Carbon dioxide emissions, the main contributor to global warming, are set to rise again in 2014 – reaching a record […]
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Ozone loss slows, new climate impacts loom – global report
Destruction of the planet’s protective ozone layer is slowing, according to the latest scientific assessment, but full impacts on global […]
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Election 2014 – SMC science Q&A with political parties
The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]
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Climate data from air, land, sea and ice in 2013 ‘reflect trends of a warming planet’ — says the latest […]
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The release of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s third and final fifth assessment (AR5) report has garnered […]
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After lengthy talks, scientists and government representatives meeting in Yokohama have now finalised the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s […]
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Any Australian and New Zealander with a home computer and an internet connection will soon be able to power up […]
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What risks from climate change will New Zealand need to confront? What areas are most vulnerable, and what actions will […]
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AusSMC: CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology have released their latest “State of the Climate” report on observed changes in long […]
Continue readingExploring the side effects of geoengineering – experts respond
Technological fixes to combat harmful effects of climate change — even if employed on a massive scale — will be […]
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