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It is time to draw down carbon dioxide but shut down moves to play God with the climate
Tim Flannery, The University of Melbourne The global effort to keep climate change to safe levels – ideally…
‘It’s not game over – it’s game on’: why 2024 is an inflection point for the climate crisis
Wesley Morgan, Griffith University In 2024, global climate trends are cause for both deep alarm and cautious optimism.…
Old forests are critically important for slowing climate change and merit immediate protection from logging
An old-growth forest of noble fir trees at Marys Peak in Oregon’s Coast Range. Beverly Law, CC BY-ND…
We used AI and satellite imagery to map ocean activities that take place out of sight, including fishing, shipping and energy development
Many commercial fishing boats do not report their positions at sea or are not required to do so.…
Sandia Researchers Uncover Alarming Arctic Climate Crisis
At a Glance The Arctic, known as Earth’s icy crown, is facing an unprecedented climate crisis, with temperatures…
A heatwave in Antarctica totally blew the minds of scientists. They set out to decipher it – and here are the results
DM Bergstrom, Author provided Dana M Bergstrom, University of Wollongong Climate scientists don’t like surprises. It means our…
How 2023’s record heat worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world
Albert Van Dijk, Australian National University 2023 was a year of record-breaking heat, devastating storms and floods, deepening…
How science saved the ozone layer
Concentration of ozone (in Dobson units) as of mid-September 2022, based on measurements by the IASI infrared sounder…
What Engineers Are Thinking Up to Curb Our Climate Crisis
Scientists, policymakers, and entrepreneurs envision a net zero future where we can store billions of tons of greenhouse…
New Research Reveals Discrepancies in Carbon Flux Estimates from Tropical Forests
At a Glance Tropical forests play a crucial role in Earth’s climate system by absorbing atmospheric carbon dioxide.…