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.

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
- “We must invest in the next generation of climate science leaders”
- Climate change is killing trees in Queensland’s tropical rainforests
- New data challenges “time we have left” and the carbon budget
- Video: Climate Science – what it is, why it matters and what it tells us
- Australia could rapidly shift to clean transport – if we had a strategy. So we put this plan together
- A climate scientist on India and Pakistan’s horror heatwave, and the surprising consequences of better air quality
- A new global picture of compounding weather and climate hazards
- Extreme climate and weather events in a warmer world
- The impact of climate extremes on Australia’s marine environment