Most recent 40 articles: The Conversation
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When did the climate crisis begin? - The Conversation (Sep 4) |
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Sep 4 · Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition
How old is the climate crisis?
I was born in 1994, when the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere was measured at 360 parts per million; today it is close to 420. Furnaces, engines and former forests emitted 23 billion tonnes of this planet-warming gas in 1994; today they spew more than 37 billion tonnes. With some exceptions (economic downturns, the pandemic), humanity has released more CO2 into the atmosphere each year than the one before it for at least two centuries.
Earth is not only hotter as a result of all this additional greenhouse gas, it is also getting hotter at a faster and faster rate. Where did it all begin? ... Read more ...
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40°C in August? A climate expert explains why Australia is ridiculously hot right now - The Conversation (Aug 25) |
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Aug 25 · Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
Andrew King receives funding from the ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather and the National Environmental Science Program.
University of Melbourne provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU.
It’s winter in Australia, but as you’ve probably noticed, the weather is unusually warm. The top temperatures over large parts of the country this weekend were well above average for this time of year.
The outback town of Oodnadatta in South Australia recorded 38.5°C on Friday and 39.4°C on Saturday – about 16°C above average. Both days were well above the state’s previous ... Read more ...
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Inside the political struggle at the IPCC that will determine the next six years of climate science - The Conversation (Jul 26) |
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Jul 26 · Senior Lecturer International Politics and Climate Change, Aberystwyth University
Hannah Hughes receives funding from UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the British Academy. She is co-investigator on the ESRC funded study of the IPCC, “The Politics of Science in International Climate Cooperation” (ES/W001373/1). She is principle investigator on the British Academy ODA interdisciplinary project of COP30 "Centring Climate Agreement-Making in and from the Amazon Rainforest" (OIIRP230289)
Aberystwyth University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.
The UN’s climate science advisory group, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ... Read more ...
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We’ve discovered the world’s trees absorb methane – so forests are even more important in the climate fight than we thought - The Conversation (Jul 24) |
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Jul 24 · Professorial Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Science, University of Birmingham
Vincent Gauci receives funding or has received funding from the Natural Environment Research Council, The Royal Society, Spark Climate Solutions, Axa Research Fund, Defra.
University of Birmingham provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK.
Tree bark in the world’s forests absorbs the greenhouse gas methane, my colleagues and I have demonstrated for the first time on a global scale – a discovery that could have big implications for tackling climate change.
As trees photosynthesise, their leaves take up carbon dioxide (CO2) and lock it away as ... Read more ...
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US targets oil and natural gas industry's role in global warming with new rule on methane emissions - The Conversation (Jul 18) |
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Jul 18 · Postdoc in atmospheric chemistry, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) – Université Paris-Saclay
Professeur en Physique, Utrecht University
Université Paris-Saclay provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation FR.
Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines provides funding as a member of The Conversation FR.
Methane is well known for coming from ruminants digestive system. What is less known is its important role in current climate change and what we could do to drastically reduce our emissions.
Methane (CH4) is the second main greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide (CO2). However, while CO2 will persist in the ... Read more ...
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The UK Green Party struggles to be heard in an election where climate change is on the back burner - The Conversation (Jun 13) |
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Jun 13 · Head of Policy Engagement, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford and Fellow in Environmental Change, Reuben College, University of Oxford, University of Oxford
Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
Anupama Sen has received funding from the Children's Investment Fund Foundation. This article is based on a study co-authored with Harry Lightfoot Brown at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford.
Sam Fankhauser receives funding from UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) through the project Productive and Inclusive Net ... Read more ...
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The warming ocean is leaving coastal economies in hot water - The Conversation (Jun 10) |
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Jun 10 · Director of Research for the Center for the Blue Economy, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
Charles Colgan receives funding from several sources including NOAA and Lloyds of London. He was an author of the 5th National Climate Assessment chapter on oceans and the 4th California Climate Assessment chapter on coasts and oceans.
Middlebury College provides funding as a member of The Conversation US.
Ocean-related tourism and recreation supports more than 320,000 jobs and US$13.5 billion in goods and services in Florida. But a swim in the ocean became much less attractive in the summer of 2023, when the water temperatures off Miami reached as high as 101 ... Read more ...
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Women are 14 times more likely to die in a climate disaster than men. It’s just one way climate change is gendered - The Conversation (May 30) |
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May 30 · Adjunct Researcher, University of Tasmania
Dr Carla Pascoe Leahy works for Women's Environmental Leadership Australia (WELA). WELA has just released a new report on Gender, Climate and Environmental Justice in Australia, funded by Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation and Equity Trustees.
University of Tasmania provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.
When we think of climate and environmental issues such as climate-linked disasters or biodiversity loss, we don’t tend to think about gender. At first glance, it may seem irrelevant.
But a growing body of evidence demonstrates women and gender-diverse people are disproportionately vulnerable to ... Read more ...
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Heat waves can be deadly for older adults: An aging global population and rising temperatures mean millions are at risk, as Asia is experiencing - The Conversation (May 22) |
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May 22 · A&S Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Innovation in Social Science, Boston University
Professor of Environmental Economics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Professor of Earth and Environment, Boston University
Enrica De Cian receives funding from the European Research Council - European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program. She is affiliated with CMCC Foundation - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, Italy, and RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment, Italy.
Giacomo Falchetta receives funding from the ENERGYA project, funded by the European Research Council, under the European ... Read more ...
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Clean energy slump – why Australia’s renewables revolution is behind schedule, and how to fix it - The Conversation (May 16) |
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May 16 · Deputy Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
Since 2008, Grattan Institute has been supported in its work by government, corporates, and philanthropic gifts. A full list of supporting organisations is published at www.grattan.edu.au. Alison Reeve does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article. In addition to her role at Grattan Institute she is also a Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University's Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions.
For years, the electricity sector has been the poster child for emissions cuts in Australia. The ... Read more ...
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Why banks consider renewable energy to be a riskier investment than fossil fuels - The Conversation (May 15) |
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May 15 · DPhil Candidate, Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, University of Oxford
Matteo Gasparini does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
University of Oxford provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.
The financial sector is among the world’s most heavily regulated industries – and for good reason. Financial rules, which force banks to hold capital in reserve when making riskier investments, are designed to prevent financial crises. Other financial regulations, such as accounting rules, ... Read more ...
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Climate engineering carries serious national security risks - countries facing extreme heat may try it anyway, and the world needs to be prepared - The Conversation (Apr 4) |
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Apr 4 · Assistant Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Indiana University
Ben Kravitz receives funding relevant to this work from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Science Foundation.
Tyler Felgenhauer receives funding relevant to this work from the National Science Foundation and from Resources for the Future.
Indiana University provides funding as a member of The Conversation US.
The historic Paris climate agreement started a mantra from developing countries: “1.5 to stay alive.” It refers to the international aim to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.8 Fahrenheit) compared with preindustrial times. But ... Read more ...
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America's green manufacturing boom, from EV batteries to solar panel production, isn't powered by renewable energy - yet - The Conversation (Apr 2) |
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Apr 2 · Professor of Environmental Studies, Wellesley College
James Morton Turner does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Panasonic’s new US$4 billion battery factory in De Soto, Kansas, is designed to be a model of sustainability – it’s an all-electric factory with no need for a smokestack. When finished, it will cover the size of 48 football fields, employ 4,000 people and produce enough advanced batteries to supply half a million electric cars per year.
But there’s a catch, and it’s a big ... Read more ...
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How federal tax dollars meant to fight climate change could end up boosting Louisiana’s fossil fuel production - The Conversation (Apr 1) |
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Apr 1 · Adjunct Professor of Environmental Communications, Tulane University
Ned Randolph provides research support to the nonprofit organizations Invest in Louisiana and Louisiana Bucket Brigade.
Billions of federal tax dollars will soon be pouring into Louisiana to fight climate change, yet the projects they’re supporting may actually boost fossil fuels – the very products warming the planet.
At issue are plans to build dozens of federally subsidized projects to capture and bury carbon dioxide from industries.
On the surface, these projects seem beneficial. Keeping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere prevents the greenhouse gas from fueling climate change. In ... Read more ...
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Australian music festivals are increasingly affected by climate change. But is the industry doing enough to mitigate its impact? - The Conversation (Mar 13, 2024) |
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Mar 13, 2024 · Senior Lecturer of Urban Mobility, Public Safety & Disaster Risk, UNSW Sydney
Milad Haghani receives funding from the Australian Research Council (Grant No. DE210100440).
UNSW Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.
The Pitch Music and Arts Festival in Moyston, Victoria, was cancelled while festival-goers were already on site this weekend, after an extreme fire danger warning was issued.
Cancellations like these have become all too familiar.
The live music and festival industry is currently struggling with significant challenges, including expensive insurance premiums and the cost of living crisis impacting ticket sales.
In ... Read more ...
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Five fiction books to inspire climate action - The Conversation (Mar 06, 2024) |
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Mar 06, 2024 · Professor of Sustainable Practice, University of Southampton
Denise Baden is affiliated with Habitat Press and the University of Southampton
University of Southampton provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.
Numerous books warn us about the climate crisis, and many offer solutions. If everyone read all of these books and behaved accordingly, perhaps the planet would be home and dry. However, most people don’t read them. Most people read romances, whodunnits or superhero stories.
To address this, I set up the Green Stories project in 2018 with free writing competitions that encourage storytellers to embed climate solutions into stories aimed at ... Read more ...
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Thermal networks: The missing infrastructure we need to help enable carbon-free heating - The Conversation (Feb 29, 2024) |
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Feb 29, 2024 · Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University
Jim Cotton is the founder and CEO of Harvest Systems Inc. He receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Ontario Centre of Innovation and Boltzmann Institute.
McMaster University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA.
McMaster University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR.
Most of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere have a fundamental problem: we want to reduce our carbon emissions, but we also need to heat our homes.
The good news is there is a way to do both by creating thermal networks. A ... Read more ...
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A single Antarctic heatwave or storm can noticeably raise the sea level - The Conversation (Feb 20, 2024) |
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Feb 20, 2024 · Professor of Climate Science and Meteorology, University of Lincoln
Climate Scientist, National Centre for Climate Research, Danish Meteorological Institute
Edward Hanna receives funding from the UK's Natural Environment Research Council. The research was sponsored by the World Climate Research Programme’s Climate and Cryosphere project, the International Arctic Science Committee, and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, and resulted from a collaboration following an Ice Sheet Mass Balance and Sea Level expert group workshop.
Ruth Mottram received funding for this work from the European Union, Horizon Europe Funding Programme for research and ... Read more ...
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How global warming is reshaping winter life in Canada - The Conversation (Feb 20, 2024) |
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Feb 20, 2024 · Professor and Climate Scientist, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University
PhD Candidate, Geography, Planning, and Environment Department, Concordia University
H. Damon Matthews receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
Mitchell Dickau receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
Concordia University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA.
Universitié Concordia provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA-FR.
As we begin to emerge out of yet another mild winter, Canadians are once again being ... Read more ...
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How does natural gas fit with US climate goals? - The Conversation (Feb 07, 2024) |
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Feb 07, 2024 · Associate Professor of Sustainable Energy Policy, University of Notre Dame
Emily Grubert served in 2021-2022 as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Carbon Management and, later, as Senior Advisor in the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management at the US Department of Energy, which has permitting authority over LNG terminals. She was not involved with LNG decisions.
University of Notre Dame provides funding as a member of The Conversation US.
The Biden administration has frozen pending decisions on permit applications to export liquefied natural gas, or LNG, to countries other than U.S. free trade partners. During this pause, which will last for up to 15 months, the ... Read more ...
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Meat and dairy industry's attempt to change how we measure methane emissions would let polluters off the hook - The Conversation (Jan 09, 2024) |
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Jan 09, 2024 · Honorary Researcher, Lancaster Environment Centre; Consultant, Small World Consulting, Lancaster University
Professor of Sustainability, Lancaster University
Lancaster University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK.
Lobbyists from major polluting industries were out in force at the recent UN climate summit, COP28. Groups representing the livestock industry, which is responsible for around 32% of global methane emissions, want to increase their use of a new way of measuring these emissions that lets high polluters evade their responsibility to make big emissions cuts.
Not all greenhouse gases are created equal. Carbon dioxide, the ... Read more ...
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A ‘canary in the coal mine' for climate change in the Sierra Nevada mountains - The Conversation (Jan 04, 2024) |
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Jan 04, 2024 · Ph.D. Candidate in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology, University of Nevada, Reno
Benjamin Sonnenberg receives funding from the National Science Foundation.
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb above 8,000 feet in the Sierra Nevada of eastern California, tugging a sled loaded with batteries, bolts, wire and 40 pounds of sunflower seeds critical to our mountain chickadee research.
As we reach the remote research site, I duck under a tarp and open a laptop. A chorus of identification numbers are shouted back and forth as fellow behavioral ecologist Vladimir Pravosudov and I program “smart” bird feeders for an upcoming ... Read more ...
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Why the COP28 climate summit mattered, and what to watch for in 2024 - The Conversation (Dec 20, 2023) |
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Dec 20, 2023 · Visiting Professor of Government, University of Oxford
Rachel Kyte is affiliated with VCMI - Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative, and Climate Resilience for All CRA
University of Oxford provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.
Reading down the lengthy final agreement of the COP28 United Nations climate conference held in December 2023, you’ll go a long way before finding a strong, active verb. The lengthy recitation of climate impacts “notes with concern” and occasionally with “significant concern” glaring gaps in countries’ current policies. But while countries volunteered pledges to act, they were less keen to have those pledges framed as ... Read more ...
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Climate change is further reducing fish stocks with worrisome implications for global food supplies - The Conversation (Dec 14, 2023) |
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Dec 14, 2023 · Professor, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University
Stefanie Colombo receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Ocean Frontier Institute, through an award from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund. She serves as the Science Advisor for the Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia.
Aaron MacNeil receives funding from the Shark Conservation Fund, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and the Ocean Frontier Institute, through an award from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.
Dalhousie University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA.
Dalhousie University provides ... Read more ...
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countries have pledged to cut emissions from cooling – here's how to make it happen - The Conversation (Dec 12, 2023) |
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Dec 12, 2023 · Associate Professor, Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, University of Oxford
Radhika Khosla does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
University of Oxford provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.
Cast your eyes over the statistics in a new report I helped author on staying cool in a warming climate and the urgency becomes clear: 1 billion people, mostly in Africa and Asia, are at high risk from extreme heat because they lack access to cooling, while a further 2.9 billion only ... Read more ...
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River deltas are threatened by more than climate change – leaving hundreds of millions of people at risk - The Conversation (Dec 12, 2023) |
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Dec 12, 2023 · Associate Senior Lecturer in Geography, Lund University
Assistant professor, Utrecht University
Murray Scown receives funding from The Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development (Formas).
Frances Eleanor Dunn does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Lund University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.
Perilously situated between rising sea levels and pressures from upstream lie coastal river deltas and their roughly half a billion inhabitants. These regions have ... Read more ...
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Most investors aren't paying attention to climate risks – the financial system needs to change - The Conversation (Dec 11, 2023) |
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Dec 11, 2023 · Matt Burke received funding from the International Network for Sustainable Financial Policy Insights, Research and Exchange (INSPIRE).
University of Oxford provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.
Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme weather events. For example, extreme sea-level events, where large storm surges and high tides temporarily push the sea much higher than normal, currently occur once a century. However, they are projected to strike coastal areas every decade, if not yearly, by 2040.
Events like these have significant consequences for the global financial system, such as depressing economic growth. According to research, a ... Read more ...
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Why China's clean energy boom matters for global climate action - The Conversation (Dec 11, 2023) |
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Dec 11, 2023 · Professor of Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University
Xu Yi-chong does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Griffith University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.
With an energy-hungry economy, an historic reliance on coal and vast manufacturing enterprises, China is the world’s single largest emitter, accounting for 27% of the world’s carbon dioxide and a third of all greenhouse gas emissions.
But China is also the world’s largest manufacturer of solar panels and ... Read more ...
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As disasters and heat intensify, can the world meet the urgency of the moment at the COP28 climate talks? - The Conversation (Nov 28, 2023) |
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Nov 28, 2023 · Director, Griffith Climate Action Beacon, Griffith University
Brendan Mackey has received funding from the Australian Government to support his work with the IPCC 6th Assessment Report. He is a volunteer member of the Great Eastern Ranges connectivity conservation initiative science advisory group and board.
Griffith University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.
Eight years ago, the world agreed to an ambitious target in the Paris Agreement: hold warming to 1.5°C to limit further dangerous levels of climate change.
Since then, greenhouse gas emissions have kept increasing – and climate disasters have become front page news, from ... Read more ...
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How climate negotiators turn national self-interest into global collective action - The Conversation (Nov 27, 2023) |
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Nov 27, 2023 · Visiting Fellow in International Climate Governance, Columbia University
Asif Husain-Naviatti was a career employee of the United Nations for over 25 years.
Global heat has seared to new extremes in recent months, and devastating climate disasters are providing powerful reminders of the costs of climate change, as governments around the world prepare for the 2023 United Nations climate summit that starts on Nov. 30.
While a small window of hope remains for meeting the goals of the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the world’s greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise.
This year’s climate summit, COP28, needs to be transformative. What will it take to harness a ... Read more ...
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Are freeloading premiers undermining Canada's climate strategy? - The Conversation (Nov 19, 2023) |
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Nov 19, 2023 · Professor, Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada
Mark Winfield receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. He is the author of the chapter on Federalism and Climate Change in the upcoming 5th Edition of Canadian Federalism (UTP)
York University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA.
York University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR.
It has been a bad few weeks for the federal government’s plans for climate action.
A little more than five years ago, there was a strong federal-provincial consensus around climate action. That consensus included a national carbon ... Read more ...
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Our minds handle risk strangely – and that's partly why we delayed climate action so long - The Conversation (Nov 05, 2023) |
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Nov 05, 2023 · Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Consumer Psychology & Co-Director of the Better Consumption Lab, Deakin University
Jeff Rotman has received funding from the Australian Energy Market Operator, Mondo Power, and iMove Australia
Deakin University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.
We now have a very narrow window to significantly and rapidly slash greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the most disastrous effects of climate change, with just an estimated six years left before we blow our carbon budget to stay below 1.5°C of warming.
We’ve known how gases like carbon dioxide trap heat for over 100 years and alarm bells have been ringing loudly for ... Read more ...
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Our minds handle risk strangely – and that's partly why we delayed climate action so long - The Conversation (Nov 05, 2023) |
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Nov 05, 2023 · Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Consumer Psychology & Co-Director of the Better Consumption Lab, Deakin University
Jeff Rotman has received funding from the Australian Energy Market Operator, Mondo Power, and iMove Australia
Deakin University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.
We now have a very narrow window to significantly and rapidly slash greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the most disastrous effects of climate change, with just an estimated six years left before we blow our carbon budget to stay below 1.5°C of warming.
We’ve known how gases like carbon dioxide trap heat for over 100 years and alarm bells have been ringing loudly for ... Read more ...
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Kenya's power sector is a shining example, the big hurdles are household and transport emissions - The Conversation (Oct 23, 2023) |
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Oct 23, 2023 · Programme Leader, Energy and Climate Change, Stockholm Environment Institute
Anderson Kehbila receives funding from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, The European Climate Foundation, and UNEP.
Kenya’s ambition is to reduce carbon emissions by one-third by 2030, relative to the business-as-usual scenario of 143 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. It also seeks to reduce carbon emissions to as close to zero as possible by 2050. How and whether these goals are achieved will have huge implications for the country’s economic development.
Over the past decade, Kenya has taken unprecedented measures to move ... Read more ...
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Climate change may make Bordeaux red wines stronger and tastier - The Conversation (Oct 18, 2023) |
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Oct 18, 2023 · PhD Candidate, Interdisciplinary Bioscience Doctoral Training Centre, University of Oxford
Andrew Wood receives funding from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), and is a DPhil (PhD) student at University of Oxford.
University of Oxford provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.
It’s harvest time again for most of Europe’s wine growing regions and grapes are being picked from the UK in the north to Sicily in the south. The grapes are then sorted and pressed to make the best juices possible. These juices will then be fermented in a choice of barrel, be that oak, concrete, clay or stainless steel, to make wine ready for blending ... Read more ...
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Have some economists severely underestimated the financial hit from climate change? Recent evidence suggests yes - The Conversation (Oct 03, 2023) |
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Oct 03, 2023 · Senior lecturer in Economics / Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney
Timothy Neal does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
UNSW Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.
Scientists say severe climate change is now the greatest threat to humanity. Extreme weather is expected to upend lives and livelihoods, intensifying wildfires and pushing ecosystems towards collapse as ocean heatwaves savage coral reefs. The threats are far-reaching and widespread.
So what ... Read more ...
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We just blew past 1.5 degrees. Game over on climate? Not yet - The Conversation (Sep 13, 2023) |
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Sep 13, 2023 · Senior Lecturer, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Atmospheric Sciences, Monash University
Ailie Gallant receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water.
Kimberley Reid receives funding from the Australian Research Council.
Monash University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU.
July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded. And now we know something even more alarming. This week, the European Space Agency announced the July heat pushed the global average temperatures 1.5? above the ... Read more ...
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Fire regimes around Australia shifted abruptly 20 years ago – and falling humidity is why - The Conversation (Sep 11, 2023) |
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Sep 11, 2023 · Professorial Research Fellow, Victoria University
Roger Jones has provided technical advice on fire climate regimes to the Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Formerly the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning).
Victoria University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.
This century, Australia has suffered more frequent and more severe bushfires. The Black Summer fires of 2019–20 were the worst on record for the area burned and property loss.
How much climate change has contributed to these increases is a hot topic. Bushfire risk is dialled up by four switches: fuel amount and condition, fire weather and ... Read more ...
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The US is spending billions to reduce forest fire risks – we mapped the hot spots where treatment offers the biggest payoff for people and climate - The Conversation (Sep 06, 2023) |
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Sep 06, 2023 · Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Montana
Jamie Peeler receives funding from The Nature Conservancy and United States Geological Survey. She is affiliated with The Nature Conservancy as a NatureNet Science Fellow.
University of Montana provides funding as a member of The Conversation US.
The U.S. government is investing over US$7 billion in the coming years to try to manage the nation’s escalating wildfire crisis. That includes a commitment to treat at least 60 million acres in the next 10 years by expanding forest-thinning efforts and controlled burns.
While that sounds like a lot – 60 million acres is about the size of Wyoming – it’s nowhere close ... Read more ...
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