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Why 2℃ of global warming is much worse for Australia than 1.5℃
By Andrew King Ben Henley and David Karoly on 16 May 2017
With 2℃ of global warming, the stifling heat of January 2013 would be the norm for Australia.
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Aerofloat: A small-scale solution to one of the world’s big water problems
By Autodesk Cleantech Series on 1 February 2016
Commissioned to solve a waste water problem on Australian rivers, this young local company’s solution could help solve one of the world’s biggest sustainability problems.
Climate change may put power grid at risk in the west
By Bobby Magill on 19 May 2015
The ravages of climate change could severely hurt the ability of utilities in the 11 Western states to generate power unless they “climate proof” their power grid.
After much ado, El Niño officially declared
By Andrea Thompson on 6 March 2015
Just when everyone had pretty much written it off, the El Niño event finally emerged in February and could last through the spring and summer.
Looming warming spurt could reshape climate debate
By John Upton on 2 March 2015
Humanity is about to experience a historically unprecedented spike in temperatures.
Drought dries up California hydropower, focus on solar, wind
By Bobby Magill on 7 October 2014
As California’s historic drought dries up the state’s water supplies and withers its crops, it’s also shaking up the way electricity is produced there.
Weather disasters have cost the globe $2.4 trillion
By Brian Kahn on 17 July 2014
Weather and climate-related disasters have caused $2.4 trillion in economic losses and nearly 2 million deaths globally since 1971.
Military bases face hurdles in climate change adaptation
By Brian Kahn on 15 July 2014
Climate change could cost the US Department of Defence big in coming decades unless adaptation measures are taken soon.
US climate change report warns of serious regional impacts
By Brian Kahn on 7 May 2014
The National Climate Assessment – a new report from the U.S. federal government – makes clear that climate change is a present-day issue and a growing threat.
Are we heading for a worrying Super El Niño?
By The Conversation on 2 May 2014
Climate researchers are seeing the beginnings of what could be the most powerful El Niño event since 1997/98.
Climate change impacts in pictures: 8 stark IPCC images
By Brian Kahn and Andrea Thompson on 1 April 2014
The latest IPCC report is chock full of illustrative tables and diagrams, here are 8 of the most illuminating ones that help tell an important story.
