climate Archives : Research for Agriculture

Australian farmers adapting to climate change but more work ahead

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences’ (ABARES) latest Insights report examines the effects of recent and possible future changes in climate on the profitability of Australian farms.

Jul 29, 2021

agriculture, climate, news

The climate impact of wild pigs greater than a million cars

By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs are releasing around 4.9 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide annually across the globe, the equivalent of 1.1 million cars.

Jul 20, 2021

climate, research

News

What’s new with the weather? Predicting weather extremes

Australia, the driest inhabited continent, is prone to natural disasters and wild swings in weather conditions – from floods to droughts, heatwaves and bushfires.

May 11, 2021

climate, news, research

Testing the climate-intervention potential of basin-scale seaweed farming

Vast naturally-occurring floating seaweed rafts in the sub-tropical North Atlantic were the focus of new research investigating the climate-intervention potential of seaweed farming.

May 11, 2021

climate, research

Changing feeding times helps fight climate change

New research finds that delaying when animals are fed means they will urinate at night in colder temperatures.

Apr 8, 2021

climate, environment

New analysis reveals where marine heatwaves will intensify fastest

The world’s strongest ocean currents, which play key roles in fisheries and ocean ecosystems, will experience more intense marine heatwaves than the global average over coming decades, according to a paper by researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes at the University…

Aug 31, 2020

climate, environment, research

Global impact of wildfires to intensify due to human-induced climate change

The global economic and environmental impact of wildfires is likely to worsen as a result of human-induced climate change and land-use patterns, according to a team of international fire researchers.

Aug 19, 2020

climate, environment, research

Overlooked blue carbon found in kelp forests

Researchers from The University of Western Australia have discovered that Australia’s biggest reef may act as a substantial carbon sink, containing the carbon equivalent of annual emissions from one million Australians while also removing the emissions of almost 100,000 Australians from the carbon cycle each…

Jul 28, 2020

climate, environment, research, water

International analysis narrows range of climate’s sensitivity to CO2

The most advanced and comprehensive analysis of climate sensitivity yet undertaken has revealed with more confidence than ever before how sensitive the Earth’s climate is to carbon dioxide.

Jul 23, 2020

climate

How hot are the next 5 years likely to be?

The annual mean global temperature is likely to be at least 1° Celsius above pre-industrial levels (1850-1900) in each of the coming five years (2020-2024) and there is a 20% chance that it will exceed 1.5°C in at least one year, according to new climate…

Jul 14, 2020

climate

Social media inspired models show winter warming hits fish stocks

Mathematical modelling inspired by social media is identifying the significant impacts of warming seas on the world’s fisheries.

Jul 14, 2020

climate

Fish are far more vulnerable to global warming than previously thought

Spawning fish and embryos are far more vulnerable to Earth’s warming waters than fish in other life stages, according to a new study, which uniquely relates fish physiological tolerance to temperature across the lifecycles of nearly 700 fish species. The results reveal a critical bottleneck…

Jul 7, 2020

climate, fisheries, research