Climate Change Series

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

How John Muir's incessant study saved Yosemite

Apr 21, 2016 23:40 pm UTC| Nature

Run a Google search on naturalist and preservationist John Muir and you will quickly turn up one of his best-known, yet abbreviated, sayings: The mountains are calling and I must go. Its a compelling quote that says it all...

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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...