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Why hurricanes like Milton in the US and cyclones in Australia are becoming more intense and harder to predict
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by Andrew Dowdy, Principal Research Scientist in Extreme Weather, The University of Melbourne, Liz Ritchie-Tyo, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Monash University, Savin Chand, Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Federation University Australia
5h ago
With Hurricanes Helene and Milton reminding us of the destructive force of such storms, the tropical cyclone forecast for Australia is for an average number but with a higher risk of severe cyclones ..read more
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New survey of IPCC authors reveals doubt, and hope, that world will achieve climate targets
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by Seth Wynes, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, University of Waterloo, H. Damon Matthews, Professor and Climate Scientist, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University
10h ago
‘Climate scientists’ are often understood as being a block of experts with monolithic beliefs. A new survey sheds considerable nuance onto the beliefs and perceptions of climate scientists ..read more
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Slow-moving sloths will struggle to adapt quickly to climate change – new study
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by Heather Ewart, Postdoctoral Researcher, Evolutionary Biology, University of Manchester
16h ago
Highland sloths are not able to slow their metabolic rate like lowland sloths when temperatures get too hot ..read more
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Huge waves in the atmosphere dump extreme rain on northern Australia
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by Fadhlil Rizki Muhammad, Graduate Researcher, The University of Melbourne, Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne, Claire Vincent, Senior Lecturer in Atmospheric Science, The University of Melbourne, Sandro W. Lubis, Earth Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
1d ago
Planet-scale oscillations in the atmosphere can wreak havoc with rainfall in Australia’s north, according to new research ..read more
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How the ‘social cost of carbon’ measurement can hide economic inequalities and mask climate suffering
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by Majid Hashemi, Adjunct assistant professor, Economics Department, Queen's University, Ontario
1d ago
While poorer nations face more severe climate impacts, their ‘social cost of carbon’ remains disproportionately low, reflecting deeper economic inequities that complicate global climate action ..read more
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Fix the climate or appease the fossil fuel industry – we can’t do both
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by Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition
1d ago
Funding for carbon capture and storage is likely to prolong the fossil fuel era ..read more
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How mainstream climate science endorsed the fantasy of a global warming time machine
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by Wim Carton, Associate Professor of Political Ecology, Lund University, Andreas Malm, Associate Professor of Human Ecology, Lund University
1d ago
Surpassing 1.5°C of warming can be undone at a later date – using tech, land and resources that don’t exist ..read more
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Is sustainable development possible? Only if we take a unified approach
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by Davide Elmo, Professor, Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia
2d ago
Purely technical solutions to the challenges of sustainable development will likely end in failure. Living within planetary boundaries will require a unified effort across disciplines and economies ..read more
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Unprecedented peril: disaster lies ahead as we track towards 2.7°C of warming this century
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by Thomas Newsome, Associate Professor in Global Ecology, University of Sydney, William Ripple, Distinguished Professor and Director, Trophic Cascades Program, Oregon State University
3d ago
All of human civilisation emerged during unusually benign climate conditions. As temperature records fall and climate damage intensifies, we are beginning to see what happens when we leave it behind ..read more
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Flooded industrial sites and toxic chemical releases are a silent, growing threat in hurricanes like Milton and Helene
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by James R. Elliott, Professor of Sociology, Rice University, Dominic Boyer, Professor of Anthropology, Rice University, Phylicia Lee Brown, Research Scientist in Urban-Environmental Sociology, Rice University
3d ago
People living near these industries, as well as emergency responders, often have few details about the chemicals inside. New interactive maps pinpoint the risks ..read more
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