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Melting Antarctic ice can trigger effects on the other side of the globe. NASA/Jane Peterson

September 12, 2017

How Antarctic ice melt can be a tipping point for the whole planet’s climate

Christian Turney, UNSW ; Jonathan Palmer, UNSW ; Peter Kershaw, Monash University; Steven Phipps, University of Tasmania, and Zoë Thomas, UNSW

The climate secrets contained in an ancient tree that lived through abrupt global change reveal how Antarctica can trigger rapid warming in the north by dumping cold water into the Southern Ocean.

Britain’s industrial pioneers couldn’t have known how they would affect the climate. Henry Gastineau

August 24, 2016

The Industrial Revolution kick‑started global warming much earlier than we realised

Helen McGregor, University of Wollongong; Joëlle Gergis, The University of Melbourne; Nerilie Abram, Australian National University, and Steven Phipps, University of Tasmania

The first signs that humans were warming the climate appeared much earlier in the northern hemisphere - way back in the 1830s. But now the trend is emerging all over the globe.

Warming may be slower than we expected, but it’s still happening. Marc Samson

May 20, 2013

Long‑term warming, short‑term variability: why climate change is still an issue

Steven Phipps, UNSW

A new study published today suggests that the short-term warming due to increasing greenhouse gases may be less than previously feared. However, when we look at the bigger picture, we still find that climate…

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