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With weather records dating back hundreds of years, it’s possible to track everything from sudden downpours that led to flash floods to the slow changes that occur over centuries.
Climate expert Ioana Colfescu talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about predicting the impact of El Niño.
Algal blooms are not maintenance failures requiring paint or treatment with hydrogen peroxide and nanobubbles. They are ecological warning signs.
How to place disabled people, who are some of the most vulnerable, at the centre of climate change negotiations.
Australia’s weather extremes are increasingly arriving back-to-back in a ‘weather whiplash’.
Past El Niño events have coincided with some of the driest, hottest weather on record.
Plant-based foods may be going out of fashion – an expert explains.
If you’re a tiny prawn, barramundi or rare sawfish in a northern Australian gulf, you can’t easily swim south to escape the heat.
Although recovering and reusing house materials takes more time, there can be big social and environmental benefits.
Florida’s current approach to insurance is forcing those who can least afford it to bear the cost of the climate crisis. But different approaches are available.
Even now, in an age of satellites and genome sequencing, the Earth still holds secrets.
This atmospheric phenomenon can cause floods and droughts across the world.
One Nation wants to differentiate itself from the Liberals on energy at a time when the parties increasingly overlap on social issues.
If we’re serious about reducing Australia’s emissions, we need far more renewable gases. And soon.
A new study shows it does rain more in cities, but the trend over time has been exaggerated by changes in satellites.
Climate action goes way beyond consumption. Find the most effective actions within your current roles, and overcome barriers for you and others to take them.
Removing the worst-case climate future for Earth isn’t failed science, as climate sceptic Donald Trump claims. It’s a sign climate action has made a difference.
Even though annual precipitation is rising nationally, the landscape is drying out more rapidly. That’s changing the water cycle.
CSIRO has been the custodian of Australia’s climate modelling through decades of shrinking budgets. Sacking scientists will change this.
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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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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Adjunct Professor (Practice) in the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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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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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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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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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, Climate Science and Science Communication, The University of Melbourne
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Climate Projections Scientist, CSIRO
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Professor of Physical Geography (Climate Science), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute