New data challenges “time we have left” and the carbon budget
May 19, 2022 1:00 am Comments Off on New data challenges “time we have left” and the carbon budgetThe “climate gamble” grows every year, but we still have time
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Video: Climate Science – what it is, why it matters and what it tells us
May 16, 2022 11:58 am Comments Off on Video: Climate Science – what it is, why it matters and what it tells usWhat is climate science? Why does climate science matter? What does climate science tell us?
Australia could rapidly shift to clean transport – if we had a strategy. So we put this plan together
May 16, 2022 11:22 am Comments Off on Australia could rapidly shift to clean transport – if we had a strategy. So we put this plan togetherWe must move to grasp this opportunity to clean our transport sector while securing new jobs, improving our national security, and cleaning the air we all breathe.
A climate scientist on India and Pakistan’s horror heatwave, and the surprising consequences of better air quality
May 13, 2022 3:14 pm Comments Off on A climate scientist on India and Pakistan’s horror heatwave, and the surprising consequences of better air qualityIndia and Pakistan are both working to reduce heatwave impacts through plans that also focus on early warning of heatwaves and improved public communication of ways to find relief from heat.
Extreme climate and weather events in a warmer world
April 11, 2022 9:57 am Comments Off on Extreme climate and weather events in a warmer worldThe world must pull together to create a future in which extreme events, and the damage they cause, remain relatively rare
Tiny satellites are changing the way we explore our planet and beyond
March 30, 2022 9:22 am Comments Off on Tiny satellites are changing the way we explore our planet and beyondWant to go to space? It could cost you.
The east coast rain seems endless. Where on Earth is all the water coming from?
March 8, 2022 2:49 pm Comments Off on The east coast rain seems endless. Where on Earth is all the water coming from?At any one time, Earth’s atmosphere holds only about a week’s worth of rain. But rainfall and floods have devastated Australia’s eastern regions for weeks and more heavy rain is forecast. So where’s all this water coming from?
‘One of the most extreme disasters in colonial Australian history’: climate scientists on the floods and our future risk: The Conversation
March 3, 2022 10:27 am Comments Off on ‘One of the most extreme disasters in colonial Australian history’: climate scientists on the floods and our future risk: The ConversationWhile the role of climate change is hard to pin down in Australia’s biggest floods, we know flooding often strikes our east coast. Building greater resilience to severe flooding would help lessen their impact.
Like rivers in the sky: the weather system bringing floods to Queensland will become more likely under climate change
February 27, 2022 1:17 pm Comments Off on Like rivers in the sky: the weather system bringing floods to Queensland will become more likely under climate changeEvery little bit we do to limit carbon emissions might mean one less flood and one less person who has to rebuild.
2021 was one of the hottest years on record – and it could also be the coldest we’ll ever see again
January 20, 2022 1:39 pm Comments Off on 2021 was one of the hottest years on record – and it could also be the coldest we’ll ever see againRapid decarbonisation is needed to reduce further warming of the planet. It’s not too late to avoid the most dangerous climate change impacts.