Our future ocean

BoM Seminar: On the environments and dynamics of nocturnal mesoscale convective systems

Bureau of Meteorology Level 9, Seminar Room, 700 Collins St., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Stacey Hitchcock (University of Melbourne). On the environments and dynamics of nocturnal mesoscale convective systems. External attendees without a local host should email sts_seminars_admin@bom.gov.au their details (name and affiliation) at least one day prior to arrange entrance.

Scott Power: The benefits and limitations of reducing emissions

Boardoom 107, Monash Boardroom 107, 9 Rainforest Walk, Monash University, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Scott Power (Bureau of Meteorology).  The rate at which we'll experience unprecedented high temperatures over coming decades: benefits and limitations of reducing emissions

MSSI Panel and guests, Transitioning to a low carbon future

SGS Economics and Planning 14/222 Exhibition St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

New research by The University of Melbourne - Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute and SGS Economics and Planning shows that transitioning to a clean economy is sound economic development. Even when the benefits of reduced emissions are ignored, the economic benefits of transitioning to a low-carbon economy easily outweigh the costs. So what's next? How and... View Article

BoM Seminar: Improving reconstructions of historical extreme events by rescuing undigitized weather observations with citizen scientists

Bureau of Meteorology Level 9, Seminar Room, 700 Collins St., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ed Hawkins (University of Reading) Improving reconstructions of historical extreme events by rescuing undigitized weather observations with citizen scientists External attendees without a local host should email sts_seminars_admin@bom.gov.au their details (name and affiliation) at least one day prior to arrange entrance.  

BoM Seminar: Trends and Challenges in TC NWP for the 2020s

Mike Fiorino (University of Colorado). Trends and Challenges in TC NWP for the 2020s an update on the 2009 ECMWF Newsletter article "Record-setting performance of the ECMWF IFS in medium-range tropical cyclone track prediction". External attendees without a local host should email sts_seminars_admin@bom.gov.au their details (name and affiliation) at least one day prior to arrange... View Article

Electricity Generation – changing for the future

Fitzroy Town Hall Reading Room 201 Napier St, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

City of Yarra, Yarra Libraries and the Ewing Trust present: How to Stay Engaged in a Climate Crisis Strategies from psychology and community activism Psychological science can help people come to terms with the implications of climate change so that they can stay engaged and be part of the collective action needed to restore a... View Article

Water Security Series: The Melbourne Region Healthy Waterways Strategy

Engineers Australia 600 Bourke St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Join us for a presentation and panel discussion on 'The Melbourne region Healthy Waterways Strategy' as part of the University of Melbourne's Water Security Series. As Melbourne’s population grows and climate change impacts increase, the waterways of the region will be put under greater stress. Efforts to improve water quality, ecologic function and the amenity... View Article

BoM Seminar: Interannual variability of the Australian summer monsoon and its remote influence on East Asian climate

Bureau of Meteorology Level 9, Seminar Room, 700 Collins St., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Shion Sekizawa (University of Tokyo). Interannual variability of the Australian summer monsoon and its remote influence on East Asian climate. External attendees without a local host should email sts_seminars_admin@bom.gov.au their details (name and affiliation) at least one day prior to arrange entrance.

AMOS and AMSA Panel: Marine Plastics: Finding solutions by linking science and community

Stanley Burbury Theatre Churchill Avenue, Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Join our expert panel for a discussion on the impacts of marine plastic debris and what can be done to address this major environmental issue. Dr David Griffin - Physical Oceanographer, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, who will discuss ocean circulation and marine debris; Dr Lauren Roman - Researcher, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, who will discuss the impacts... View Article