The new C40 Cities report Climate Action in Megacities demonstrates a clear trend of expanding and accelerating climate action in the world’s megacities. Climate actions, such as implementing rigorous energy efficiency regulations for buildings, instituting bus rapid transit lines or …
CSIRO is undertaking research to better address public perceptions and understandings of climate change. Four online surveys were undertaken at approximately yearly intervals from 2010 until 2013. The 2013 survey found that previous experience with extreme climate and weather events was positively …
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In research published in the journal Nature, CSIRO and an international team of scientists have revealed global maps showing how fast and in which direction local climates are shifting. This new study points to a simpler way of looking at …
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Restore America’s Estuaries has released the findings of a study that confirms the climate mitigation benefits of restoring tidal wetland habitat. The study, the first of its kind, provides a much needed approach for assessing carbon fluxes for historic drained …
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The new report Heatwaves: Hotter, Longer, More Often is the second major report of the Climate Council and examines the impact of climate change on heatwaves and hot weather. It finds that climate change is already increasing the intensity and …
Visit the New Scientist Your Warming World interactive map and graphic and click on the map or enter a location in the search box to find out how average temperatures in specific locations all around the world have changed over …
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The University of Queensland fee-free online TROPIC101x course will introduce you to the incredible plants and animals that create tropical coastal ecosystems, and you will go on to explore the challenges these ecosystems are facing such as overfishing, coastal pollution, …
Research at the National Environmental Research Program (NERP) Environmental Decisions Hub has found that heat waves, droughts and floods expected under climate change will alter environmental conditions so much that many eucalypts will no longer survive in their native ranges. …
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The Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology has released the Annual Climate Statement 2013. Data collected and analysed show that 2013 was Australia’s warmest year on record while rainfall was slightly below average nationally: Summer 2012–13 was the warmest on record …
The OECD report Environment at a Glance 2013: OECD Indicators offers a comprehensive snapshot of key environmental trends in OECD member countries since the early 1990s. Issues addressed include climate change, air pollution, biodiversity, water resources, and waste. The report reveals …