Simulating Earth's changing climate: why some models exaggerate future warming
Apr 05, 2022 11:51 am UTC| Nature
The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released overnight, shows a viable path to cutting global emissions by half by the end of this decade. It follows earlier reports in the IPCCs...
Five walks to save the world – how 'psychogeography' can help you confront the climate crisis
Mar 27, 2022 14:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Perhaps, like me, youve seen wildfires raging and glaciers melting on the news and felt helpless. In the face of reports that the impacts of climate change are worse than expected, what on Earth can you do? While you...
Will war in Ukraine hasten the end of fossil fuels?
Mar 27, 2022 14:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Four weeks have passed since Russian troops invaded Ukraine. To impede the onslaught of Vladimir Putins war machine, countries in the EU and elsewhere have announced measures to cut imports of fuel and energy from Russia,...
From field to store to plate, our farmers are increasingly worried about climate change
Mar 11, 2022 17:01 pm UTC| Nature
Empty supermarket shelves still shock Australians, who have become accustomed to being able to buy the food they want. But we can expect to see more empty shelves, more often, in coming decades. Climate change means...
Mar 01, 2022 10:10 am UTC| Nature
Even if we manage to stop the planet warming beyond 1.5℃ this century, we will still see profound impacts to billions of people on every continent and in every sector, and the window to adapt is narrowing quickly. These...
IPCC report: how politics – not climate change – is responsible for disasters and conflict
Mar 01, 2022 10:02 am UTC| Nature Politics
The latest UN report on the potential impacts of climate change gives a grim verdict, with some effects now deemed unavoidable. But there are also lessons on disasters and violent conflicts which could help save lives and...
Mar 01, 2022 10:01 am UTC| Nature
More than half the worlds population faces water scarcity for at least one month every year. Meanwhile, some people have to deal with too much water, while others have access to only poor water quality. Thats billions of...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight