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Seminar: How Tropical Cyclones Influence, and are Influenced by Climate

Australian German Climate and Energy College Level 1, 187 Grattan St, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Greg Holland A lot of attention has been given to the potential influence that climate change may have on tropical cyclone activity. But very little has been said about the way in which tropical cyclones influence climate. In this presentation, I will summarise the current understanding of tropical cyclone response to climate change, then move... View Article

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Thomas S Lontzek: Integrated assessment of climate and economy

Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) 4th Floor, Matthews Building, UNSW, Kensington, NSW, Australia

Thomas will describe the challenges and opportunities in modelling dynamic decision making in integrated climate-economy systems. A particular focus will be on the role of interdisciplinary dialogue in conducting integrated assessment studies and on the acceptance of interdisciplinary research.

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AMSI Public Lecture: A Math/Physics View of Ocean Circulation

The Science Theatre F13, Union Road, The University of New South Wales, Kensington Campus., Sydney, NSW, Australia

In this talk Dr Stephen Griffies will offer a sampling of the research questions confronting ocean scientists who make use of mathematics, physics, and computer simulations. Some of the questions touch upon the most difficult questions facing humanity in the 21st century.

Miranda Boettcher: Cracking the Climate Engineering Governance Code

Australian German Climate and Energy College Level 1, 187 Grattan St, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Miranda Boettcher (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam & Freie University Berlin). Cracking the Climate Engineering Governance Code. Description Calls for governance of the development of heterogeneous technological proposals for intentionally intervening into the global climate system, often collectively termed ‘climate engineering’ (CE), are currently picking up speed. However, so far there has been little empirical... View Article

Angeline Pendergrass: The uneven nature of precipitation and its changes.

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

Angeline Pendergrass (NCAR). The uneven nature of precipitation and its changes. Video connection details: Name: Bureau of Meteorology – R&D Seminars. Video Address - Bureau Internal: 558912. External Participants: 558912@bom.gov.au. PIN: 3099#. Audio Connection: +61 3 9900 8912.

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Dr Anita Talberg – Governing geoengineering sustainably

Australian German Climate and Energy College Level 1, 187 Grattan St, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Geoengineering is the technofix to climate change – a complex, contentious and high-stakes proposal that, in the absence of credible long-term global emissions reduction, cannot be overlooked. Anita's PhD project adopts a sustainability perspective within which scenarios are often used in the management of long-term, complex, and uncertain issues. It investigates how a scenario exercise... View Article

Phil Dooley: Why we should stop explaining science

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

Phil Dooley (PhilUpOnScience.com.au). Why we should stop explaining science Video connection details: Name: Bureau of Meteorology – R&D Seminars. Video Address - Bureau Internal: 558912. External Participants: 558912@bom.gov.au. PIN: 3099#. Audio Connection: +61 3 9900 8912.

Adam Turner. Reducing Energy consumption.

Fritz Loewe Theatre McCoy Building, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Adam Turner (Corporate Development Specialist at SolX Energy Australia). Reducing Energy consumption.

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AMOS Free Public Lecture: A decade on – lessons from Black Saturday

Copland Theatre 162 Berkley St, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

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.