Alberto Arribas (UK Met Office). A new paradigm for environmental research and exploitation?

Seminar: Urban life and climate change

Evan Williams Theatre Peter Hall Building G03, 813 Swanston Street, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Somini Sengupta (New York Times) At a time when the majority of the world’s population is urban, climate change presents grave new risks for the world’s cities and forces city folks to figure out how to survive. Somini Sengupta, international climate reporter for The New York Times, considers the scale of the problem and the... View Article

Land-atmosphere meeting – UNSW dial-in

UNSW Zoom Online, Kensington, NSW, Australia

Topic: Land-atmosphere meeting 27/3 Time: Mar 27, 2019 3:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://unsw.zoom.us/j/631434305 Or iPhone one-tap:  16699006833,631434305# or 16465588656,631434305# Or Telephone:     Dial: +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll) or +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) Meeting ID: 631 434 305     International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/aptljBZ8m... View Article

Seminar: Using natural history collections to understand adaptive responses to environmental change

Tas-Auditorium CSIRO Marine Laboratories, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Jeff Good (University of Montana) Rapid environmental change threatens global biodiversity and has already led to the decline or extirpation of many taxa. Although phenotypic plasticity may enable populations to rapidly track changing climates, evolutionary adaptation will be essential for the long-term persistence of many species. Disentangling plasticity from evolutionary responses ultimately requires resolving the... View Article

Tropical variability meeting

Chen Li (BoM / Monash). Flux correction of land surface temperature. 3pm, Tuesday, April 16.i The zoom meeting details are as follows:   Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://unsw.zoom.us/j/825572965 Or iPhone one-tap:  16699006833,825572965# or 16465588656,825572965#   Or Telephone:     Dial: +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll) or +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll)    ... View Article

Mapping land dryness at high resolution for fire prediction

Mapping land dryness at high resolution for fire prediction   Vinodkumar, Imtiaz Dharssi and Paul Fox-Hughes Bureau of Meteorology   Accurate soil moisture information is essential for the monitoring and prediction of fire danger, soil moisture being an important factor in determining the moisture content and flammability of fuels. The soil moisture status in operational... View Article

Fiona Johnson: Droughts and flooding rains – statistical methods for hydrological extremes

The Red Centre Rm 2060 Room 2060, Level 2, The Red Centre, Kensington, NSW, Australia

Hydrological extremes by their very nature are rare events and require careful use of statistical methods to ensure robust and reliable predictions. Talk summary Hydrological extremes by their very nature are rare events and require careful use of statistical methods to ensure robust and reliable predictions. This presentation focuses on two case studies of the... View Article

Climate Change Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific: Is Gender relevant?

China in the World Auditorium Building #188, 188 Fellows Lane, ANU, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Description Is gender a consideration for your program, project or research? Now is the time to reflect on this. Women are often portrayed as more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in Asia and the Pacific, with less information available about how to respond and adapt. Some adaptation options may put a disproportionate burden... View Article