Category Archives: extreme events

Imagining a future where justice prevails

Posted on 23 January 2018 by Peter Boyer

Elite sports have many options to deal with climate change not available to most. A Hobart conference looks at how we deal with climate injustice. How much heat and humidity should halt tennis matches? When temperatures pass 40C should cricketers … Continue reading →

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Houston, we have a problem

Posted on 5 September 2017 by Peter Boyer

Despite Harvey’s battering, US political and opinion leaders are holding fast to the idea that extreme events are unrelated to man-made climate change. Deluged with news from Texas, we can be forgiven for thinking that Hurricane Harvey was the worst global weather event … Continue reading →

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