ATSE Focus March 2006 Energy options and greenhouse consequences (by Peter Cook) Looks at the options available for carbon capture and storage.
Australasian Science June 2007, page 15 Climate change report presents options for action Summarises the findings of the latest United Nations IPCC report.
May 2007, page 11 Greenhouse gases make WA drier Reports that half of the reduction in rainfall in south-west Western Australia over the past 40 years is the result of human-induced global warming.
Australian Antarctic Magazine Spring 2005, pages 2-4 Climate change: Cold, hard facts on a hot topic (by Tas van Ommen) Discusses aspects of climate change, with an emphasis on Antarctic issues.
Cosmos Jun/Jul 2007, page 10 Massive ancient volcanoes caused global warming Reports on evidence linking global warming to volcanic activity 55 million years ago.
Economist 31 May 2007 A stairway to heaven? Explores the potential of the Earth’s magnetic field as a conveyor belt to get rid of carbon dioxide.
Ecos No. 132, 2006, pages 8-11 Fossilised giant clams give high fidelity climate records (by Wendy Pyper) Ancient giant clams dug from Papua New Guinea's tropical rainforests provide a unique and detailed record of climate 400 000 years ago, and may help answer some of today's central climate change questions.
No. 124, 2005, pages 4-5 Greenhouse gas levels in reach with action and new technology Suggests that Australia can stabilize its emissions within ten years using current technologies.
No. 123, 2005, pages 15-17 Air transport impacts take off (by Steve Davidson) Discusses the growth of the aviation industry and the need for controls on emissions.
The Helix October-November 2005, pages 14-17 Climate science hots up (by Sarah Tennet) Explains how scientists measure CO2 levels in the past using ice cores.
Nature A collection of articles about climate change is available.
New Scientist A collection of New Scientist articles on climate change is available.
2 March 2008, pages 14-15 No time to lose in cutting CO2 emissions (by Jim Giles) Discusses the impacts of delaying greenhouse gas emission cuts.
27 October 2007, page 42-46 CO2: Don’t count on the trees (by Douglas Fox) Explores the ability of trees to absorb CO2 from the atmosphere.
16 August 2007, page 11 Climate tipping points loom large (by Fred Pearce) Looks into predictions of climate models.
20 June 2007, pages 16-19 Exclusive global warming poll: the buck stops here (by Peter Aldous) Examines the results from a global warming poll.
19 May 2007, pages 34-42 The 7 biggest myths about climate change (by Catherine Brahic, David Chandler, Michael Le Page, Phil McKenna, Fred Pearce) Discusses the myths and misconceptions about the planet’s climate.
24 March 2007, pages 16-17 What’s behind the big polar meltdown? (by Catherine Brahic) Looks at possible mechanisms to explain the melting behaviour of glaciers.
21 March 2007 Movies map global greenhouse gas movement (by Fred Pearce) Movies of accumulated satellite data reveal how concentrations of key human-made greenhouse gases change with the seasons.
20 March 2007 US fudging of climate science - details revealed (by Kelly Young) Reports that the Bush administration has again been accused of interfering with federal climate science and downplaying global warming.
8 March 2007, page 10 Climate report was watered down (by Fred Pearce) Claims that the summary of the IPCC report was watered down when governments became involved in writing it.
12 February 2007 CO2 being pushed deep into the oceans (by Catherine Brahic) Explains the good and bad news about CO2 uptake by oceans.
2 December 2006, page 9 Climate change sceptics lose vital argument (by Zeeya Merali) Looks at recent evidence to explain why the 'little ice age' does not register on the hockey stick graph.
11 November 2006, page 8 The poor will pay for global warming (by Fred Pearce) Looks at human rights issues relevant to climate change.
4 November 2006, pages 18-21 State of denial (by Fred Pearce) Looks at the deepening divide between IPCC scientists and sceptics over global warming.
30 September 2006, pages 8-9 'One degree and we're done for' (by Fred Pearce) Warns that sub-Arctic forests and bogs may be just 1oC away from a disastrous and unstoppable thaw.
14 September 2006 Winter Arctic sea ice in drastic decline (by Phil McKenna) Reports that Arctic ice cover is now shrinking in the winter as well as the summer.
16 September 2006, pages 32-36 Global warming: Will the Sun come to our rescue? (by Stuart Clark) Looks at the affect of the Sun’s activity cycles on global warming.
19 August 2006, pages 8-9 Glaciers heading for point of no return (by Jessica Marshall) Suggests that if Greenland's ice carries on melting at the same rate, it could reach a critical threshold by the century's end.
5 August 2006, pages 28-33 Ocean acidification: the other CO2 problem (by Caspar Henderson) Describes the problem of ocean acidification associated with increasing atmospheric CO2.
24 March 2006 Glacial earthquakes rock Greenland ice sheet (by Jeff Hecht) Reports on an increase in the number of glacial earthquakes caused by sudden shifts in glaciers due to rapid melting.
27 May 2006, pages 8-9 Let the Supreme Court decide (by Jessica Marshall) Discusses the possibility of the case Massachusetts versus Environmental Protection Agency appearing before the Supreme Court.
18 March 2006, pages 40-43 Grudge match (by Fred Pearce) Discusses the validity of the hockey stick graph of world temperatures.
18 February 2006, page 10 If we don’t stop burning oil… (by Fred Pearce) Looks at the potential impact of burning all available fossil fuels by the year 2100.
25 January 2006 2005 was the warmest year on record (by Shaoni Bhattacharya) Reports that 2005 was the warmest year recorded so far.
3 December 2005, pages 6-7 Faltering currents trigger freeze fear (by Fred Pearce) Describes research suggesting that the ocean current that warms western Europe is slowing.
3 December 2005, pages 36-41 The gathering storm (by Fred Pearce) Reports on the controversy over whether global warming is making hurricanes stronger.
8 October 2005, page 12 Artic ice shrinking as it feels the heat (by Fred Pearce) Shows the effect of global warming on ice cover in the Arctic Ocean.
10 September 2005, pages 36-40 Your planet needs you (by Dave Reay) Presents 10 things that individuals can do to decrease greenhouse gas emissions.
3 September 2005, page 30 The big clean-up (by Ben Crystall) Describes the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate which relies on technology to reduce greenhouse emissions.
RTD Info February 2006 Mysteries of the ocean Looks at the role of water on the Earth’s surface in global warming. Includes:
May 2005, pages 7-10 The poles, archives of the world's climate Looks at polar research into global warming. Includes:
May 2005, pages 11-18 The polar regions: Sentinels of major climate change A seven page special on the poles and global warming. Includes:
Science 1 July 2005, page 100 How hot will the greenhouse world be? (by Richard Kerr) Looks at the use of models to indicate possible scenarios for global warming.
Scientific American August 2007, pages 48-57 The physical science behind climate change (by William Collins, Robert Colman, James Haywood, Martin Manning and Philip Mote) Discusses scientific evidence behind climate change.
April 2007, pages 10-11 Conservative climate (by David Biello) Says that the IPCC report may underestimate the climate change problem.
1 February 2007 Climate change science moves from proof to prevention (by David Biello) Suggests that 2006 may trigger a change from looking at the causes of global warming to trying to prevent it.
21 November 2006 Mysterious stabilization of atmospheric methane may buy time in race to stop global warming Reports that levels of methane in the atmosphere have stopped increasing.
October 2006 Fiddling while the planet burns (by Jeffrey Sachs) Urges the Wall Street Journal's editorial writers to accept a challenge to learn about the science of global climate change.
28 September 2006 Rare mineral further implicates CO2 in last global warming (by JR Minkel) Looks at ancient mineral deposits to answer questions about the effect of rising CO2 concentrations.
13 September 2006 No sunshine for global warming skeptics (by J R Minkel) Provides evidence that the Sun’s energy output cannot explain recent global warming.
24 July 2006 Ask the experts Answers the questions, ‘If carbon dioxide makes up only a minute portion of the atmosphere, how can global warming be traced to it? And how can such a tiny amount of change produce such large effects?’
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