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Through the Loss and Damage Fund, developed states and major emitters will compensate developing countries experiencing the most devastating effects of climate change. The fund is now operational.
Nations struggle if the health of their population fails. But good health is seriously threatened by climate change. So putting health at the centre of climate action makes sense.
Global climate models don’t let us zoom in on the fine details. A new set of high-resolution climate models for Australia is solving this problem.
The drought is expected to affect the region until mid-2024 at the earliest. Signs of its severity include the lowest water levels in the city of Manaus in 121 years.
From dark dragonflies becoming paler to plants flowering earlier, some species are slowly evolving with the climate. Evolutionary biologists explain why few will evolve fast enough.
Smallholder farmers are bearing the brunt of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa. Deliberate steps are required to support them and boost agricultural output,
Canadians should demand greater accountability from their governments to reduce the need for last-minute humanitarian efforts in the face of climate-related disasters in their communities.
Rich polluters have evaded any notion of compensating poor countries at the UN talks.
Non-native species tend to be better at exploiting the disturbance caused by storms, fires or droughts.
Sea-level rises and storm surges don’t discriminate, but societal structures do.
Storm Ciarán unleashed extremely strong and destructive winds in parts of the southern UK and northern France – here’s why.
A deadly hurricane developed in just 12 hours.
The storm came from an unusual direction and dumped exceptional amounts of rain along the east coast.
Our study shows the UK must prepare for, and respond to, the risks associated with future food shortages.
Global efforts to cut emissions fall well short of what’s needed to avoid dangerous warming. It’s becoming essential to develop carbon-removal strategies to get to net zero.
There’s a rule of thumb that rainfall intensity increases by about 7% per degree Celsius as temperatures rise. But the increase is much higher in the mountains, scientists found.
The northern summer was marked by intense fires and heat. Now it’s our turn to face the heat.
What makes a great climate leader and why are we not seeing more of them? I’ve been searching for good examples of climate leaders. This is the subject of our new documentary, Climate Changers.
As the atmosphere warms, it can hold more moisture. This brings more intense downpours but also accelerates warming – because water vapour is a powerful greenhouse gas.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Imperial College London
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Huffington Foundation Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Wesleyan University
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Climate projections scientist, CSIRO
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Director, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chief Investigator on the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Principal Research Scientist, The University of Melbourne
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Researcher, Agricultural Research Council
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Change, University of Waikato
