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The bushfires, the pain, the climate change

We were warned. Over and over again scientists told us of the increased danger of bushfires fueled by severe, protracted drought and record-breaking heat waves, writes Liz Conor.

Targets underestimate carbon cycle feedback effects on global warming

Global investment in effective climate change mitigation and adaptation on the scale of hundreds of billion dollars to trillions is required to slow global warming, writes Andrew Glikson.

Crunch time on carbon credibility

The Garnaut target is out of whack with the global climate realpolitik, writes John Connor.

Crikey Says: Crikey Says

According to a new report from Graeme Pearman, the former head of CSIRO’s atmospheric research unit, the latest evidence indicates that the rate of global warming has dramatically increased in the past 12 months.