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Changing ocean eddies reorganise ocean energy

April 23, 2021 1:01 am Published by Comments Off on Changing ocean eddies reorganise ocean energy

The discovery of changing eddy energy was made by a team of ANU and UNSW researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes. Their work, published today in Nature Climate Change, shows clear changes to the distribution and strength of these eddies, which had not been previously detected.

Statement on the misrepresentation of our paper in US Senators’ letter to Federal Reserve Chairman

March 24, 2021 6:09 pm Published by Comments Off on Statement on the misrepresentation of our paper in US Senators’ letter to Federal Reserve Chairman

A letter was sent by Senators Toomey, Shelby, Crapo, Scott, Rounds, Tillis, Kennedy, Hagerty, Lummis, Moran, Cramer, and Daines to Chairman Jerome Powell of the US Federal Reserve, dated March 18 which quotes our work. We seek to clarify some substantive issues.

Hello world

March 1, 2021 11:53 am Published by Comments Off on Hello world

Denisse Fierro Arcos is back in Australia completing her first semester as a PhD student at the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS). Her project focuses on understanding how fine scale changes in sea ice and ocean conditions affect Southern Ocean marine ecosystems. This is her first blog post.

Conferences in the time of COVID

February 26, 2021 11:50 am Published by Comments Off on Conferences in the time of COVID

This time last year Kim Reid was planning a Euro-adventure where she would attend a summer school in the Swiss Alps, attend EGU, visit Reading and the Met Office and explore some castles on the side. Now she and her supervisor joke that if case numbers stay low, Kim might be able to visit a university in the same city.

Business risk and the emergence of climate analytics

February 15, 2021 1:22 pm Published by Comments Off on Business risk and the emergence of climate analytics

There is a great deal of misuse of climate model projections emerging in business. Climate models are being used for some purposes that are simply inappropriate leading to assessments of the physical risks to business that are of no value. However, there are ways to use climate model data that has value and can help business robustly assess some specific climate related risks.

How a watch could save your life on a hot day

January 13, 2021 10:03 am Published by Comments Off on How a watch could save your life on a hot day

Project Coolbit, is an ongoing investigation that aims to create a personalised approach to assessing thermal comfort and preventing health complications during extreme heat events. It is research that could not only save the lives of individuals but may also change the way we design future cities.

Australia’s Black Summer a climate wake-up call

January 7, 2021 9:00 pm Published by Comments Off on Australia’s Black Summer a climate wake-up call

The 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires are a “wake up call” demonstrating the extreme effects of climate change in Australia, according to a group of experts who’ve published a new study examining the factors that caused the disaster.

Q&ARC: Meet some of our researchers

December 18, 2020 7:12 am Published by Comments Off on Q&ARC: Meet some of our researchers

Multiple ARC Centres of Excellence came together to produce short videos about their researchers under the title Q&ARC. This is the CLEX version featuring Rishav Goyal, Stacey Hitchcock, Andy Hogg, and Nina Ridder.

The known unknowns of climate change

December 18, 2020 6:50 am Published by Comments Off on The known unknowns of climate change

Lee Constable interviews Prof Christian Jakob about what we don't know about climate change for her channel on the Cimpatico Studios platform, Climate Australia.