Australia's shortage of climate scientists puts country at serious risk, report find
by Michael Slezak from on (#2Y5JC)
Climate science workforce needs to grow by 77 positions over the next four years, according to report prompted by CSIRO redundancies
Australia has a critical shortage of climate scientists, leaving it at serious risk of not delivering essential climate and weather services to groups like farmers, coastal communities and international organisations, a report has found.
The report into the nation's climate science capability by the Australian Academy of Science found the climate science workforce needed to grow by 77 full-time positions over the next four years, with 27 of those positions urgently required.