'True shocker': Spike in global temperatures stuns scientists
Peter Hannam Global temperatures leapt in February, lifting warming from pre-industrial levels to beyond 1.5 degrees, and stoking concerns about a "climate emergency".
Grim prospects: the shake-up of Australia's climate science
Peter Hannam The fate of the 'sentinel of the southern hemisphere' is a pointer to how Australia's climate research will fare in a funding world that has lately turned more hostile.
Global temps could rise 1.5C by 2020
Jorge Branco Temperatures could rise much faster than previously thought, researchers say.
CSIRO looks to Britain to outsource climate research
Peter Hannam and Adam Morton CSIRO has contacted the British Met Office to explore possible outsourcing of basic climate modelling work, which the senior executive in charge conceded would reduce Australia's future capability in the field.
Reef suffers 'tragic' coral bleaching
Nicole Hasham Fears of an imminent mass coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef have prompted federal authorities to issue an urgent warning on the natural wonder, which is under threat from climate change.
CSIRO units copping deep cuts to 'wear' redundancy costs, lift revenue
Peter Hannam The CSIRO divisions to bear the brunt of the planned staffing cuts are being told to increase their external revenue in coming years and count the redundancy costs against those targets.
Taking aim at climate change: Australia's military sees rising risks
Peter Hannam For years, Australia's military has regularly been called upon to assist with disasters in its backyard as well as during floods or cyclones at home. Climate change will bring more demands at home and abroad.
CSIRO becoming a 'glorified consultancy'
Peter Hannam The drive to increase the share of CSIRO funding from external sources is turning Australia's premier scientific research institution into "a glorified consultancy", Labor's shadow industry minister Kim Carr, said.
CSIRO executives to face fresh scrutiny over planned cuts to climate science
Peter Hannam CSIRO executives are likely to face another grilling over their plans to lop 350 jobs, including many climate scientists, with a Senate committee planning a fresh inquiry next month.
Coral growth already being affected by acidifying oceans
Peter Hannam The world's coral reefs are already being weakened by climate change with new research claiming to identify for the first time the effects of more acidic oceans.
Seas are rising faster now than any time in the last 2800 years: scientists
Chris Mooney Scientists reconstruct the history of the planet's sea levels back 3000 years and say it's 'extremely likely' seas are rising faster now.
CSIRO planning to pare back, share climate job cuts
Peter Hannam As many as 30 climate science positions at CSIRO have been spared the axe largely because of external pressure on management, Fairfax Media has learnt.
'The job prospects are pretty mediocre': The problem with STEM
Peter Hannam Young Australians are being told to study STEM subjects. But what does their future really hold?
Canberrans have Australia's largest ecological footprint
Clare Colley Canberrans are the biggest consumers in the country needing an average of 8.9 hectares each to support their cashed-up lifestyles - three and a half times the world average - the latest ACT State of the Environment Report reveals.
CSIRO sea-ice expert
Major conferences to 'expose' CSIRO climate cutbacks, scientists say
Peter Hannam The CSIRO's plans to dismantle most of its climate monitoring and modelling capability will be in the international spotlight at a series of conferences in coming months that had been intended to showcase Australia's world-leading research, senior scientists say.
Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research
Global temperatures leap higher in January, smashing records
Peter Hannam El Nino assists January to have the biggest increase over the previous record for any month in a more than a century of records
CSIRO climate science cuts demand a co-ordinated response, Antarctic expert says
Peter Hannam Plans by the CSIRO to unleash deep cuts on climate science programs have created a "policy vacuum" that demands a co-ordinated effort by the Turnbull government to fill, two senior officials say.
CSIRO chief Larry Marshall points his ship into a scientific storm
Peter Hannam Scientists are calling for CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall to change his mind and not slash key climate researchers by half.
How 150,000 penguins disappeared
Kim Arlington Freeze-dried chicks, abandoned eggs, in "heartbreaking" scene
CSIRO climate cuts 'devastating', almost 3000 scientists tell Turnbull
Peter Hannam Almost 3000 scientists from nearly 60 nations have appealed to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and other Australian leaders to halt CSIRO's plans to halve the number of researchers working on climate monitoring and modelling.
'Vital' climate work not for chop: CSIRO chief
Peter Hannam The Senate has grilled CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall for two hours over the number and process of scientist job cuts.
'Maybe I'm naive': CSIRO's Larry Marshall tries again to explain deep staff cuts
Peter Hannam CSIRO chief Larry Marshall has stepped up efforts to convince staff that the plan to lop 350 jobs will be good for the organisation, according to a transcript of an internal video leaked by disgruntled employees.
Clean energy's share dims but drop is temporary, NSW government says
Peter Hannam The Baird government's policy of sourcing a fifth of NSW's electricity from renewable sources by the end of the decade is a fading dream with clean energy's share shrinking.
CSIRO cuts about bowing to Abbott right: Labor
Peter Hannam Deep cuts to CSIRO's climate and manufacturing programs show the organisation is bowing to right-wing priorities Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull inherited from predecessor Tony Abbott, said Kim Carr, Labor's shadow minister for industry.
Australia needs 'highly effective' climate research: chief scientist
Peter Hannam Australia's new chief scientist Alan Finkel has had "significant conversations" with leading researchers to ensure planned deep cuts to climate science programs by the CSIRO would not undermine the country's ability to deal with global warming.
It's a 'crisis' in environmental science, scientists say
Peter Hannam CSIRO scientists say deep staffing cuts facing key divisions constitute "a real crisis for all environmental science" in the organisation, amid mounting international criticism.
Australia 'cut off' from the world
Peter Hannam Budget cuts at the CSIRO have sent shockwaves into the international climate research community, with the World Meteorological Organisation labelling the move a ''backward'' step.
CSIRO head defends climate research cuts as angry scientists protest
CSIRO head Larry Marshall has sought to defend deep cuts to climate science programs after days of sustained criticism, saying global warming research was "one piece of a much larger puzzle" in solving Australia's biggest challenges.
CSIRO executives asked to justify deep cuts to climate science
Peter Hannam Senior CSIRO executives spent much of Sunday trying to justify and prioritise deep cuts planned to climate change science programs that are understood to have caught Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull by surprise.
Heat to stay on CSIRO climate cuts amid claims PM was 'blindsided'
Peter Hannam Leading scientists will use a national conference to appeal to the Turnbull government to intervene to reverse plans by the CSIRO to eliminate most of its climate roles amid claims the Prime Minister was "blindsided" by the move.
