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The climate science behind the California wildfires
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The climate science behind the California wildfires

17 January 2025

By Liz Stephens and Andrew Kruczkiewicz, Climate Centre science team The immediate causes of actual fires are often associated with human error: a cigarette end tossed out of a car, broken glass magnifying the sun on a hot day, a mishandled barbecue, power lines malfunctioning, vandalism and arson. None of these are attributable to climate change; they can be very [...]

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IFRC launches multi-country appeal for Cyclone Chido

IFRC launches multi-country appeal for Cyclone Chido

28 December 2024

By the Climate CentreThe IFRC this week announced it was launching an emergency appeal worth 10 million Swiss francs to [...]

Debra Roberts is new chair of the Climate Centre board

10 December 2024

By the Climate Centre The highly respected South African practitioner and scientist Professor Debra Roberts – who was co-chair of [...]

Debra Roberts is new chair of the Climate Centre board