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What is a one-in-100 year weather event? And why do they keep happening so often?

24 Mar 2021

In any given year, there's a 1% chance of a 'once in a century' flood. But that doesn't mean they can't happen more than once in quick succession.

Earth's magnetic field broke down 42,000 years ago and caused massive sudden climate change

19 Feb 2021

The last major geomagnetic reversal triggered a series of dramatic events that have far-reaching consequences for our planet.

Ancient relic points to a turning point in Earth's history 42,000 years ago

19 Feb 2021

Just like in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the answer was 42.

A beach with two signs denoting predicted sea levels in 2030 and sea levels in 2050

Sea level data confirms climate modeling projections were right

15 Feb 2021

Projections of rising sea levels this century are on the money when tested against satellite and tide-gauge observations, scientists find.

bushfires burning on the horizon at dusk on a farm

How heatwaves and drought combine to produce the perfect firestorm

29 Jan 2021

We know heatwaves and drought can turn bushfires into infernos, but the reasons why were poorly understood in science.

Couple stand at the ruins of their home after bushfire

How resilient is the insurance industry against climate change?

16 Dec 2020

New research finds there are several steps insurers can take to improve the way they assess and manage the impacts of climate change on the community.

A truck transports coal from an open cut mine in Queensland

The Paris Agreement 5 years on: big coal exporters like Australia face a reckoning

15 Dec 2020

The Paris Agreement desperately needs to be updated. Currently the big exporters take no responsibility for the emissions created when those fossil fuels are burned overseas.

Alliance of top universities urges G20 leaders to prioritise net zero emissions

18 Nov 2020

The International Universities Climate Alliance’s first major initiative will call on world leaders to act on the climate emergency.

Vital Signs: A global carbon price could soon be a reality – Australia should prepare

13 Nov 2020

Australia faces a carbon tax being imposed on it by its trading partners. It's time to get ahead of the curve.

What’s going on with the size of the ozone hole?

04 Nov 2020

UNSW Professor Matthew England explains the science behind annual ozone depletion, why this year’s ozone hole is larger and deeper, and what the means for the future of our climate.

Video Credit: Global Science TV

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