CLIMATE NEWS

The Science of Climate Change: Questions and Answers

(16 Aug 2010) This publication from the Australian Academy of Science aims to address confusion created by contradictory information on climate change in the public domain. Link to external website...>

State of the Climate in 2009

(28 Jul 2010) The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has compiled global data for ten key climate indicators that all point to warming world. Link to external website...>

Australia's State of the Climate

(March 2010) This new report by the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO provides a snapshot of recent changes in the Australian climate. Link to external website...>

Open Letter from U.S. Scientists on the IPCC

(10 Mar 2010) Open letter discussing the criticisms of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and their implications from the point of view of climate science. Link to external website...>

Detection and attribution of climate change: A regional perspective

(5 Mar 2010) A new paper by Peter Stott and others finds that there is evidence for significant human-induced climate change on a regional - not just global - scale. Link to external website...>

2009 Australia's second hottest year on record

(5 Jan 2010) Acoording to the Bureau of Meteorology's 2009 Annual Climate Statement, 2009 was Australia's second warmest year and 2000-2009 the warmest decade on record. Link to external website...>

UNSW releases the "Copenhagen Diagnosis: Updating the world on the Latest Climate Science"

(25 Nov 2009) A synthesis by 26 of the world's leading climate scientists of the most policy-relevant climate science published since the close-off of material for the last IPCC report. Link to external website...>

The Global Carbon Project releases "Carbon Budget 2008"

(17 Nov 2009) This is an annual update of the global levels and trends of carbon emissions and atmospheric concentrations, including the effect of the global financial crisis on CO₂ emissions. Link to external website...>

Climate Change in Australia releases "Science Update Issue 2"

(13 Nov 2009) This document provides a short and easy to read summary of recently published climate change science. Link to external website...>

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) approves the chapter outlines for the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5)

(29 Oct 2009) AR5 is due to be completed in 2013-2014. Link to external website...>

Links

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