Cuts to CSIRO climate jobs will see a reduction in effort on monitoring and measuring climate change, and an increase in efforts to do something about it. That’s the most politically-sensible option.
By putting a temporary halt to Obama’s cornerstone climate policy, the Supreme Court puts the next president in the driver’s seat.
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Cara Horowitz, University of California, Los Angeles
Even before the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court’s stay placed the fate of the EPA Clean Power Plan into the hands of the next president.
Clearing mulga woodland in Queensland to open up land for cattle during drought.
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We’re going to have to adapt to climate change, but some of the options on the table could do more harm than good if they destroy the ecosystems that protect us.
We’re talking about a lot of seeds.
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The concerns about genetically modified foods are well known. But when we look at population and climate projections, what happens if we don’t use them to increase our food supply?
Lake Mead in Arizona – water demand is outstripping supply in the Southwest as the weather has gotten warmer and the population has grown.
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Africa has fewer resources than others when it comes to climate change adaptation. For this reason environmental agreements must be monitored by the likes of the AU.
Environmental activists demand a fair climate change deal outside the United Nations Climate Change conference in South Africa recently.
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The 2016 State of the Nation Address provides President Zuma with the ideal opportunity to be statesman-like. That would require bold action of his part, something that he is unlikely to do.
Fires are increasing: time to prepare.
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Chief scientist Alan Finkel comments on cuts to climate jobs at CSIRO.
What people are told about their local climate and what they experience may differ. Education and collaboration can remedy this disconnect.
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Despite what some climate advocates think, extreme weather events do little to sway Americans’ political views on climate change.
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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Susan Letcher, Purchase College State University of New York
Forests that grow back after being cleared for agriculture or by logging grow back much faster than old-growth forests, soaking up carbon and providing vital habitat.
Women read Zika virus flyers at the departures area of Santiago’s international airport, January 28, 2016.
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Models based on where the mosquitoes that transmit Zika are found and human travel patterns to and from infected areas are key to predicting where the virus will spread.
It’s all a matter of perspective.
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Former PM’s business advisor Maurice Newman recently claimed that satellite temperature data tell a different story to data collected on the ground. He’s right - but that’s how it’s meant to be.
Pencil pines are found nowhere else in the world, and are extremely sensitive to fire.
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