Australia is the global solar pathfinder because it has to be, and because it has demonstrated that it is straightforward and low cost

“It’s the same shit, different year,” ANU climate scientist Prof Sara Perkins-Kirkpatrick said. “I am sure everyone is now getting fatigued that these records keep falling. It’s now incredibly predictable.”

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"So it's not a question of … 'Is this cyclone caused by climate change?' It's a question of, 'How much stronger is this cyclone because of climate change?'" Professor MarkHowden speaks to ABC News: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

Policymakers and researchers come together today at the Australian Climate Security and Disaster Preparedness Symposium to enhance Australian research capacity and better address vulnerabilities related to climate change.
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A column today: As Trump attacks US science agencies, ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred ushers in a fresh wave of climate denial in Australia

Features some excellent climate science explanation by Prof Mark Howden from @anu-iceds.bsky.social

Australian scientists, led by Dr Roslyn Prinsley, are investigating a method to diminish the intensity of a powerful cyclone before it destroys communities.

Alysia Thomas-Sam from ABC News reports.

Watch: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

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Scientists are investigating ways to stop cyclones as climate change worsens their effects. AsPr Roslyn Prinsley advocates for innovative solutions like using aerosols to intervene. The goal is to protect communities from increasingly dangerous weather events: www.smh.com.au/environment/...

"Climate change is heating up the oceans and the atmosphere and that actually can supercharge cyclones" - Roslyn Prinsley
on research that aims to modify cyclones at their early development stage (starts 4:40):
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🌀Category 2 Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to hit the east coast of Australia on Thursday and experts from #unsw #UniMelb @uni-newcastle.bsky.social @griffith.edu.au @scienceanu.bsky.social @sydneyuni.bsky.social respond

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Cop16 countries strike crucial deal on nature despite global tensions

Thank you everyone at the ANU Climate Update 2025 - it was inspiring and sobering, as Professor Mark Howden said “We have to put to bed this idea that we’re tracking OK and that having some aspirational target of net zero by 2050 will somehow make us avoid going over 1.5°C."
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