28 November 2018, The Conversation, Sydney storms could be making the Queensland fires worse. A strong low-pressure system has meant severe thunderstorm and hail warnings are in effect for much of the New South Wales South Coast. At the same time, very dry … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Extreme Events
14 November 2018, The Conversation, The bitter lesson of the Californian fires. California is burning, again. Dozens of peoples have been killed and thousands of buildings destroyed in several fires, the most destructive in the state’s history. The California fires are just the most recent … Continue reading →
8 October 2018, Carbon Brief, In-depth Q&A: The IPCC’s special report on climate change at 1.5C. Earlier today in South Korea, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its long-awaited special report on 1.5C. The IPCC is a body of scientists and economists – first … Continue reading →
28 September 2018, Washington Post, Trump administration sees a 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100. Last month, deep in a 500-page environmental impact statement, the Trump administration made a startling assumption: On its current course, the planet will warm a disastrous seven … Continue reading →