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No more excuses: restoring nature is not a silver bullet for global warming, we must cut emissions outright

July 12, 2022 10:18 am Published by Comments Off on No more excuses: restoring nature is not a silver bullet for global warming, we must cut emissions outright

We now need new international cooperation and agreements to stop expansion of fossil fuels globally and for governments to strengthen their national climate pledges under the Paris Agreements ratcheting mechanism. Promises of carbon dioxide removals via land cannot justify delays in these necessary actions.

Our flood predictions are getting worse as the climate changes. We have to understand how hills shape floods

June 29, 2022 2:15 pm Published by Comments Off on Our flood predictions are getting worse as the climate changes. We have to understand how hills shape floods

Floods are a difficult challenge for societies to deal with around the world. That’s because coping with floods requires us to make long-term decisions about where we live, how we live, and what we build in the face of a rapidly changing climate. To fully address these problems is an international, multidisciplinary task for scientists, engineers, planners, policymakers and decision makers.

Multi-year La Niña events

June 28, 2022 9:07 am Published by Comments Off on Multi-year La Niña events

La Niña is an important cause of rainfall variability of Australia. A multi-year La Niña event can be particularly important for some climate risks. Some climate models are indicating that La Niña may continue for a third year through spring and summer 2022-23, increasing the chances of more rain and flooding.

A huge Atlantic ocean current is slowing down. If it collapses, La Niña could become the norm for Australia

June 7, 2022 9:21 am Published by Comments Off on A huge Atlantic ocean current is slowing down. If it collapses, La Niña could become the norm for Australia

At no time in Earth’s history, giant meteorites and super-volcanos aside, has our climate system been jolted by changes in atmospheric gas composition like what we are imposing today by our unabated burning of fossil fuels.