The ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes reduces Australia’s economic, social and environmental vulnerability to climate extremes.
We are an international research consortium of five Australian universities and a network of outstanding national and international partner organisations supported by the Australian Research Council.
“Climate models are how we predict the future of our climate – a crucial need as our planet warms.”
Professor Andrew Pitman, AO, FAA. Centre Director. ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes.
About Us
We lead vital climate science and predictions, train climate science leaders and prepare Australia for future climate extremes.
Our science
Climate extremes are high impact events that seriously affect natural and human systems. Our research programs investigate these events.
For policymakers
Governments and policymakers can access the latest science on climate extremes.
News
- The heat is on: what we know about why ocean temperatures keep smashing records
- The Southern Ocean has the cleanest air on Earth. We have just discovered why
- Why is Australia’s east coast copping all this rain right now? An atmospheric scientist explains
- A 20-year ‘mega-drought’ in Australia? Research suggests it’s happened before – and we should expect it again
- Bizarre trends in Southern Ocean precipitation lead to new discovery
- Celebrating our International students during Harmony week
- Never two without three: how three successive heatwaves impacted Western Australia in February 2024
- The next generation of climate scientists collaborate on the Australia’s contribution to the IPCC reports
- What we know about last year’s top 10 wild Australian climatic events – from fire and flood combos to cyclone-driven extreme rain