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Author: Andrew Glikson

What freak weather events have to do with Australia’s coal

3 March 2018 Andrew Glikson Australian matters, Educational

By Dr Andrew Glikson, Earth and Paleoclimate scientist, Australian National University When Hurricane Harvey hit the United States in August 2017, it was called a “500-year event” and referred to as “historic” and “unprecedented”. The press has a short memory.

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Climate change criminality and the period of consequences

27 February 2018 Andrew Glikson Educational, Recommendation

A review of the new book ‘Unprecedented Crime: Climate Science Denial and Game Changers for Survival’ by Dr Peter Carter and Dr Elizabeth Woodworth Reviewed by Dr Andrew Glikson, Earth and Paleoclimate scientist, Australian National University “The era of procrastination,

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