised there was an increasing risk of major flooding. But they didn’t know humans were to blame.
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Adjunct professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Natural Sciences, UCL
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Earth System Science, University of Exeter
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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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 Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University
