Has climate change really improved U.S. weather?
Apr 25, 2016 01:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
According to a new report published in Nature on April 20, 2016 by Patrick Egan and Megan Mullin, weather conditions have improved for the vast majority of Americans over the past 40 years. This, they argue, explains why...
Paris climate deal: leaders signed up to a marathon without first getting fit
Apr 22, 2016 08:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
At the Paris climate summit in December 2015, 195 countries adopted the first universal, legally binding, global climate deal. Impressive stuff. A major success for the United Nations and met with much congratulatory...
Indigenous innovation could save a billion tonnes of greenhouse gases
Apr 22, 2016 08:16 am UTC| Nature
Of the 50 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere each year, about 2 billion tonnes (4%) come from wildfires. Warmer temperatures, driven by El Niño, can drive emissions even higher. Emissions...
The Paris Agreement signing ceremony at a glance
Apr 22, 2016 07:31 am UTC| Nature
Leaders and diplomats from more than 160 countries are gathering at the United Nations New York headquarters on April 22 to sign the Paris Agreement the landmark climate deal hammered out at the culmination of last years...
Drought forecasting isn't just about water – to get smart we need health and financial data too
Apr 22, 2016 07:19 am UTC| Nature
The Millennium Drought taught Australians many lessons about living under extremely dry conditions not just about how to conserve water, but also about human suffering. In a drought, farmers find it more difficult to...
Signing the Paris Climate Agreement is easy – what comes next for Australia will be hard
Apr 21, 2016 06:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Tomorrow, world leaders and diplomats will converge on the United Nations New York headquarters to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change. It will be the largest UN signing event in history, with representatives from...
Building cool cities for a hot future
Apr 21, 2016 06:27 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Another hot and humid day in Sydney tomorrow with a maximum of 32 degrees in the city and 38 in the western suburbs. How many times have we heard that on TV or radio weather reports? But what would you think about...
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
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects