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Working with teachers to bring climate science to the classroom

April 12, 2021 10:32 am Published by Comments Off on Working with teachers to bring climate science to the classroom

Sanaa Hobeichi and Ian Macadam of the CLEX Knowledge Brokerage team are spearheading Climate Classrooms, a joint project of CLEX and the Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub (MCCCRH) that aims to raise the profile of climate science in secondary school Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects.

CLEX prominent at AMOS National Conference

April 12, 2021 9:55 am Published by Comments Off on CLEX prominent at AMOS National Conference

In February CLEX took part in the 28th Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society annual conference. Ian Macadam reports on the conference, which was packed full of plenaries, panel discussions and parallel sessions and incorporated around 400 presentations, many presented by CLEX researchers.

Research brief: Latrobe Valley soil contamination some of the worst in the world

March 30, 2021 12:27 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: Latrobe Valley soil contamination some of the worst in the world

Researchers report gaseous elemental mercury observations from Churchill, in the heart of the Latrobe Valley’s coal power generation fleet from June of 2013. Mercury values both day and night were significantly higher than the Southern Hemispheric average values.

Research brief: Extreme events in SE Australia to increase in frequency by 2100

March 25, 2021 12:01 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: Extreme events in SE Australia to increase in frequency by 2100

This paper used statistical techniques to investigate changes in extreme climate events that currently occur, on average, only once every 20 years. These techniques are applied to data related to heat, rainfall, drought and conditions conducive to bushfires and thunderstorms from detailed climate modelling commissioned by NSW and ACT Governments.

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.

Research brief: The mystery of vertical mixing in the eastern Pacific cold tongue

March 18, 2021 2:07 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: The mystery of vertical mixing in the eastern Pacific cold tongue

In this study, the researchers used a high-resolution numerical simulation of the cold tongue region to show that strong turbulent mixing occurs not only on the Equator, but also off the Equator on the edge of the cold tongue associated with passing energetic oceanic waves with periods of 15-40 days known as Tropical Instability Waves.

Research brief: How Central Pacific El Niños affect rainfall over the Murray Darling basin

March 18, 2021 1:16 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: How Central Pacific El Niños affect rainfall over the Murray Darling basin

This research around central Pacific El Niños is important for agricultural and water resources planning efforts in the Murray Darling Basin region and may help with seasonal prediction efforts to predict drought‐breaking rain such as occurred in early 2020.

Research brief: Do aerosols produced by coral reefs influence climate?

March 18, 2021 11:57 am Published by Comments Off on Research brief: Do aerosols produced by coral reefs influence climate?

Coral reefs are known to produce a chemical called dimethyl sulfide (DMS), which, when released into the atmosphere, can help form or grow tiny particles known as aerosols. Currently, this source of aerosols produced by coral reefs is unaccounted for in climate science and hence the impact of coral reef extinction on aerosols and climate is unknown.

Sobre el Día Internacional de la Mujer

March 16, 2021 12:50 pm Published by Comments Off on Sobre el Día Internacional de la Mujer

El pasado 08 de marzo conmemoramos el Día Internacional de la Mujer, el cual es un día que me resulta en un encuentro de emociones opuestas.