Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie told Q&A that heatwaves were 'worsening' in Australia and 'hot days' had doubled in the last 50 years. Let's take a look at the evidence.
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Response from a spokesperson from the Climate Council in relation to an article on CEO Amanda McKenzie’s claims about worsening heatwaves and increasing numbers of hot days in Australia.
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The climate system is in a foul mood. From “angry summer” to “abnormal autumn” – we’re running out of words to describe the relentless extreme weather that Australia is experiencing as global temperatures…
A colleague of mine recently received an invitation to a Climate Council event. The invitation featured this Tim Flannery quote: “An opinion is useless, what we need are more facts.” My first thought was…
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Australians have always had to live with bushfires - but climate change is driving that fire danger even higher. And we’re not talking about a distant threat to future generations. According to real observations…
The newly-formed Climate Council has been swamped with A$160,000 in donations and so many followers that its Twitter account…
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Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
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Emeritus professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Head of Research, The Climate Council of Australia and Honorary Associate, Department of Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University
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Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Professorial fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne
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University Associate, Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, University of Tasmania
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ARC Future Fellow, UNSW
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ARC DECRA fellow, University of Melbourne
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Associate Dean (Engagement and Innovation), University of Technology Sydney
