CLEX, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes

The Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEX) is an international research consortium of five Australian universities and a network of outstanding national and international partner organizations supported by the Australian Research Council.

Climate extremes are the confluence of high impact weather and climate variability. The Centre will improve our understanding of the processes that trigger or enhance extremes and build this understanding into our modelling systems. The improved predictions of climate extremes will help Australia cope with extremes now and in the future.

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CLEx Seminar Series: Stephanie Downes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP242LO5QCo&list=PLaNYJSU1WIiDlyDa0XgsXVuZCthFxtwY3&index=2 On Tuesday, May 4, 2021, Stephanie Downes (Deloittes). Seminar: Climate...
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Research brief: The rare event that amplified the dry Australian spring of 2019 is unlikely to happen again

Picture: "Satellite image of January 1, 2020, showing a brown plume of smoke from Australian bushfires. The smoke was transported across the entire globe and caused serious...
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Research brief: How supercooled water makes Southern Ocean clouds brighter

Picture: Clouds from above. Credit: Konevi Pexels Clouds remain one of the biggest sources of uncertainty in understanding how the Earth’s climate will change due to global...
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Research brief: Antarctic ocean warming doubles under high emission scenarios

Picture: Antarctic ice. Credit: Charles Odinot Pexels Ocean warming around the Antarctic coast plays a critical role in melting Antarctic ice shelves. Understanding future...
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Research brief: Understanding the origin of ENSO diversity for improved forecasts

A new paper published today in Nature reveals why forecasting ENSO events, and anticipating how they may change with global warming remains a significant challenge for climate...
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Research brief: Observations of small ocean eddies in the Arctic using glider technology

Picture (above): Ocean Glider. Credit: Alseamar. Ocean eddies have long been suggested to play a key role in regulating the inflow of warm Atlantic Water into the Arctic....
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Research brief: Extreme events in SE Australia to increase in frequency by 2100

Picture: Sun in the clouds. Credit: Bradley Hook. The southeast of Australia, the most densely populated region of the country, is affected by various climate extremes that pose...
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Research brief: New downscaling approach will help urban planners prepare for future rainfall

Picture (above): Rainy city. Credit: Yosomono. When designing urban water infrastructure, planners rely on historical rain gauge observations to quantify the intensity, duration...
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CLEX Research programs

Extreme rainfall

Drought

Heatwaves and cold air outbreaks

Climate variability and teleconnections