The world may warm by 1.5 degrees Celsius by the early 2030s, a climate change expert from The Australian National University (ANU) warns. Professor Mark Howden is a Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and a contributing author to its Sixth Assessment Report , released today and which makes clear that global temperatures are on the rise. The
History of Antarctic ice sheets holds clues for our future
28 June 2021
A new study from researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) on how the world s largest ice sheet developed also provides vital clues about climate change tipping points.
Forty million years ago, Antarctica grew massive ice sheets for the first time. The ANU study shows how these ice sheets stayed low, wet and relatively warm for millions of years.
The current Antarctic ice sheet is the largest block of ice on Earth, covering more than 14 million square kilometres. If it melted, sea levels would rise by about 60 metres.
But it hasn t always been that way.
Updated directives on face masks in the ACT
27 June 2021
I am writing with an important update regarding face masks and the ANU campus.
Earlier today ACT Health announced wearing face masks in the ACT will be mandatory from midnight tonight (27 June). There is a 48-hour grace period before this measure is enforced. However, the expectation from ACT Health is that people should wear face masks as soon as they are able.
This direction applies to when people are indoors with people they don t usually live or work with, or on public transport .
This includes a wide range of indoor settings, including supermarkets and shopping centres, and business activities involving close contact, for example hairdressers.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults who have experienced discrimination have poorer health and wellbeing outcomes regardless of their age, where they live and their gender, according to a new national study. It’s the first national study outlining the experiences of racism and health outcomes among Indigenous Australians. Researchers from The Australian National
A new study published today highlights the importance of a ‘go hard, go early,’ strategy when it comes to responding to growing outbreaks of COVID-19 in Australia. According to the lead author, Professor Tom Kompas at the University of Melbourne, Victoria’s current snap lockdown is the correct approach. “Our work shows that what Victoria is currently doing, with its