National affairs
Suddenly, the future doesn’t seem so far away
Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
27 April 2017
Diary of a Climate Scientist | What happens when a scientist is about to become a parent?
National affairs
The lowdown on South Australia’s high-impact storm
Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
6 October 2016
Diary of a Climate Scientist | Assessing the contribution of climate change to the South Australian storms isn’t straightforward
National affairs
CSIRO and climate: the devil in the detail
Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
25 February 2016
Diary of a Climate Scientist | Cutting funding at this stage of climate change research comes with enormous risks, writes Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
National affairs
Asking the right questions about extreme weather
Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
24 November 2015
Diary of a Climate Scientist | It’s not a simple case of cause and effect, writes Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
National affairs
When El Niño met the Indian Ocean Dipole
Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
20 October 2015
Diary of a climate scientist | This year’s El Niño could be a whopper, writes Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, but we still don’t know exactly what…
National affairs
How should we feel about climate change?
Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
23 September 2015
Diary of a climate scientist | Where do emotions fit into the work of scientists who study climate, asks Sarah Perkins
International
Wherever you are, heatwaves are getting relatively worse
Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
25 August 2015
Diary of a climate scientist | Even the “top of Europe” suffers in a heatwave, writes Sarah Perkins. And worldwide they’re becoming more frequent and more intense
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