climate change

Sponge gardens on a tropical reef at the Great Barrier Reef

Microbes could hold the key to explaining how climate change affects sea sponges, warn scientists from UNSW Sydney. 

A sun on the horizon with electricity pylon and cables in the foreground

The likely El Niño is bad timing for the electricity sector, and means Australians may face supply disruptions and volatile prices.

corals

Research suggests warming temperatures will see nearly 80 per cent of coral in reefs diseased in the next 80 years.

Icebergs and ice sheets can be seen ahead of the bow of an ice-breaker vessel

Scientists have detected a 30 per cent slowdown of the deep ocean currents that form in Antarctica, with profound consequences for Earth’s climate, sea level and marine life.

Climate change protest marchers toss around a large inflatable globe

Human civilisation is headed for collapse. Collectively, we are pushing planet Earth beyond the limits of endurance. There has to be a better way. Now a new book makes the case for systemic change.

Dry, cracked earth stretching to the horizon with blue sky and clouds

The research helps us understand how El Niño and La Niña will change as the world warms in the future.

satellite image of bushfire smoke off eastern australia

Could plumes of smoke from the Black Summer of fire have cooled regions of the Pacific and triggered a La Niña? New research suggests it’s possible.

UNSW and UN delegation visit

The visit deepened the University's commitment to working with the United Nations to achieve meaningful change, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. 

Pile of Australian 100 dollar notes

UNSW has academic experts available to comment on May's federal government budget announcements.

smoke stack, mist and sun

Life relies on a fine balance between energy in and energy out. But heating the world 1.2℃ means we’ve trapped an extraordinary amount of extra energy in the Earth system.

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