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Summers are getting longer each year, and it isn’t all fun and games
The cumulative heat in summers is rising, meaning there is less relief from warm temperatures once summer begins.…
Why has this autumn been so hot and dry?
Kimberley Reid, The University of Melbourne We’re less than a month away from the southern hemisphere winter. But…
The latest world climate report is grim, but it’s not the end of the story
Andrew King, The University of Melbourne It’s no secret our planet is heating up. And here’s the evidence:…
Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes detected at the crumbling end of Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier
Copernicus / ESA, CC BY Thanh-Son Pham, Australian National University Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake…
In 2024, the climate crisis worsened in all ways. But we can still limit warming with bold action
abstractaerialart/Getty Thomas Newsome, University of Sydney and William Ripple, Oregon State University Climate change has been on the…
What are climate tipping points? They sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans, but there’s still room for optimism
Meltwater runs across the Greenland ice sheet in rivers. The ice sheet is already losing mass and could…
What are climate tipping points? They sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans, but there’s still room for optimism
Meltwater runs across the Greenland ice sheet in rivers. The ice sheet is already losing mass and could…
The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet
Hamish Clarke, The University of Melbourne We’ve all seen the alarming images. Smoke belching from the thick forests…
The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet
Hamish Clarke, The University of Melbourne We’ve all seen the alarming images. Smoke belching from the thick forests…
New 30-year data shows ocean mass drives sea level rise
A new 30-year analysis of satellite data confirms that increasing ocean mass from melting land ice is the primary driver of global sea level rise.