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Climate takes a back seat in US campaign, but it still matters

As another tumultuous US presidential campaign reaches its climax, at least as traumatic and certainly more consequential than last time, something vastly bigger threatens to derail all the plans of mere candidates in a mere election. Donald Trump keeps saying … Continue reading

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A powerful voice for nature: Jamie Kirkpatrick (1946-2024)

Friend, mentor, anchor, eco-warrior, a kind, compassionate, joyful, funny man… these are among words chosen by friends to describe University of Tasmania Distinguished Professor Jamie (James Barrie) Kirkpatrick, geographer and conservation ecologist. In his official biography on the university’s website, … Continue reading

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Warm nights and big-picture science

Sleep and warm nights don’t go together for me, and a string of them last week found me pondering, as you do, the state of the climate. Bear in mind that the most telling sign of greenhouse warming isn’t the … Continue reading

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