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The carbon skyscraper

In recent weeks, we've seen record-breaking extreme weather events repeatedly hit the headlines, with devastating consequences. Climate change is changing the frequency and intensity of extreme events such as heatwaves, wildfires and flooding, with enormous effects for societies and economies wherever they hit. In this context, we're revisiting a post by Climate Central CEO and Lead Scientist Benjamin Strauss on one more record-breaker that's longer-term and less obvious: the accelerating rate of change in atmospheric CO2 levels.

04.08.2021

COVID-19’s ticking clock

Societal cohesion, mental health, wellbeing, and even democracy may all be at stake if lessons are not learned quickly from this pandemic, writes ISC President-elect, Peter Gluckman

03.08.2021

What we are reading

<a href="https://council.science/scicomm-network">The ISC Science Communications Network </a> <br> shares some of the key readings to catch up on during summer or winter breaks.

03.08.2021

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Call for papers: Discussion meeting on statistical aspects of climate change

Motivated by the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow this year, The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) Discussion Meetings Committee and the RSS Environmental Statistics Section are jointly inviting submissions of discussion papers on statistical aspects related to climate change analysis.

26.07.2021

Iceberg
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