Climate change leaving Australia parched
An international team of researchers report that human-driven climate change may explain changes in water availability during the driest month of the year.
Tag: climate
World food system ‘faces growing crisis’
The global food system is headed for failure, with potentially catastrophic consequences for all people, nations and for civilisation as a whole, a new report warns.
Mangroves at risk if carbon emissions not reduced by 2050, scientists predict
An international research team, including scientists from the University of Wollongong (UOW), has predicted that by 2050, mangroves will not be able to survive rising sea-levels if global carbon emissions are not reduced.
Wetter wets and drier dry seasons
Variation in rainfall between the seasons is likely to increase under climate change, with wetter wet seasons and drier dry seasons, according to international research.
Roadmap laid out for next generation of crops for high productivity and resilience to climate change
A roadmap to engineer or breed the next generation of crops for high productivity and resilience to climate change has been laid out by a team of world experts.
Sugar ants’ preference for pee could curb GHG
A penchant for pee could see a common ant play a role in reducing greenhouse gases.
Rethinking climate modelling to prepare for even hotter temperatures
Improper adoption of climate impact modelling could leave us ill prepared for even higher temperatures and more frequent heatwaves, according to new research.
Rule-breaking plants as climate change survivors
Plants breaking some of the ecological rules might have a higher chance of surviving climate change, according to researchers from the University of Queensland and Trinity College Dublin.
Rethinking climate modelling to prepare for even hotter temperatures
Researchers compared two major climate modelling methods, transient climate where the global temperatures are consistently rising over the next 80 years and equilibrium climate where the temperatures rise and reach a steady equilibrium over the course of centuries.
Agriculture run-off greenhouse gas emissions from rivers and streams have increased
Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide from rivers and streams have increased since the 1900s, largely thanks to the use of nitrogen fertilisers in agriculture, according to Australian and international research.
Soil study shows Australia at its most stripped back
New research from The Australian National University (ANU) and Geoscience Australia could provide a much clearer picture of the Australian landscape, and how to better manage it under a changing climate.
International accolade for photobiologist
Professor Janet Bornman (pictured), a Murdoch University researcher, has won a prestigious international award for her research into the ways solar radiation affects life on Earth, including global food security, sustainable development and climate change.