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- “How close is our planet to suffering the most catastrophic effects of climate change?” Wed, 31 Jul 24, 11:00am"That's the big question we're all trying to pin down," Professor Matthew England from UNSW told 9news.com.au.
- Claim: Deep ocean currents around Antarctica headed for collapse, study finds Mon, 3 Apr 23, 11:00pm“We are talking about the possible long-term extinction of an iconic water mass,” says Prof England.
- Claim: 42,000 Years Ago, the Earth’s Magnetic Field Collapsed and the World Cooled Sat, 20 Feb 21, 9:00pm"Ship of Fools" Captain Chris Turney at UNSW claims to have identified a climate catastrophe 42,000 years ago, caused by a period of solar minima, intense cosmic ray bombardment, and the collapse of the Earth's geomagnetic...
- UNSW: “Climate change and the tyranny of psychological distance” Fri, 4 Sep 20, 3:00pmGuest essay by Eric Worrall The University of New South Wales, birthplace of the Ship of Fools expedition which got stuck in the Antarctic ice, is concerned that people rapidly switch to other priorities, when disasters which...
- UNSW Academic Repeats Tired “Dams will Never Fill” Climate Change Myth Mon, 17 Aug 20, 11:00amGuest essay by Eric Worrall According to UNSW academic Dr. Clara Stephens, future extreme rainfall will fail to fill Aussie dams, because the drier ground will absorb too much moisture. What you might not realise about the...
- Top international award for UNSW Sydney climate scientist–Warning, breathe through your mouth. Sun, 16 Jul 17, 9:00amFrom Eurekalert Public Release: 13-Jul-2017 The prestigious Tinker-Muse Prize for Science and Policy in Antarctica for 2017 has been awarded to (University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) scientist Professor Matthew England...
- Desperation — who needs thermometers? Sherwood finds missing hot spot with homogenized “wind” data Sat, 16 May 15, 4:45amWho’s desperate to find the missing hot-spot? Sherwood’s new paper claims to have found it, but after years of multi-layered adjustments, and now kriging the gaps, and iteratively homogenizing, the results of...
- Scientists smash solar cell efficiency record by converting 40.4% of sunlight to energy Tue, 9 Dec 14, 5:00amA team from the University of New South Wales, Australia, just set a new world record for solar energy efficiency by successfully converting 40.4% of available sunlight into electricity. And what's even more remarkable is...
- Sydney Architecture Students Build Pavilion From 2000 Recycled Cardboard Tubes Tue, 25 Jan 11, 3:24amRead the rest of Sydney Architecture Students Build Pavilion From 2000 Recycled Cardboard Tubeshttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed...
- Australian Scientists Develop World’s Most Efficient Solar Cell Wed, 26 Aug 09, 4:00amThe race for the world’s most efficient solar power cell is forever played out in fractions of percentages. The latest victory comes from scientists at the University of New South Wales in Australia, who have concocted...