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February 28, 2022

New IPCC report shows Australia is at real risk from climate change, with impacts worsening, future risks high, and wide‑ranging adaptation needed

Brendan Mackey, Griffith University; Francis Chiew, CSIRO; Gretta Pecl, University of Tasmania; Kevin Hennessy, CSIRO; Lauren Rickards, RMIT University; Mark Howden, Australian National University; Nigel Tapper, Monash University; Nina Lansbury, The University of Queensland, and Uday Nidumolu, CSIRO

We are no longer in typical conditions. Climate change is already damaging human and natural systems we hold dear in Australia.

Tropical rainforests are among the biggest contributors to the global greening boom. AAP Image/Dave Hunt

July 24, 2017

Rising carbon dioxide is making the world’s plants more water‑wise

Pep Canadell, CSIRO; Francis Chiew, CSIRO; Lei Cheng, CSIRO; Lu Zhang, CSIRO, and Yingping Wang, CSIRO

The globe is greening as plants grow faster in response to rising carbon dioxide. But a new analysis shows they aren’t using more water to do it - a rare piece of good news for our changing planet.

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