Australia’s new emission target comes amid worrying signs of backsliding on climate action. As global leaders gather at the UN, Australia can play a role.
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In full sun, tropical leaves can become much hotter than the surrounding air. Their ability to cope can be a matter of life or death.
From rising global temperatures to the fast-warming Arctic, early climate models predicted the changes half a century ago.
Climate change impacts are nonlinear and unevenly distributed. In the Arctic, rising temperatures affect glaciers’ ability to store water, leading to rising sea levels.
Climate change is already reshaping the towering mountain ash forests of southeastern Australia, new research shows.
Swimming in the Seine River is often framed as a novelty of the 2024 Paris Olympics, but it revives an old tradition amid climate change.
The drought has been linked to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, a natural climate pattern. A new study finds global warming is now influencing that natural phenomenon.
Carbon dioxide emissions trap heat in the atmosphere, warming the planet. Too much of it can disrupt the climate and oceans.
As oceans warm, tropical fish are on the move, heading south into cooler waters. New research reveals how they are getting on with the fish they encounter there.
The new federal law favors energy technologies that are already profitable and increase global warming over cleaner approaches that could use the investment support.
A 70,000-person global study found understanding how events such as fires and floods are linked to climate change may be a key driver of support for climate action.
African countries had 14 of the world’s 67 heat extreme events last year, and several had at least three months of hotter temperatures than the preceding 30 years.
The answer confirms scientists’ suspicion that when our planet’s climate crosses certain ‘tipping points’, truly catastrophic ecological collapse can follow.
Yes, it’s been raining in southeast Australia – but it’s too little, too late. Now it’s too cold to grow decent pasture. This is called a ‘green drought’.
As global temperatures rise, wildfires are advancing further north. Many of them burn through peat, which contains massive amounts of carbon.
New research suggests global warming is increasing the frequency and intensity of wind gusts from thunderstorm downbursts, with serious consequences for air travel.
Billions of dollars in renewables investment once destined for the US could soon be looking for a new home. The Albanese government must capitalise.
As climate change and disrupted weather patterns impact countries around the world, leaders must act to mitigate the negative effects on public health.
Some technologies could rapidly cut emissions, while others do little to fight climate change. The House bill favors the latter while nixing support for the former.
Parts of the Atlantic Ocean are again much warmer than normal, priming Europe for more extreme heat this summer.
Top contributors
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Chief Scientist, Australian Antarctic Division and Professor of Climate Science, Australian National University
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Deputy Director, Engagement and Impact, The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Australian National University
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Professor and Climate Scientist, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University
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Adjunct professor, UNSW
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Professor of Climate Science, University of Reading
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Professor of Energy, Murdoch University
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Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Our Future Oceans and Scientia Professor in Oceanography, UNSW
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Climate Projections Scientist, CSIRO
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Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW
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A/Prof., School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne