2019: CLEX researchers in the news

December

• Australia’s angry summer: This is what climate change looks like. Scientific American. December 31. (Prof Nerilie Abram).
• Australia’s hellish heat wave and wildfires, explained. Vox, Bisouv. December 30. (Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Prof Michael Roderick).
• On land, Australia’s rising heat is ‘apocalyptic.’ In the ocean, it’s worse. Washington Post, The Seattle Times, OBN, The Straits Times, Moose Gazette, The Independent (UK). December 27. (Prof Neil Holbrook).
• Our 10 most popular podcasts of 2019. Asia and the Pacific Policy Forum. December 27. (Prof Michael Roderick).
• Climate change had a great year, from Greta Thunberg to the fires of Australia. CNet, News Dio. December 30. (Prof Katrin Meissner).
• 435 people died in an 1896 heatwave, but scientists say the extreme heat events of today are still hotter. ABC Online, Weatherzone. December 21. (Dr Linden Ashcroft, Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• I tried to explain the bushfires to my three-year-old. 10 Daily. December 21. (Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• Climate of chaos: the suffocating firestorm engulfing Australia. The Guardian. December 21. (Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• Australia fire crisis: PM Morrison cuts vacation short after two firefighters die. EcoWatch. December 20. (Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• Decades of denial have to end: we need radical climate leadership in 2020. Oil Change International, Common Dreams. December 20. (Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• Australia records its hottest day ever – one day after previous record. The Guardian. December 19. (Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• Australia is on fire, literally — and so are its climate politics. NBC News (US). December 19. (Prof Andy Pitman).
• Australians Are More Climate Conscious than Americans – New Study. Nature World News. December 18. (Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• Severe heatwave set to worsen Australia’s bushfire emergency. World Socialist Website. December 18. (Assoc Prof Donna Green).
• Rupert Murdoch says ‘no climate change deniers around’ – but his writers prove him wrong. The Guardian. December 15. (Prof Andy Pitman).
• Aside from Tony Abbott, who will want to cling to ‘Little Britain’? Sydney Morning Herald. December 15. (Prof Andy Pitman).
• Choking haze is turning Sydney into the world’s laboratory. Bloomberg. December 15. (Assoc Prof Donna Green).
• The link between climate change and our bushfire holocaust. The New Daily. December 14. (Dr Andrew King).
• When we saved the ozone layer, we saved ourselves from even worse climate change. CBC Ca Radio. December 13. (Prof Matthew England).
• Seven study options to combat climate change. Sydney Morning Herald. December 13. (Dr Martin Jucker).
• Closing the hole in the ozone also prevented 1 degree Celsius of warming. Fast Company. December 12. (Rishav Goyal).
• Saving the ozone layer 30 years ago slowed global warming. Can similar cooperation now solve the climate crisis? EcoWatch. December 12. (Rishav Goyal).
• Royal NSW Society honours research into climate change and chemical engineering. Industry Global News. December 12. (Prof Matthew England).
• Climate inaction is galling: ex-fire boss. 9News, Newcastle Herald, The Australian, Northern Daily Leader, Katherine Times, The Stanwell Times News, Warnambool Standard, The Canberra Times, Illawarra Mercury, Manning Times. December 10. (Prof Matthew England).
• Hot as hell: Sydney faces ‘extreme fire threat’ as temperatures soar to 40C and experts warn thick smoke that’s choking the city is a ‘recipe for severe illness’. Daily Mail AU. December 10. (Prof Matthew England).
• Sydney is blanketed in a toxic layer of smoke with the worst air quality in the WORLD closing offices and sparking flight, train and ferry chaos – as experts warn smog is a ‘recipe for severe illness’. Daily Mail. December 10. (Prof Matthew England).
• Motorists drive in unbelievable conditions as thick smoke descends on Sydney’s M1. Headlinez Pro, Herald Publicist. December 10. (Prof Matthew England).
• Climate change: UN negotiators ‘playing politics’ amid global crisis. Carbon Brief. December 9. (Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• Humans Already Slowed The Climate Crisis Once, New Research Shows. Science Alert, Nature World News. December 9. (Prof Matthew England, Rishav Goyal).
• How saving the ozone layer in 1987 slowed global warming. Space Daily. December 9. (Rishav Goyal, Dr Martin Jucker, Prof Matthew England).
• Saving ozone layer in 1987 slowed global warming. Mirage News. December 9. (Rishav Goyal).
• How the 1987 Montreal Protocol Slowed Global Warming. Edgy. December 9. (Prof Matthew England).
• Global Temperatures Considerably Lower Due to Montreal Protocol. AZO CleanTech. December 9. (Prof Matthew England, Dr Martin Jucker, Rishav Goyal).
• Saving the ozone layer drastically reduced climate change effects. New Atlas. December 8. (Prof Matthew England, Rishav Goyal).
• As Water Runs Low, Can Life in the Outback Go On? New York Times. December 8. (Prof Andy Pitman, Dr Joelle Gergis).
• Banning CFCs did more to slow global warming than any emissions deal – study. Newshub NZ. December 7. (Prof Matthew England, Dr Martin Jucker, Rishav Goyal).
• Leading scientists condemn political inaction on climate change as Australia ‘literally burns’. The Guardian. December 7. (Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• Ozone layer accord in 1987 may have helped slow climate change, new study finds. 1 News Now. December 7. (Prof Matthew England, Rishav Goyal).
• Sydney news: Smoke haze lingers as bushfires ring Sydney, Australians say it’s time to talk climate change. ABC Online. December 7. (Prof Matthew England).
• Most Australians make the link between bushfires and climate, survey shows. The World Today, Radio National ABC. December 6. (Prof Matthew England).
• How saving the ozone layer in 1987 slowed global warming. Phys.org. December 6. (Prof Matthew England, Rishav Goyal).
• Climate change talk okay during disaster events. Mirage News. December 6. (Prof Matthew England).
• Saving the Ozone Layer in 1987 Slowed Global Warming – Here’s How. SciTech Daily. December 6. (Prof Matthew England, Dr Martin Jucker, Rishav Goyal).
• See how global warming has changed the world since your childhood. ABC Online. December 6. (CLEX).
• Current decade heading for new temperature record, UN says. Stuff NZ. December 4. (Assoc Prof Peter Strutton).
• Australia bushfires: How extreme ‘firestorms‘ make their own weather. Denton Daily. December 3. (Prof Jason Evans).
• As a grandma-to-be I can no longer stay out of this debate. Sydney Morning Herald. December 3. (Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• The Australian defends Plimer. Media Watch ABC1 TV. December 2. (Prof Katrin Meissner).
• Why more clouds mean less rain in Australia. Pursuit, Phys.org. December 2. (Kim Reid – PhD, Dr Andrew King, Dr Claire Vincent).

November

• For some climate systems, the window to act may have already closed, scientists say, urging immediate action. ABC Online. November 28. (Prof Katrin Meissner).
• The collapse of civilisation may have already begun. Vice. November 23. (Dr Joelle Gergis).
• Australia bushfires factcheck: are this year’s fires unprecedented? The Guardian. November 23. (Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• The world burns all year. Are there enough planes to douse the flames? New York Times, Sky Statement. November 21. (Dr Joelle Gergis).
• Were Queensland fire danger indices historically high for early September? Crikey. November 21. (Prof Andy Pitman).
• Climate change will make firestorms more likely in southeastern Australia. The Conversation, New Internationalist. November 20. (Prof Jason Evans).
• Global heating supercharging Indian Ocean climate system. The Guardian. November 20. (Dr Caroline Ummenhofer).
• Australia warned to expect more fire tornadoes. Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Quint, Insurance Journal. November 19. (Prof Jason Evans).
• Cloud seeding not an option for drought-ravaged Australia. 7News. November 19. (Asoc Prof Steven Siems).
• Why no one wants to keep this $22 million Point Piper block. Yahoo Finance. November 18. (Prof Nerilie Abram).
• Factcheck: how park ranger numbers stack up amid debate over bushfire readiness. The Guardian. November 16. (Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• Letters: Climate comments totally irresponsible. Bendigo Advertiser. November 16. (Assoc Prof Peter Strutton).
• Australia enters era of catastrophic fires. National Geographic. November 15. (Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• Weather an enduring fascination for meteorologist. Sydney Morning Herald, The Age. November 15. (Prof Todd Lane).
• Is Australia about to see the “gates of hell”… again? Nature World News. November 16. (Prof Jason Evans).
• Were Queensland fire danger indices historically high for early September? ABC Online. November 14. (Prof Andy Pitman).
• Bushfire risk: Danger to residents of bushfire-prone areas increasing, experts say. Domain. November 14. (Prof Jason Evans, Dr Andrew King).
• ‘Like a genie’: Researchers scramble to adjust to rising fire extremes. Sydney Morning Herald. November 13. (Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• Fire, climate change and prescribed burning: What do the experts have to say? ABC News. November 13. (Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• Australia bushfires: How extreme ‘firestorms’ make their own weather. BBC News. November 13. (Prof Jason Evans).
• As Australia burns, its leaders trade insults. New York Times, UpNews Info. November 13. (Dr Joelle Gergis).
• Researchers scramble to adjust to rising fire extremes. Sydney Morning Herald. November 13. (Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• Barnaby Joyce says sun’s magnetic fields cause bushfires. Science says… Brisbane Times, The Age. November 12. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram, Assoc Prof Peter Strutton).
• Australia Is Battling ‘Catastrophic’ Bushfires. Smithsonian.com. November 12. (Dr Joelle Gergis).
• Australian fire officials say the worst is yet to come. New York Times. November 11. (Dr Joelle Gergis).
• Australia confronts “catastrophic” fire conditions. UpNews Info. November 11. (Dr Joelle Gergis).
• Explainer: what is ‘precipitable water’, and why does it matter?
• ‘Untold suffering’: Global scientists warn of climate emergency. Sydney Morning Herald. November 6. (Dr Linden Ashcroft).
• 11,000 scientists declare a climate emergency. Australia’s Science Channel. November 6. (Dr Linden Ashcroft)
• ‘NSW should be alarmed’: Former judge slams planning laws. Sydney Morning Herald. November 6. (Prof Katrin Meissner, Prof Steve Sherwood).
• Explainer: How bad is the drought and is it caused by climate change? Sydney Morning Herald. November 4. (Prof Michael Roderick, Prof Andy Pitman, Dr Ben Henley).
• Conservation, sustainability and a call for change in Bazaar’s December issue. Harper’s Bazaar. November 1. (Dr Joelle Gergis).

October

• The science of drought is complex but the message on climate change is clear. The Conversation, Junkee, Phys.org, Gizmodo. October 31. (Dr Ben Henley, Dr Andrew King, Dr Anna Ukkola).
• Scientists urge Government to Not Approve Coal Mines in New South Wales. Steel Guru. October 31. (Prof Katrin Meissner)
• Sky News host Chris Kenny facing scandalous attack. news.com.au (video). October 27. (Prof Andy Pitman).
• Climate scientist says Sky News commentators misrepresented his views on drought. The Guardian. October 25. (Prof Andy Pitman)
• Tourists make final scramble up Uluru. The Briefing: The Monthly. October 25. (Prof Andy Pitman).
• Tropical ocean bacteria help pump CO2 out of the atmosphere – new study. The Conversation, Yahoo News. October 24. (Prof Nathan Bindoff).
• ‘Don’t cave to pressure from coal lobby’, scientists urge NSW government. The Age. October 24. (Prof Katrin Meissner, Prof Steve Sherwood).
• State government introduces legislation to remove consideration of greenhouse emissions in mining proposals. Newcastle Herald. October 24. (Prof Katrin Meissner).
• Tropical ocean bacteria help pump CO2 out of the atmosphere – new study. The Conversation. October 24. (Prof Nathan Bindoff).
• 47 Experts Urge NSW Government to Defend NSW Law and Climate. Mirage News. October 24. (Prof Katrin Meissner, Prof Andy Pitman).
• The rise of red zones of risk. ABC News, Weatherzone. October 23. (Prof Andy Pitman).
• The culprit behind Australia’s big dry. Sydney Morning Herald. October 20. (Prof Matthew England, Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram)
• Researchers warn: Extraordinarily warm temperatures above Antarctica cause hot and dry extremes in Australia. SciTech Daily. October 14. (Dr Ghyslaine Boschat, Prof Julie Arblaster).
• Sky’s drought hero. MediaWatch ABC. October 14. (Prof Andy Pitman).
• Coral reefs that are destroyed by warm seas can regrow within a decade if the water temperature returns to normal levels. Daily Mail. October 11. (Prof Neil Holbrook, Dr Eric Oliver).
• Mick Dark talk for the future: Dr Joelle Gergis. Blue Mountains Gazette. October 10. (Dr Joelle Gergis).
• Temperatures above Antarctica have suddenly become extraordinarily warm. IFLS. October 10. (Dr Ghyslaine Boschat).
• Aussies may suffer ‘fire-conducive’ weather due to warm Antarctic temps, study finds. Sputnik News. October 9. (Assoc Prof Julie Arblaster, Dr Ghyslaine Boschat).
• The air above Antarctica just got very hot very fast, breaking all previous temperature records. Newsweek. October 9. (Dr Ghyslaine Boschat).
• Extraordinarily warm temperatures above Antarctica cause hot and dry extremes in Australia, researchers warn. Phys.org. October 8. (Assoc Prof Julie Arblaster, Dr Ghyslaine Boschat).
• In Australia, echoes of past, glimpses of future as country braces for hot, dry Summer. New Security Beat. October 7. (Prof Andy Pitman).
• The Crumbling Ice Sheets of the Earth. The Science Times. October 3. (Prof Nathan Bindoff).
• Latest research quantifies impact of FADs on Pacific tuna fisheries. Undercurrent News. October 2. (Dr Joe Scutt Phillips).
• Safeguarding the world’s largest tuna fishery. Phys.org. October 2. (Dr Joe Scutt Phillips).
• Safeguarding the world’s largest tuna fishery. Science Daily. October 2. (Dr Joe Scutt Phillips).
• Tens of thousands of tuna-attracting devices are drifting around the Pacific. The Conversation, Open Forum. October 1. (Dr Alex Sen Gupta).

September

• Oceans rising faster, ice melting more. Business Mirror (AP), September 30. (Prof Nathan Bindoff).
• Warming transforms the oceans and poles. Science Daily (AAAS). September 27. (Prof Nathan Bindoff).
• ‘Unprecedented conditions’ will rule the oceans this century, striking new report finds. Gizmodo (UK). September 27. (Prof Nathan Bindoff).
• Scientists hope million-year-old Antarctic ice will reveal climate secrets. The Wire. September 27. (CLEX).
• Global warming driving ‘unprecedented’ change in oceans and icy areas – UN study. North Wales Chronicle. September 26. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).

• Australian coast faces extreme flooding every year. The Briefing, The Saturday Paper. September 26. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• UN climate change body warns oceans could turn deadly. AM Radio National ABC. September 26. (Prof Nathan Bindoff).

• A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas. But there’s still time to act. The Conversation. September 26. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram, Prof Nathan Bindoff).
• Australian coastal cities under threat from rising sea levels: report. Xinhua News. September 26. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).

• PM’s claim ocean plastics are ‘more immediate threat’ disputed by scientists. Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times. September 26. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• UN climate report predicts the end of Australia’s beach culture. 9News (AP). September 26. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).

• As climate deniers attack Thunberg, scientists confirm her bleak warnings. The Canary. September 26. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• Scott Morrison takes aim at ‘completely false’ climate change claims. The New Daily. September 26. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).

• Atlassian boss lashes out at Scott Morrison over skipping climate change event. news.com.au. September 26. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• Morrison’s ‘fake news’ moment on climate. 9News (AAP). September 26. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report reveals ‘future looks dire’. news.com.au. September 26. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• How we’re killing the oceans detailed in devastating new climate report. MSN News. September 26. (Assoc prof Nerilie Abram).
• Climate Change is real: The statistics are devastating, and the world needs to step up. Market Research News. September 26. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• ‘There’s no scenario that stops sea level rise in this century,’ dire U.N. climate report warns. Science. September 25. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram, Prof Nathan Bindoff).
• Hotter oceans, wilder weather, less ice: the IPCC upgrades projections to catastrophic. Sydney Morning Herald. September 25. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• New climate report: oceans rising faster, ice melting more. VOA. September 25. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• Climate change: UN panel signals red alert on ‘Blue Planet’. BBC News. September 25. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• Oceans and ice are absorbing the brunt of climate change. National Geographic, MSN. September 25. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram, Prof Matthew England, Prof Nathan Bindoff).
• ‘There’s no scenario that stops sea level rise in this century,’ dire U.N. climate report warns. Science AAAS. September 25. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram, Prof Nathan Bindoff).
• New climate report predicts grim effects on people, plants, food, global economy. ABC10. September 25. (Prof Nathan Bindoff).
• New global climate report shows we need to help our oceans help us. Popular Science. September 25. (Prof Nathan Bindoff).
• Climate scientists lost on extent of rising seas. The Australian. September 25. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram, Prof Steve Sherwood).
• Pollution at top of PM’s plans: Climate scientists warn on sea levels. The Australian. September 25. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram, Prof Steve Sherwood).
• Australia to cop ‘once-in-a-century’ flooding every year, dire new climate report warns. 10 News. September 25. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• Climate change ‘threatens beach lifestyle’. Blayney Chronicle, Young Witness (AAP). September 25. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• How we’re killing the oceans detailed in devastating new climate report. NewsHub. September 25. (Prof Steve Sherwood).
• Girt by sea, Australia faces serious climate challenge. Phys.org. September 25. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• Dying oceans rising faster than predicted, UN warns in stark report. Climate Home News. September 25. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).

• Climate emergency means we ALL need emergency plans. EchoNet Daily. September 23. (Dr Joelle Gergis).
• Only wet regions may become wetter as climate changes. Physics World. September 23. (Dr Markus Donat).

• How artists can survive climate anxiety. ArtsHub. September 20 (Kimberley Reid, Alex Borowiak).
• Here are 7 books Australian climate change scientists recommend you read. Australian Geographic. September 16. (Dr Joelle Gergis).
• A truly exceptional weather event is happening right now in the Southern Hemisphere. Medium. September 15. (Dr Martin Jucker).
• The future of climate change is here. Echo NetDaily. September 11. (Dr Joelle Gergis).

• The country’s top bureaucrats say Government appears unprepared for climate change. ABC Online. September 11. (Prof Andy Pitman).
• As wildfires rage, Australia’s natural disaster minister doubts ’man-made’ climate change is real. The Washington Post, The Hamilton Spectator, The Peterborough Examiner. September 10. (Dr Joelle Gergis).
• More than climate change driving Queensland fires, explain climatologists. ABC Online. September 10. (Dr Andrew King).
• I never thought I’d see the Australian rainforest burning. What will it take for us to wake up to the climate crisis? The Guardian. September 10. (Dr Joelle Gergis)
• Australia bushfires arrive early, destroying historic lodge in ‘omen’ of future. New York Times. September 9. (Dr Joelle Gergis).
• Forget coral bleaching. Warming oceans are killing reefs and dissolving their skeletons. PBS News Hour. September 8. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• Arctic could be iceless in September if temps increase two degrees. Alaska Native News. September 7. (Prof Jason Evans).
• Rising temperatures get snake season off to an early start. The New Daily. September 6. (Dr Ailie Gallant).

August

• The reef report is in and ocean scientists are fearful. Sydney Morning Herald. August 30. (Prof Katrin Meissner).

• Under the Ice. ANU Science. August 26. (Dr Adele Morrison).
• End of the world: Why scientist declared sixth ‘mass extinction’ has BEGUN – ‘Too late!’ August 24. The Express (UK). (Prof Katrin Meissner).

• Podcast: Food, farming, and climate change. Asia & the Pacific Policy Society. August 23. (Prof Michael Roderick).

• Under the ice. ANU Science. August 17. (Dr Adele Morrison).
• Septembers in the Arctic could soon be ice-free. Earth.com. August 16. (Prof Jason Evans)
• Arctic could have no ice in September, shocking study says. Fox News. August 15. (Prof Jason Evans).
• Investigating thunderstorms to better predict when they might strike. Lens. August 15. (Dr Martin Singh).
• Weather extremes devastate yields: study. Western Producer. August 15. (Dr Elisabeth Vogel).
• Snow at the footy? Just how unusual was last weekend’s weather? The Conversation. August 14. (Dr Andrew King, Dr Linden Ashcroft, Sonya Fiddes).
• Arctic Ocean could have no ice in September if global temps rise, study warns. New York Post. August 14. (Prof Jason Evans).
• Arctic Could Be Iceless in September If Temps Increase 2 Degrees. Nature World News. August 14. (Prof Jason Evans).
• Arctic Ocean could have no September sea ice if global average temperatures increase by 2 degrees. Phys.org. August 13. (Prof Jason Evans).
• New models point to more global warming than expected. Climate Code Red, Resilience. August 13. (Dr Joelle Gergis).
• Arctic could be iceless in September if temps increase 2 degrees. Science Daily, domain-b.com, Vaaju. August 13. (Prof Jason Evans).
• Go vegetarian to limit climate change: IPCC report. The Australian. August 9. (Prof Steve Sherwood).
• ‘Warning flag’: IPCC finds rapid land warming threatens food security. Sydney Morning Herald, The Age. August 8. (Prof Andy Pitman).
• ABC TV meteorologist Nate Byrne launches National Science Week. The Victorian Connection. August 8. (Dr Linden Ashcroft).
• Greenland Lost 12.5 Billion Tons of Ice in a Single Day. Smithsonian Magazine. August 5. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• ‘Both sides’ of the climate change debate? How bad we think it is, and how bad it really is. The Guardian. August 4. (Dr Joelle Gergis).
• 2℃ of global warming would put pressure on Melbourne’s water supply. The Conversation, Phys.org. August 2. (Dr Ben Henley).
• Commentary: Our world is getting hotter, faster. Channel News Asia. August 2. (Dr Ben Henley).
• The terrible truth of climate change. The Monthly, Common Dreams. August 1. (Dr Joelle Gergis)

July

• When climate change interferes with ability ‘to listen to the earth’. Sydney Morning Herald. July 31. (Assoc Prof Donna Green).

• Climate scientists say we have 18 months to save the world. Lad Bible, VT. July 29. (Dr Andrew King).

• Climate change: We haven’t experienced anything like this in the past 2,000 years. ABC News. July 26. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• 2,000 years of records show it’s getting hotter, faster. The Conversation, Renew Economy, India Climate Dialogue, Inverse. July 25. (Dr Ben Henley).
• Human-caused global heating breaks clear from nature, studies find. Sydney Morning Herald. July 25. (Dr Ben Henley).
• Recent climate change trends ‘unprecedented’ in the last 2,000 years. CNet. July 24. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• Think Climate Change Is Normal? In 2,000 Years, Scientists Can’t Find Anything Like It. Renew Economy. July 24. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• There’s a simple way to drought-proof a town – build more water storage. The Conversation. July 24. (Prof Michael Roderick).
• ‘Flash droughts’ strike fast and hard, and researchers are still racing to identify them before they happen. ABC Online. July 20. (David Hoffman).
• Weather 2050. Vox. July 19. (Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• Check what sea-level rise may mean on Guam. Drive around, bring a ruler. The Guam Daily. July 18. (MR from CLEX).
• Arctic ice loss is worrying, but the giant stirring in the south could be even worse. The Conversation, The Mandarin. July 12. (Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram, Prof Matthew England).
• Climate phenomenon in the Indian Ocean generated heatwaves in Brazil (Portuguese). O Globo Society. July 12. (Dr Andrea Taschetto, Dr Alex Sen Gupta).
• A possible source of Southeast summer droughts (Portuguese). Revista Fapesp. July 10. (Dr Andrea Taschetto, Dr Alex Sen Gupta).
• The Indian Ocean causes drought in South America and heatwaves in South Atlantic. Ibero American Agency for the Dissemination of Science and Technology. July 10. (Dr Andrea Taschetto, Dr Alex Sen Gupta).
• Butterfly effect: South American drought linked to climate event in the Indian Ocean. International Business Times. July 10. (CLEX research).
• Scientists unveil reason behind drought and heatwave in South America. International Business Times (Singapore). July 10. (Dr Andrea Taschetto).
• New research shows that Paris agreement goals might not save the Arctic. Think Progress. July 10. (Prof Jason Evans).
• The Arctic may be ice free after just two degree of global warming. Earth.com. July 9. (Prof Jason Evans).
• Paris agreement does not rule out ice-free Arctic, researchers say. Engineering & Technology. July 9. (Prof Jason Evans).
• Indian Ocean causes drought and heatwaves in South America. Brightsurf.com, domain-b.com. July 9. (Dr Andrea Taschetto, Dr Alex Sen Gupta).
• Paris agreement does not rule out ice free Arctic. Phys.org, 7th Space. July 9. (Prof Jason Evans).
• Paris agreement does not rule out ice-free Arctic. Science Daily. July 9. (Prof Jason Evans).
• Indian Ocean causes drought and heatwaves in South America. phys.org, Humanitarian News, Desertification. July 9. (Dr Andrea Taschetto, Dr Alex Sen Gupta).
• Indian Ocean causes drought and heatwaves in South America. Science Daily. July 8. (Dr Andrea Taschetto, Dr Alex Sen Gupta).
• Catastrophic climate change by 2030, experts say. Yucatan Times. July 8. (Dr Andrew King, Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• Time will tell if this is a record summer for Greenland ice melt, but the pattern over the past 20 years is clear. The Conversation, Inverse, PBS Newshour. July 3. (Nerilie Abram).

• Antarctica has lost more ice in four years than the Arctic has in 34 years (see above). EuroNews. July 2. (Dr Will Hobbs).
• New research based on 40 years of satellite data reveals Antarctic sea ice is decreasing. ABC News Sydney, ABC News (Melbourne), ABC News (Regional NSW), ABC News (Brisbane), ABC News (Adelaide), ABC News (Perth), ABC News (Regional Queensland), ABC News (Hobart), ABC News (Canberra), ABC News (Regional Victoria), ABC News (Regional West Australia). July 2. (Dr Will Hobbs).
• Antarctic sea ice is shrinking rapidly after decades of growth. Scientists aren’t sure why. NBC News. July 2. (Assoc Prof Julie Arblaster).
• Antarctic Sea Ice Is Shrinking Dramatically after Decades of Growth. Interesting Engineering. July 2. (Assoc Prof Julie Arblaster).
• Floating Antarctic ice goes from record high to record lows. Sb Dirty South Soccer. July 2. (Assoc Prof Julie Arblaster).
• Coral reefs hide El Niño secrets. Geographical. July 1. (Mandy Freund).

June

• Soggy springs, scorching summers: Higher temperatures taking toll on US staple crops. Environmental Health News. June 24. (Elisabeth Vogel).
• We still have time to act on climate change — but records will tumble for next 20 years regardless of emissions: study. ABC News. June 18. (Dr Scott Power, Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• Marine heatwaves: driven by local processes and climate variations. Mirage News. June 18. (Prof Neil Holbrook).
• Distant processes influence marine heatwaves around the world. Science Daily. June 17. (Prof Neil Holbrook, Dr Alex Sen Gupta).
• Will climate change kill everyone — or just lots and lots of people? Vox. June 13. (Dr Andrew King).
• As Angus Taylor ducks, weaves and dithers, China zooms past. The Guardian. June 13. (Dr Joelle Gergis).
• Mystery of giant Antarctic ice holes solved by robots, tricked-out seals. CNet. June 11. (Assoc Prof Peter Strutton).
• Global Paris pledges need to triple to stay within 2C of global warming, says expert. RN Breakfast, Radio National ABC. June 11. (Dr Joelle Gergis).
• Human civilisation likely to be extinct by 2050 due to climate change: report. Daddyhood. June 10. (Dr Andrew King).
• End of the world SHOCK: Humanity could be WIPED OUT in three decades say scientists. Daily Express (UK). June 5. (Dr Andrew King).
• Climate Change Could Pose ‘Existential Threat’ By 2050: Report. CBS Baltimore, 10News, 9KLXH. June 4. (Dr Andrew King).
• The Climate Change Apocalypse Has Arrived. You Can Hear It on the New South Wales Country Hour. The Daily Beast. June 1. (Prof Andy Pitman).

May

• In Appreciation of AGU’s Outstanding Reviewers of 2018. EOS. May 31. (Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Dr Sjoerd Groeskamp).
• Weatherwatch: more El Niño events expected in future. The Guardian. May 25. (Mandy Freund).
• Understanding ENSO in a changing climate. EOS. May 23. (Dr Agus Santoso).
• Tropical Pacific variability key for successful climate forecasts. Terra Daily. May 22. (Prof Matthew England).
• Tropical Pacific variability key for successful climate forecasts. Science Daily. May 21. (Prof Matthew England).
• Climate extremes are slashing rice & maize yields, threatening global food supply: Study. The Print. May 21. (Dr Elisabeth Vogel).
• It Was Supposed to Be Australia’s Climate Change Election. What Happened? New York Times. May 19. (Dr Jöelle Gergis).
• Rivers in the sky. The University of Melbourne blog. May 16. (Kimberley Reid).
• Crops at risk from changing climate. Physics World. May 15. (Dr Elisabeth Vogel)
• Australia’s biodiversity at breaking point – a picture essay. The Guardian. May 15. (Dr Andrew King).
• Impossible Research Produces 400-Year El Nino Record, Revealing Startling Changes. Minneapolis Star Tribune. May 14. (Mandy Freund).
• Research: Centuries long seasonal record of El Niños from coral cores. TdNews. May 13. (Mandy Freund, Dr Ben Henley, Assoc Prof Helen McGregor, Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram, Assoc Prof Dietmar Dommenget).

• ABC Radio pollie-free election forum: Environment. Mornings with Ali Moore. May 10. (Dr Linden Ashcroft).
• New study reveals record of El Niño events in the past 400 years. Edgy, May 10. (Mandy Freund, Dr Ben Henley).
• Coral cores help uncover 400-year-old El Nino record. AccuWeather. May 9. (Mandy Freund)
• Labor commits $15m for National Health and Climate Centre at UNSW. Mirage News. May 9. (Assoc Prof Donna Green, CLEX).
• Are El Niño events becoming more common? Coral reef study reveals ‘unprecedented’ activity. Brinkwire. May 8. (Mandy Freund, Dr Ben Henley).
• Groundbreaking Research Revealed More About El Nino Changes. The Advocator. May 8. (Mandy Freund, Dr Ben Henley, Assoc Prof Helen McGregor, Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram, Assoc Prof Dietmar Dommenget).
• Coral Helps Researchers Tell the Tale of 400 Years of El Niño Activity. R&D Magazine. May 8. (Mandy Freund, Dr Ben Henley).
• New 400-year El Nino record shows how much Earth has changed. Value Walk. May 8. (Mandy Freund, Dr Ben Henley).
• El Niños are stronger now, reveals 400-year record. Down to Earth. May 8. (Mandy Freund, Dr Ben Henley, Assoc Prof Helen McGregor, Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram, Assoc Prof Dietmar Dommenget).
• El Nino has significantly changed in recent years, a new groundbreaking study revealed. Canadian Homesteading. May 8. (Mandy Freund).

• “Amazing archive”: Novel study reveals recent shift in El Niño events. Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times. May 7. (Mandy Freund, Dr Ben Henley).
• El Niño has rapidly become stranger and stronger according to coral records. The Conversation, MENAFN, Scientific American, Raw Story, Science Alert, First Post. May 7. (Mandy Freund, Dr Ben Henley, Assoc Prof Helen McGregor, Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• UOW scientists help produce world-first 400-year El Nino record. Illawarra Mercury. May 7. (Assoc Prof Helen McGregor, Mandy Freund).
• El Niño study produces 400 years worth of data from corals. Tech Times. May 7. (Mandy Freund)
• Extreme climate can halve crop yields: Study. Down to Earth. May 7. (Dr Elisabeth Vogel).
• Four centuries of corals reveal El Niños are becoming more common. IFLScience. May 7. (Mandy Freund).
• Are El Niño events becoming more common? Coral reef study tracing 400 years of seasonal changes reveals ‘unprecedented’ activity in the last three decades. Daily Mail. May 7. (Mandy Freund, Dr Ben Henley).
• New study reveals “extraordinary change” in El Niño possibly linked to climate change. Discover Magazine. May 7. (Mandy Freund).
• Study reveals unprecedented change in frequency, intensity of El Niños. Mirage News. May 7. (Mandy Freund, Dr Ben Henley, Assoc Prof Helen McGregor, Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• Aussie researchers crack El Niño’s code. Spatial Source. May 7. ((Mandy Freund, Dr Ben Henley, Assoc Prof Helen McGregor, Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram, Dr Dietmar Dommenget).
• ‘Impossible’ research produces 400-year El Niño record, revealing startling changes. Phys.org. May 7. (Mandy Freund, Dr Ben Henley).
• Scientists produce ‘impossible’ 400-year-long record of El Niño events. ZME Science. May 7. (Mandy Freund, Dr Ben Henley).
• ‘Impossible’ research produces 400-year El Niño record, revealing startling changes. Science Daily. May 7. (Mandy Freund, Dr Ben Henley, Assoc Prof Helen McGregor, Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• Impossible Research Produces 400-year El Niño Record. Laboratory News. May 7. (Mandy Freund, Dr Ben Henley, Assoc Prof Helen McGregor, Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• Impossible Research Produces 400-year El Niño Record. Nature World News. May 7. (Mandy Freund, Dr Ben Henley, Assoc Prof Helen McGregor, Assoc Prof Nerilie Abram).
• Coral cores reveal how El Niño events have changed in recent decades. Earth.com. May 7. (Mandy Freund, Dr Ben Henley).
• This website tells you everything you need to know about rising temperatures in Australia. Global Citizen. May 6. (Dr James Goldie).
• Extreme climate impacts yield of staple crops. The Asian Age. May 6. (Dr Elisabeth Vogel).
• Droughts influenced by humans for better and worse with aerosols and greenhouse gas emissions, study shows. ABC Online. May 4. (Dr Andrew King, Dr Mandy Freund).
• Climate extremes explains 18%-43% of global crop yield variations. Eurasia Review. May 4. (Elisabeth Vogel).
• Climate extremes play crucial role in global crop yield: Study. Big News Network, Malaysia Sun, The Siasat Daily. May 4. (Dr Elisabeth Vogel).
• Climate extremes play a significant role in global crop yield: study. China.org.cn. May 3. (Dr Elisabeth Vogel).
• Climate extremes, heatwaves explain 18%-43% of global crop yield variations, study finds. Potato News Today. May 3. (Dr Elisabeth Vogel)
• Effect of extreme climatic conditions on yield of staple crops calculated by researchers. Devi Discourse. May 3. (Dr Elisabeth Vogel).
• Effect of climate extremes on the yield variability of staple crops world wide. Science Times. May 3. (Dr Elisabeth Vogel).
• Massive global crop yield variations explained by climate extremes. Earth.com. May 3. (Dr Elisabeth Vogel).
• Study shows climate extremes play a significant role in global crop yield. World Stage – News Agency of Nigeria. May 3. (Dr Elisabeth Vogel).
• Climate extremes explain 18%-43% of global crop yield variations. 7th Space. May 3. (Dr Elisabeth Vogel).
• Climate extremes: Impact on global crop yield variations. Science Daily. May 3. (Dr Elisabeth Vogel).
• Climate extremes explain 18-43% of global crop yield variations. Phys.org. May 3. (Dr Elisabeth Vogel).
• Climate change link to global drought goes back a century. Brisbane Times, Sydney Morning Herald. May 2. (Dr Andrew King).

April

• How will climate change’s warming pattern look in the future? April 29. World Economic Forum. (Dr Andrew King).
• Guest post: How will climate changes warming pattern look in the future? Carbon Brief. April 24. (Dr Andrew King).
• BSC develops new method for more reliable estimates of the role of humans in extreme climate events. Science Business. April 15. (Dr Markus Donat)
• Take weather prediction with a grain of salt and it gets better. Earth and Space News. April 12. (Dr Caroline Ummenhofer).
• Boiling Point: Special Guest Manon Sabot; the role of vegetation in the climate equation. Eastside 89.7FM. April 3. (Manon Sabot).
• While the rich world braces for future climate change, the poor world is already being devastated by it. CNN. April 1. (Dr Andrew King).

March

• Mozambique shows how climate change could affect the world’s most vulnerable. CBS 6News, Tech Times, 8KPAX (Montana), Channel 3000, WRAL. March 31. (Dr Andrew King).
• Are more Aussie trees dying of drought? Scientists need your help spotting dead trees. The Conversation. March 27. (Dr Martin de Kauwe).
• High winds take tourist vessel off the water as storm passes over. The Mercury (Tasmania). March 25 (Amelie Meyer, CLEX).
• Australia weather El Niño alert: Floods and drought threat soars – Australia on knees. The Express (UK). March 19. (Dr Agus Santoso).
• Australia’s wool farmers are swapping sheep for grain. Live Kindly. March 17. (Mandy Freund).
• Evidence for man-made global warming hits ‘gold standard’ – scientists. Reuters. March 17. (Prof Nathan Bindoff).
• ‘Monster’ El Niño a chance later this year, pointing to extended dry times. The Age. March 16. (Dr Agus Santoso).
• ‘Ignored’: climate experts appeal to Berejiklian government. Sydney Morning Herald. March 13. (Prof Andy Pitman).
• Handling the ‘pariah’ policy of climate change. The Mandarin. March 13. (CLEX)
• Sea creatures fled north in record numbers when the warm waters of El Niño and ‘The Blob’ joined forces and triggered a marine heatwave that lasted two years. Daily Mail. March 12. (Neil Holbrook, Eric Oliver).
• Runaway climate change. The Wire 2SER-FM. March 6. (Prof Steve Sherwood)

February

• Only one-in-a-million chance global warming is not manmade, scientists say. The Independent (UK). February 28. (Prof Nathan Bindoff).
• Evidence for man-made climate change reaches ‘gold standard’. New York Post, February 27. (Prof Nathan Bindoff).
• Evidence for man-made climate change hits gold standard – scientists. Eye Witness News, Yahoo News, The Straits Times, EMTV, Kitco News. February 26. (Prof Nathan Bindoff).
• Evidence for man-made global warming hits ‘gold standard’ level of certainty used to confirm scientific discoveries, experts say – with a one-in-a-million chance they are wrong. Daily Mail UK. February 26. (Prof Nathan Bindoff).
• Evidence of human role in global warming hits strongest statistical benchmark; study. Global News. February 25. (Prof Nathan Bindoff).
• ‘Gold standard’ certain climate caused by humans: scientists. ARY News. February 25. (Prof Nathan Bindoff).
• A critically dry town’s ‘magical otherworldly’ solution to sustainable, clean drinking water. ABC News. February 23. (Prof Michael Roderick).
• Here are some gross emails climate scientists got from deniers. Vice. February 17. (Dr Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick).
• Better climate models to protect Australia. Pawsey Supercomputing Centre. February 14. (Prof Jason Evans).
• Slowing climate change could reverse drying in the sub tropics. The Conversation, Down to Earth. February 12. (Dr Andrew King).

• Australia calls emergency meetings as climate crisis intensifies. Financial Times. February 9. (Prof Andy Pitman).
• ‘A worrying signal’: it’s hot and only going to get hotter. Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times, The Age. February 7. (Dr Andrew King, Dr Ben Henley).
• Last year was Earth’s fourth-hottest on record, scientists confirm. SBSTV. February 7. (Dr Andrew King).
• Fire, drought and flooding rain: it’s time for national action on climate change. The Strategist (ASPI). February 6. (CLEX, Prof Tony Press)
• Mountain marsupial closer to becoming major Aussie climate change extinction. Asia and Pacific. February 3. (Dr Andrew King).

January

• Sweltering in the city. Coonamble Times. January 31. (Dr Ailie Gallant).
• Bizarre ‘flying omelette’ cloud rolls over NSW. news.com.au. January 28. (Prof Todd Lane).
• Drought not an automatic result of climate change. Ozewex Newsletter. January 27. (Prof Michael Roderick)
• Australia Day Honours: Expat scientist honoured for work on climate change. North Shore Times, Daily Telegraph. January 25. (Prof Andy Pitman).

• Ailie Gallant interview on urban heatwave effect (listen above). Ross and John. 3AW. January 25. (Dr Ailie Gallant).
• Melbourne and Adelaide night temperatures amplified by heatwaves, study finds. Mirage News. January 25. (Dr Ailie Gallant).
• Weather scientists discover one of the world’s largest hailstones. ABC News. January 23. (Dr Joshua Soderholm).
• Why Antarctica’s sea ice is so low (and, no, it’s not just about climate change). The Conversation. SBSNews, Qrius. January 19. (Dr Julie Arblaster).
• Ocean and wind changes cause Antarctic sea-ice drop to record low. Mirage News. January 18. (Dr Julie Arblaster).
• World’s oceans absorbed the same amount of heat last year as 150 million ‘Little Boy’ atomic bombs that destroyed Hiroshima. Daily Mail Australia. January 17. (Dr Eric Oliver, Prof Neil Holbrook)

• William Whewell – coined osmosis, conductivity, ion and scientst! The Science Show (ABC – listen above). January 12. (Prof Andy Pitman).
• Lessons learnt (and perhaps forgotten) from Australia’s ‘worst fires’. Sydney Morning Herald. January 11. (Dr Joelle Gergis)
• Stunning mammary clouds blanket the skies of Sydney leaving locals stunned by the rare weather phenomenon. Daily Mail Australia. January 2. (Dr Joshua Soderholm).