Responding to the Challenges of Climate Change

Gab Abramowitz: Philosophy of climate modelling

Gab Abramowitz will be delivering his postponed winter school lecture, Philosophy of climate modelling, during the usual CMS training slot. Although this lecture is particularly targeted at winter school participants, all are welcome to attend. We will be dialling in from the following rooms: ANU: Hales room UNSW: Seminar room UMelb: Meeting Room 409 Monash:... View Article

A “hypothetical” on climate change: the science and the law

Federal Court - Court Room 1 Level 21 Law Courts Building, Queens Square, Sydney, NSW, Australia

The Australian Academy of Science and Australian Academy of Law Joint Symposium A "hypothetical" on Climate Change: the Science and the Law A panel of experts on the science and the law relating to climate change will be asked questions by Justin Gleeson SC of the New South Wales Bar on this important topic. The... View Article

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SAM Cluster meeting: Marilyn Raphael (UCLA) – Zonal Wave 3

Connection details are: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://unsw.zoom.us/j/170964159 Or Telephone: Dial: +1 669 900 6833 (US Toll) or +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) Meeting ID: 170 964 159 International numbers available: https://unsw.zoom.us/zoomconference?m=Pb3JpCeyN08s3gwhSd4A8ofpsWPxjYeL Or a H.323/SIP room system: SIP:7588@aarnet.edu.au or H323:170964159@182.255.112.21 (From Cisco) or H323:182.255.112.21##170964159 (From Huawei, LifeSize, Polycom) or 162.255.37.11... View Article

Alexandra Auderset – Gulf Stream intensification after the early Pliocene shoaling of the Central American Seaway

Ringwood Room Jaegar 4, Research School of Earth Sciences,Mills Rd, Acton, ACT, Australia

Alexandra Auderset (Max Planck Institute). Gulf Stream intensification after the early Pliocene shoaling of the Central American Seaway The shoaling of the Central American Seaway (CAS) around 4.6 Ma (million years ago) is thought to have enhanced the Gulf Stream, strengthening the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and potentially influencing the evolution of Pliocene climate. Paleoclimate records... View Article

Stefan Rahmstorf – Evidence for a weakening Atlantic Ocean overturning circulation

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

Possible changes in Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), sometimes referred to as the Gulf Stream System, provide a key source of uncertainty regarding future climate change. Maps of temperature trends over the twentieth century show a conspicuous region of cooling in the northern Atlantic, as well as excessive warming along the North American coast. Both... View Article

University of Melbourne Women in Maths Day

University Hall Old Quadrangle, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The day will celebrate Women of Mathematics through a range of activities, including a networking lunch, a panel discussion, research talks, and an official opening of the exhibit "Women of Mathematics throughout Europe" at the University of Melbourne. The event is funded in part by the Georgina Sweet Award of Prof Kate Smith-Miles, as part of... View Article

BoM Webinar: Spring 2019 climate and water update

BoM Webinar No physical address, Australia

Robin Duell, Catherine Ganter (Bureau of Meteorology). Webinar: Spring 2019 climate and water update. Get an in depth analysis of recent conditions, as well as the temperature, rainfall and streamflow outlook for spring. Register now for more information to help you make important decisions for the season ahead.   If you have any topics for... View Article

Risk Frontiers Seminar Series 2019: Climate Change

Museum of Sydney Cnr of Bridge and Phillip St, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Speakers: Andy Pitman (CLEX), Lisa Alexander (CLEX), Greg Holland (Climate and Energy College), Seth Westra (University of Adelaide), Ryan Crompton (Risk Frontiers)