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Celebrating our International students during Harmony week
This week is Harmony week in Australia, a national celebration to recognise diversity and inclusion. For the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, it’s an opportunity to celebrate our international scientific community.
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Never two without three: how three successive heatwaves impacted Western Australia in February 2024
Jarrad Rowe, a heatwave expert at the Centre, explains how hot air from the central Australian desert contributed to scorching temperatures in Western Australia.
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The next generation of climate scientists collaborate on the Australia’s contribution to the IPCC reports
Last week, researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, CSIRO and ACCESS- NRI (Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator), gathered in Aspendale Victoria, to build a community of support for the development of CMIP7.
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What we know about last year’s top 10 wild Australian climatic events – from fire and flood combos to cyclone-driven extreme rain
In 2023, Australia was hit by a broad range of particularly intense events, with economy-wide impacts. Here’s a summary of 10 major extreme events from last year, ranging from early fires to low snowpack to compound events.
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International Women’s Day
We are proud to support International Women’s Day 2024 and honour the achievements of women. Whilst progress has been made, we must strive to remove barriers to reach gender equity in all areas.
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Climate extremes in Australia: new report analyses major events of 2023
From Cyclone Jasper to devastating fires in Queensland, Australia experienced unusually intense events in 2023. The State of Weather and Climate Extremes 2023 report, written by more than 30 of Australia’s leading scientists, provides an analysis of the key extremes event of last year.
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Climate Change Amendment Bill 2023: Dr. Nicola Maher represents young climate scientists at the Australian Parliament
Following a submission by early career researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes in late November 2023, Dr. Nicola Maher provided evidence on the Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) Bill Inquiry 2023.
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Dangerous climate tipping points will affect Australia. The risks are real and cannot be ignored
Climate scientists have known for a while that there are “tipping elements” in the climate system. These elements can undergo an abrupt change in state, which becomes self-perpetuating and irreversible for a very long time.
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Researchers develop new methodology to study rainfall events from weather radar observations
This new approach makes it possible to study key characteristics of rainfall events in Australia and improves our understanding of heavy rainfall events.
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Ocean warming: new study shows how ocean fronts have changed in oceanic hotspots and how this could impact global fisheries in the future
Ocean fronts affect phytoplankton and marine food webs, including commercially important fisheries. As the ocean warms, any change in fronts could have considerable socio-economic impacts.
