14 January 2022, The Conversation, This WA town just topped 50℃ – a dangerous temperature many Australians will have to get used to. While Australians are used to summer heat, most of us only have to endure the occasional day over … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Impacts Observed & Projected
13 December 2021, The Washington Post, Crucial Antarctic ice shelf could fail within five years, scientists say. Scientists have discovered a series of worrying weaknesses in the ice shelf holding back one of Antarctica’s most dangerous glaciers, suggesting that this important … Continue reading →
7 December 2021, The Conversation: We are professional fire watchers, and we’re astounded by the scale of fires in remote Australia right now. While southern Australia experienced a wet winter and a soggy spring, northern Australia has seen the opposite. Extreme … Continue reading →
29 November 2021, Carbon Brief: Avoiding temperature ‘overshoot’ reduces multiple climate change risks, say scientists. Allowing global temperatures to temporarily “overshoot” end-of-century targets will drive greater economic loss and more severe climate impacts than staying below these targets throughout the … Continue reading →