Thursday 31 October: CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology have today released the State of the Climate Report 2024, which shows Australians are living with the dire consequences of increasing climate pollution caused by the burning of coal, oil and gas. The report highlights an increase of extreme fire seasons, extreme heat events, intense heavy rainfall and sea level rise, exacerbating pressures on the health and wellbeing of Australians and ecosystems.
Alarmingly, scientists found the oceans around Australia are continuing to warm, with increases in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere leading to more acidic oceans, particularly south of Australia, contributing to longer and frequent marine heatwaves that have catastrophic consequences to marine environments. The following spokespeople are available