News: climate change

Exploring motivations and barriers for climate change activists

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Social media posts, online petitions, writing to politicians and donating to environmental groups have been identified as popular starting points for climate activists, according to research from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide.

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Wave modelling important to predict climate change’s effect on sea ice

Drone image of sea ice being broken up by waves generated by the CCGS Amundsen in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. Credit: Élie Dumas-Lefebvre and Dany Dumont.

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers have developed a new theoretical model to predict the distances ocean waves can travel to break up sea ice.

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Tropical fish are invading ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn ocean water

tropical fish

A ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide study of shallow-water fish communities on rocky reefs in south-eastern ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog has found climate change is helping tropical fish species invade temperate ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn waters.

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Heat stress from ocean warming harms octopus vision

Octopus berrima credit Qiaz Hua

While climate change has led to an increase in the abundance of octopuses, heat stress from projected ocean warming could impair their vision and impact the survivability of the species.

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Climate change impacts terrorist activity

Monsoon clouds over a mountain range in India credit Rabhimb Bardhan

Changing weather patterns induced by climate change are contributing to shifts in the location of terrorist activity, according to new research.

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Excess temperatures cause low flocking concerns

A flock of sheep.

High temperatures during critical periods of the reproductive cycle of sheep result in 2.1 million fewer lambs produced in ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog each year, costing sheep farmers an estimated $97 million annually.

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Ocean acidification research is robust despite ebbs and flows

Ocean acidification

A new objective examination of almost a quarter-of-a-century of ocean acidification research shows that, despite challenges, experts in the field can have confidence in their research.

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Climate change is reducing global river water quality

Finniss River in drought in 2009

A review of almost 1000 studies on the effects of climate change and extreme weather events on rivers around the world has found an overall negative effect on water quality in rivers globally.

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Super seven shine light on STEM opportunities

Six of the seven Superstars of STEM stand together and smile into the camera.

Seven outstanding women researchers from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide have been recognised among ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s Superstars of STEM for 2023-24.

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×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog researchers placed top in their fields

Students walk around the North Terrace campus.

Six ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers have been named as the country’s top experts in their fields according to league tables just published.

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