A record-breaking start to autumn has smashed temperature records all over Australia. Introduction Heat records were broken again in early 2016 as the climate sends us yet another disturbing wake-up call. In Australia, the start of 2016 brought heatwaves and heat spells to most of the continent. Temperature records have been broken from north to...

2015 was the hottest year on record globally. Climate change was a major factor in driving the record-breaking heat in 2015 world wide, according to this report. Key Findings 1. 2015 was the hottest year on record globally. Climate change was a major factor in driving the record-breaking heat in 2015 worldwide. The global average...

Australia’s bushfire preparedness is under threat from climate change as bushfire seasons here and in the Northern Hemisphere increasingly overlap, putting new demands on critical shared firefighting aircraft. This report had found that the length of the fire season increased by almost 19% globally between 1978 and 2013. Longer fire seasons are reducing opportunities for...

The Climate Council has brought together climate scientists and defence experts to create a report on climate change, security and what this means for Australia’s Defence Force.

This report provides an update of climate change science, impacts and risks. This report draws from the massive body of evidence that human activities - primarily from the burning of coal, oil and gas - are driving dramatic changes in our climate system.