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Wildfire Smoke from Australia Fueled Three-year "Super La Niña"
How wildfire smoke from Australia affected climate events around the world.
'We are cut off.' Tensions with Russia are hobbling Arctic research
'We are cut off.' Tensions with Russia are hobbling Arctic research
Impasse after Ukraine invasion threatens long-running data sets in oceanography, ecology, and climate science.
Advancing Climate Policy: Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge at the Science-Policy Interface
Advancing Climate Policy: Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge at the Science-Policy Interface
This working paper shows the need for the active engagement of Indigenous knowledge holders in climate policy processes.
The Surprising Science of Climate Protests
As an expected one billion people take part in Earth Day, Jocelyn Timperley and Martha Henriques delve into the evidence behind protest as a force for change.
Planting the Seeds of Discovery: Scientists Identify 100 Important Questions Facing Plant Science
Planting the Seeds of Discovery: Scientists Identify 100 Important Questions Facing Plant Science
An international panel of scientists has identified 100 of the most important questions facing plant science.
Will the World Ever See Another IPCC-style Body?
Many have sought to copy the IPCC. A new book explains why the panel's all-encompassing scientific assessments are hard to replicate.
Legitimacy in the Trans-scalar Governance of Climate Adaptation
Climate change adaptation is increasingly being addressed by public, private, and hybrid governance institutions across global, regional, national, sub-national, and local scales.
Rethinking Academia in a Time of Climate Crisis
Universities must change so that the scientific enterprise can respond to the climate crisis.
Swedish Climate Minister's R&I Wish List - and a Reality Check
Stronger research into policy innovation and behavioural change, new technologies to increase resource efficiency, and nature-positive food production innovation - these are three asks of European scientists by Sweden's climate minister Romina Pourmokhtari.
The Most Famous Climate Goal Is Woefully Misunderstood
Surpassing 1.5 degrees of warming was never going to be the end of the world.
Here Are the Top Trends That Will Shape Climate Tech in 2023
In 2022, we saw climate change wreak havoc on the world, and as a result 2023 will be defined by a Pandora's box of climate technologies
Weather Forecasting: Will It Rain Today? No One Really Knows
The English say so much depends on the weather, from battles in war to aid work. But our predictions are seldom perfect.
How an Early Oil Industry Study Became Key in Climate Lawsuits
For decades, 1960s research for the American Petroleum Institute warning of the risks of burning fossil fuels had been forgotten. But two papers discovered in libraries are now playing a key role in lawsuits aimed at holding oil companies accountable for climate change.
Are We Entering The Golden Age Of Climate Modeling?
Thanks to the advent of exascale computing, local climate forecasts may soon be a reality. And they're not just for scientists anymore.
Aerosols Must Be Included in Climate Risk Assessments
Estimates of impending risk ignore a big player in regional change and climate extremes.
Large-scale Behavioural Data Are Key to Climate Policy
Applying behavioural science can support system-level change for climate protection. Behavioural scientists should provide reliable large-scale data and governments should secure infrastructure for data collection and the implementation of evidence.
Farming Feeds the World. We Desperately Need to Know How to Do It Better
Farming Feeds the World. We Desperately Need to Know How to Do It Better
Interventions designed to improve agricultural practices often lack a solid evidence base. A new initiative could change that.
There’s one big subject our leaders at Cop27 won’t touch: livestock farming
It’s on course to guzzle half the world’s carbon budget, so why are governments so afraid to discuss it?
The Big Idea: We Need to Reverse Climate Change, Not Just Stop It
Taking carbon out of the atmosphere will become increasingly important.
Apocalypse in the Rear-view Mirror
The planet, as authoritarian capitalism's plaything, is subject to real-world economic-ecological downward spirals. And yet exorbitant space exploration projects continue to build escapist dreams on extractivism. And the threat of nuclear war continues to push at the limits of tenuous environmental stability.
Technical Reports Provide Scientific Evidence to Underpin Africa's Case at COP27
In this article, the Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation team's Dr Duncan MacFadyen and Rendani Nenguda write about the technical reports developed through the African Group of Negotiators Expert Support, which provides an armful of scientific evidence to underpin Africa's case at COP27.
How UN Secretary General Became an Outspoken Voice for Climate Action
António Guterres is heading to Cop27 for what is likely to be another blistering attack on complacency and foot-dragging.
Science, Technology and Innovation is Not Addressing World's Most Urgent Problems
Science, Technology and Innovation is Not Addressing World's Most Urgent Problems
Science, technology and innovation research is not focused on the most pressing problems: taking climate action, addressing complex underlying social issues, tackling hunger and promoting good health and wellbeing.
How Weathercasters Helped Change Public Opinion on Climate Change
The Clinton administration's outreach to meteorologists persuaded some television weathercasters to include climate as part of their day-to-day presentations and others to follow suit over time, improving Americans' understanding of the climate crisis.
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