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Australia’s second-hottest summer in 2024-25 ‘not possible without climate change’, scientist says https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/01/bureau-of-meteorology-data-shows-second-hottest-summer-on-record

Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions: September 2024 quarterly update https://www.dcceew.gov.au/about/news/au-greenhouse-gas-emissions-september-2024-quarterly-update

Coastal erosion threatens this ancient city — and others much closer to home https://today.usc.edu/coastal-erosion-threatens-this-ancient-city-and-others/

Cyclone Alfred is expected to hit southeast Queensland – the first in 50 years to strike so far south https://theconversation.com/cyclone-alfred-is-expected-to-hit-southeast-queensland-the-first-in-50-years-to-strike-so-far-south-251241

Artificial intelligence for modeling and understanding extreme weather and climate events https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/artificial-intelligence-modeling-and-understanding-extreme-weather-and-climate-events

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/05/half-of-worlds-co2-emissions-come-from-36-fossil-fuel-firms-study-shows

Visualizing daily global temperatures https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/visualizing-daily-global-temperatures

Warming Brings Heavy Snowfall to Greenland, Replenishing Some Lost Ice https://e360.yale.edu/digest/atmospheric-rivers-greenland-ice-sheet-snow-climate-change

Is climate change supercharging Tropical Cyclone Alfred as it powers towards Australia? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/06/is-climate-change-supercharging-tropical-cyclone-alfred-as-it-powers-towards-australia

Cyclone Alfred is slowing – and that could make it more destructive. Here’s how climate change might have influenced it https://theconversation.com/cyclone-alfred-is-slowing-and-that-could-make-it-more-destructive-heres-how-climate-change-might-have-influenced-it-251594

Global sea ice levels just hit a new record low https://www.newscientist.com/article/2471049-global-sea-ice-levels-just-hit-a-new-record-low/

Fires used to terrify city residents. New research suggests climate change could see this fear return https://theconversation.com/fires-used-to-terrify-city-residents-new-research-suggests-climate-change-could-see-this-fear-return-251056

Weakening currents in the Atlantic may mean a wetter northern Australia and drier New Zealand https://theconversation.com/weakening-currents-in-the-atlantic-may-mean-a-wetter-northern-australia-and-drier-new-zealand-248679

Enhancing climate resilience with smarter data: the role of dynamic social registries https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/nasikiliza/afw-enhancing-climate-resilience-with-smarter-data-dynamic-social-registries

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Rising seas are already toppling coastal cities https://www.earth.com/news/rising-seas-are-already-toppling-coastal-cities/

Extreme heat more frequent in Sydney than reported, new research suggests https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-23/extreme-heat-greater-sydney-cities-australia/104961478

Waves are getting bigger. Is the world ready? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/22/waves-are-getting-bigger-is-the-world-ready

Micro-climate of nature-based solutions in stockholm royal seaport https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772411524000971

Australia’s main grid sets new solar output record before rooftop PV takes centre stage https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-main-grid-sets-new-solar-output-record-before-rooftop-pv-takes-centre-stage/

Scientists identify tipping point for Greenland’s ice sheet — and it’s not far off https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/scientists-identify-tipping-point-for-greenlands-ice-sheet-and-its-not-far-off

Calculating the economic cost of climate change is tricky, even futile – it’s also a distraction https://theconversation.com/calculating-the-economic-cost-of-climate-change-is-tricky-even-futile-its-also-a-distraction-248862

Sea ice levels drop to record lows on both poles as scientists issue warning https://www.earth.com/news/sea-ice-levels-drop-to-record-lows-on-both-poles-as-scientists-issue-warning/

Frontiers in attributing climate extremes and associated impacts https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/climate/articles/10.3389/fclim.2024.1455023/full

Past hydroclimate extremes in Europe driven by Atlantic jet stream and recurrent weather patterns https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-025-01654-y

Farmers, investors, miners and parents: how unconventional climate advocates can reach new audiences https://theconversation.com/farmers-investors-miners-and-parents-how-unconventional-climate-advocates-can-reach-new-audiences-249949

Australia’s main grid ends summer with a new big solar output record https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-main-grid-ends-summer-with-a-new-big-solar-output-record/

Computer simulations show nightmare Atlantic current shutdown less likely this century https://phys.org/news/2025-02-simulations-nightmare-atlantic-current-shutdown.html

Intense heat changes our biology and can make us age significantly faster: study https://theconversation.com/intense-heat-changes-our-biology-and-can-make-us-age-significantly-faster-study-250784

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Deep ice quakes detected in Greenland’s largest ice stream https://watchers.news/2025/02/15/deep-ice-quakes-detected-in-greenlands-largest-ice-stream/

Millions in India Vulnerable to Glacial Lake Floods https://eos.org/articles/millions-in-india-vulnerable-to-glacial-lake-floods

Antarctica in 2025: Drivers of deep uncertainty in projected ice loss https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt9619

China’s Disastrous Summer Floods Linked to Unusually Warm Spring in Tibet https://e360.yale.edu/digest/2024-china-floods-climate

Climate extremes walking together: Evidence from recent compounding climate hazards after Remal https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420924007362

People in a Changing Climate: From Vulnerability to Action https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/climatechange/publication/people-in-a-changing-climate-from-vulnerability-to-action

Trees Can Cool Cities, But Only with a Little Help https://eos.org/research-spotlights/trees-can-cool-cities-but-only-with-a-little-help

PolyU and international scientists utilise satellite positioning data to unveil ice sheet melt behaviour in Greenland, aiding in the assessment of sea-level rise https://www.polyu.edu.hk/media/media-releases/2025/0217_polyu-and-international-scientists-utilise-satellite-positioning-data/

Increasing heat and rainfall extremes now far outside the historical climate https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-021-00202-w

Melting glaciers caused almost 2cm of sea level rise this century, study reveals https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/19/melting-glaciers-cause-almost-2cm-of-sea-level-rise-this-century-study-reveals

Flood risk on the rise: Climate change causes more persistent heavy rainfall https://www.uni-graz.at/en/news/flood-risk-on-the-rise-climate-change-causes-more-persistent-heavy-rainfall/

Yes, Australia needs new homes – but they must be built to withstand disasters in a warmer world https://theconversation.com/yes-australia-needs-new-homes-but-they-must-be-built-to-withstand-disasters-in-a-warmer-world-249702

The climate crisis is a cost-of-living issue for Australia. My generation will be the first to pay for it https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/20/the-climate-crisis-is-a-cost-of-living-issue-for-australia-my-generation-will-be-the-first-to-pay-for-it

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Hottest January on record called ‘terrifying’ by climate scientists after defying expectations https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/hottest-january-record-global-warming-climate-change-b2693479.html

The puzzling and powerful polar vortex faces ‘big uncertainty’ as Earth warms https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/02/08/polar-vortex-climate-change-influence-weather/77897833007/

Top Scientist: We Can’t Adapt Our Way Out of This Climate Crisis https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2022/06/climate-scientist-katharine-hayhoe-crisis-adaptation-global-warming-impact/

An Arctic meltdown is accelerating global warming: How will we adapt? https://phys.org/news/2025-02-arctic-meltdown-global.html

A year above 1.5 °C signals that Earth is most probably within the 20-year period that will reach the Paris Agreement limit https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02246-9

Earth is already shooting through the 1.5°C global warming limit, two major studies show https://theconversation.com/earth-is-already-shooting-through-the-1-5-c-global-warming-limit-two-major-studies-show-249133

Australia formally misses UN climate deadline, only one country makes pledge close to 1.5°C https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-formally-misses-un-climate-deadline-only-one-country-makes-pledge-close-to-1-5c/

Record January heat suggests La Niña may be losing its ability to keep global warming in check https://theconversation.com/record-january-heat-suggests-la-nina-may-be-losing-its-ability-to-keep-global-warming-in-check-249389

Atmospheric rivers in Antarctica https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-024-00638-7

Tesla slump and global shake-up could see EV prices as low as $20,000 https://thedriven.io/2025/02/10/tesla-slump-and-global-shake-up-could-see-ev-prices-as-low-as-20000/

China’s Disastrous Summer Floods Linked to Unusually Warm Spring in Tibet https://e360.yale.edu/digest/2024-china-floods-climate

‘We left pieces of our life behind’: Indigenous group flees drowning island https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0lg9pedz1o

Record warm seas supercharging Australia’s weather from heatwaves to floods to cyclones https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-13/australia-warm-seas-fuelling-wild-weather-floods-cyclones/104928782

Climate change review reveals flooding trend https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5304n1313o