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Five of the nation's leading fire weather experts discuss Black Saturday and the decade of research since—which has changed the way we forecast and respond to current and future bushfire events.

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Public Event: EU Climate Diplomacy Week – Canberra premiere of Guardians of the Earth

ANU Coombs Lecture Theatre Fellows Rd, Acton, ACT, Australia

"Guardians of the Earth" tells the story of how 195 governments gathered in Paris and agreed to pursue efforts to limit temperature increase for planet Earth to well below 2°C. Unreleased behind-closed-doors footage gives insight into the ground-breaking December 2015 agreement. The documentary highlights the dilemma top negotiators faced between solidarity and perceived national self-interest.... View Article

BoM Webinar: Water forecasting

BoM Webinar No physical address, Australia

Paul Feikema (Manager Seasonal Streamflow Forecasting) and Karen Hudson (Senior Flood Hydrologist) This webinar shows you the variety of water forecasting products offered by the Bureau, and how to access and use them. The Bureau provides an extensive range of water forecasting services—from short-term flood forecasts and warnings for the next few days, to streamflow forecasts for... View Article

CMS training: Variables and loops

Zoom link Zoom link https://unimelb.zoom.us/j/741636156, All hubs, Australia

CMS will be running the sessions at the same time at all nodes using video-conferencing.

Melbourne screening Guardians of the Earth plus panel discussion

Cinema Nova 380 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

The movie will be followed by a Q&A discsussion with panellists Filip Malinowski (film maker), Dr Ursula Fuentes Hutfilter (senior German climate official, also Murdoch University in Perth), Graham Hunter (United National Association Victoria) and Carolyn Ingvarson (Lighter Footprints).

Seminar: Peter Strutton – A journal editor’s view of the publication process

Drawing on 5 years of experience as an editor for Geophysical Research Letters, Pete will cover what happens between submission of a manuscript and eventual acceptance or rejection. Specific topics include the importance of cover letters, dealing with rejection, addressing reviewers’ comments and considerations around authorship. To join via Zoom Join from PC, Mac, Linux,... View Article

Seminar: Hot, hot, hot: Australia’s future extreme temperatures

UNSW Canberra - Seminar Rm 3 Seminar Room 3, Campbell Building 32, Northcott Drive, Canberra, ACT, Australia

In this presentation, Dr Sophie Lewis will discuss these human influences on past, present and future extreme climate events in Australia. Are our recent extremes a sign of a new normal and how bad could it get?

CMS training: Shell scripts

Zoom link Zoom link https://unimelb.zoom.us/j/741636156, All hubs, Australia

CMS will be running the sessions at the same time at all nodes using video-conferencing.

Winter School 2018

Australian National University (ANU) Canberra, ACT, Australia

The ARC Centres of Excellence for Climate System Science and Climate Extremes will host a graduate level winter school on June 25-29, 2018, at the Australian National University, Canberra. The theme of the Winter School is Climate Extremes and High Impact Weather.

Public event: Role of the private sector: fresh perspectives in the climate discussion

Copland Theatre 162 Berkley St, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

This event will explore the ways private sector leaders are redefining the way their industries do business, in line with the net-zero emissions future. The panel will reflect the range of sectors who have made commercial decisions to adopt new practices that are consistent with Paris Agreement commitments.

Webinar: The why, how and when of producing climate projections in Australia

NESP Webinar Online

Dr Michael Grose, research scientist CSIRO Climate Science Centre, Hobart. Overview As the old quote states ‘it’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future’. Not all predictions about the future have eventuated (where is our moon base and flying cars?). So how can we plan for the future of our climate? By understanding our Earth... View Article