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The president of the World Meteorological Organization, Dr David Grimes, and over 30 international experts on polar weather and climate […]
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Our colleagues at the UK and Australian Science Media Centres gathered the following experts comment on the devastating Typhoon Haiyan. Professor […]
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The Australian Science Media Centre has collected extensive commentary from experts on a range of issues relating to the heatwave […]
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Update: The MetService has blog has been updated to redefine the weather event as a ‘mircoburst’ rather than a tornado. […]
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A nor’easter threatening to target the East Coast as it recovers from Superstorm Sandy may be less severe than previously […]
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Writing for the website The Conversation, US-based New Zealander Dr Kevin Trenberth notes the contribution of climate change to Hurricane Sandy […]
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A group of climate experts, including Prof James Hansen, claim recent heat waves and extreme summers can be attributed to […]
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Evidence suggests that climate change has led to changes in climate extremes such as heat waves, record high temperatures and, […]
Continue readingControversy over climate change course
A University lecturer may be stretching academic freedom too far when it comes to examining climate change in his classes. […]
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