climate change

How hot was autumn

06 Jun 2016

Autumn could scarcely have been hotter, says Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick in this overview of a record-breaking season.

What is going on with India’s weather?

30 May 2016

Until now, India's smog problem has curbed extreme temperatures. But that could be about to change, write Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Andrew King and Geert Jan van Oldenborgh.

Brace for more city floods as rainfall extremes rise with climate change

10 May 2016

Cities face harsher, more concentrated rainfall as climate change not only intensifies storms, but draws them into narrower bands of more intense downpours, UNSW engineers have found.

Forum of prominent Australians to prepare roadmap for a clean energy transition

29 Apr 2016

UNSW is hosting the Leadership Forum on Energy Transition for Australia, an initiative of the ACF that brings together leaders from business, academia and the community to develop a clean energy blueprint for the nation.

Narrabeen Beach erosion and recovery timelapse: April 2015 storm

13 Apr 2016

Researchers at the UNSW Water Research Laboratory have been tracking the variability, changes and trends in coastal erosion at Narrabeen-Collaroy since 1976. In April 2015, a severe east coast low battered the coastline of Sydney, with maximum waves reaching a record-breaking 14.9m.

Australia ‘working blind’ on beach and coastal erosion

13 Apr 2016

One of the world’s longest-running beach erosion research programs is calling for the creation of a National Coastline Observatory, saying Australian governments are 'working blind' on the impacts of climate change on our coast.

Mass extinctions and climate change: why the speed of rising greenhouse gases matters

24 Mar 2016

Coral bleaching is the 'canary in the coal mine' and suggests the present rate of climate change is too fast for many species to adapt, write Katrin Meissner and Kaitlin Alexander.

Plants boost extreme temperatures by up to 5°C

22 Mar 2016

Heatwaves are likely to be more intense and result in maximum temperatures 3°C to 5°C warmer than previously estimated - all because of the way plants respond to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

February’s global temperature spike is a wake-up call

16 Mar 2016

Global temperatures for February showed a disturbing and unprecedented upward spike, write Steve Sherwood and Stefan Rahmstorf.

Global warming increases rain in world's driest areas

08 Mar 2016

Global warming will increase rainfall in some of the world's driest areas over land, with not only the wet getting wetter but the dry getting wetter as well – a phenomenon that could lead to more flash flooding.

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