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We’ve come a long way since the agreement was formed in 2015. Stephane Mahe/Reuters

November 3, 2016

Paris climate agreement enters into force: international experts respond

Bill Hare, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research; Harald Winkler, University of Cape Town; Julia P G Jones, Bangor University; Luke Kemp, Australian National University; Meraz Mostafa, Independent University, Bangladesh; Pep Canadell, CSIRO, and Stefan Rahmstorf, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Experts agree that a new era for climate policy here. But the hard work starts now.

Fires in Western Australia in January 2015. AAP IMAGE/ WA Department of Parks and Wildlife

March 16, 2016

February’s global temperature spike is a wake‑up call

Steven Sherwood, UNSW and Stefan Rahmstorf, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

February 2016 was the hottest month by the biggest margin ever. Does that mean global warming has gone into hyperdrive?

People affected by floods move to higher grounds in Khoski, Sindh province, Pakistan, 17 September 2011. AAP

March 5, 2013

Weather extremes: atmospheric waves and climate change

Vladimir Petoukhov, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Stefan Rahmstorf, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

The northern hemisphere has experienced a spate of extreme weather in recent times. In 2012 there were destructive heat waves in the US and southern Europe, accompanied by floods in China. This followed…

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