Australia on the frontline: ask an expert about climate change and its effects
Your chance to put questions to climate scientists and academics as well as experts on controlling bushfires From unprecedented bushfires in forests that used to be too wet to burn to warming seas that have killed giant underwater forests , Australia is experiencing the effects of the global climate crisis more rapidly than much of the world. Over the past three weeks, Guardian Australia has told these stories in a major six-part series that was paid for by readers. The Frontline: inside Australias climate emergency has also looked at what happens when towns run out of water , at the health effects of cities and towns being engulfed in smoke for weeks on end , and at extreme heatwaves that are killing people prematurely . On Monday, we publish the final episode in the series, The lost harvest . On Tuesday 3 March, readers will have the chance to ask experts in these fields questions about the series, what the science tells us and the impacts already being felt, in a Frontline live blog running from 10am-3pm. The scientists and professionals taking part are (all times AEDT): 10am-11am : Prof Lesley Hughes, ecologist, distinguished professor of biology and pro-vice-chancellor (research) at Macquarie University, and Climate Councillor. Hughes has expertise on the impact of climate change on species and ecosystems. 11am-12pm : Greg Mullins, former commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW, volunteer firefighter and Climate Councillor. 12pm-1.30pm : Prof Michael Mann, climatologist, geophysicist and director of the Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University. Mann is currently based in Sydney. 2pm-3pm : Assoc Prof Donna Green, from the University of New South Wales climate change research centre. Green has expertise in the health effects of climate change and air pollution. We will be taking questions in advance and during the blog. Please send them to frontline.live@theguardian.com or leave a comment here. The Twitter hashtag for questions and the discussion on Tuesday will be #frontlinelive See you then.