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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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The failed logic of CSIRO boss over climate science could waste billions

08 Feb 2016

Larry Marshall may be right when he says the question of global warming has been answered. But there are many more climate questions to ask, writes Andy Pitman.

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How a 2°C rise means even higher temperatures where we live

22 Jan 2016

A global temperature rise of 2°C could lead to warming extremes of up to 6°C in some land masses, new research published in Nature shows.

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UNSWTV: Catastrophic Science – Climate Migrants

02 Dec 2015

Climate change is already having an impact on communities. Find out about one island's entire population that had to leave their homes forever, the ski fields that became a dust bowl – and how one researcher is tackling the problem.

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