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From wombat and mozzie surveillance to deciphering climate history and spotting star explosions, citizen scientists are instrumental in contributing knowledge.
It’s a seemingly whimsical exercise, but it serves serious purposes.
Why climate models struggle to simulate this special kind of desert thunderstorm.
Sharp seasonal swings are happening more often – and they’re a big problem for homes, food and infrastructure.
Behind the long-term climate projections that affect our lives sits one of the most remarkable scientific achievements of the modern era.
In the Antarctic Peninsula, precipitation is increasingly falling as rain rather than snow, with consequences for glaciers, penguins and even scientists.
Researchers said they tried to manage how their activism was perceived by clarifying their expertise and acting alongside other scientists.
A global study of 3,000 glaciers reveals the risks of surging ice in a warming world.
Its ice sheet could theoretically melt and raise the sea by 7 metres.
With an average temperature of -50°C, Antarctica’s first-ever 100% natural sanctuary protects endangered ice cores from global warming.
With no Antarctica-style treaty to protect Greenland, a US takeover could mean scientists lose access.
Intense fires can produce storms that make more fire – and they’re becoming more common.
The warning lights from the cryosphere have been flashing red for several years and governments and policymakers ignore this at their peril.
The seismic echoes of capsizing icebergs falling from Thwaites Glacier have been detected for the first time.
Cyclones Ditwah and Senyar show we must prepare for storms that are weak in wind but extreme in rain.
For a million years, one of humanity’s last cousins lived on an island in Indonesia. Why did they disappear?
The world bet on collective but voluntary action to keep global warming at a safe level.
Cimate scientists are more certain than ever that humans are changing the climate – but there are signs of hope on the horizon.
Climate scientist Nadir Jeevanjee speaks on The Conversation Weekly podcast about how the pioneers of climate modelling got many of their predictions right.
Top contributors
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Honorary Associate Professor of Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Host + Producer, The Conversation
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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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Deputy Director, Engagement and Impact, The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Australian National University
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Associate in Meteorology, University of Bristol
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ARC DECRA Fellow, UNSW
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Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Monash University
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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Associate Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Weather of the 21st Century, Monash University
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW
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Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research, University of Technology Sydney
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Chair Professor, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW
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Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures, University of Leeds