Marine heatwaves affecting the ocean’s tiniest organisms
Tiny microbes at the base of the ocean food chain will be increasingly affected by marine heatwaves as the climate changes.
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by Alvin Stone | Jul 22, 2020 | News, RP2 Heatwaves and cold outbreaks
Tiny microbes at the base of the ocean food chain will be increasingly affected by marine heatwaves as the climate changes.
Read Moreby Alvin Stone | Jul 22, 2020 | News, RP1 Extreme Rainfall
The most advanced and comprehensive analysis of climate sensitivity yet undertaken has revealed with more confidence than ever before how sensitive the Earth’s climate is to carbon dioxide. The range has been reduced from 1.5°C-4.5°C down to 2.3°C-4.5°C.
Read Moreby Alvin Stone | Jul 2, 2020 | News, RP2 Heatwaves and cold outbreaks
The first comprehensive worldwide assessment of heatwaves down to regional levels has revealed that in nearly every part of the world heatwaves have been increasing in frequency and duration since the 1950’s. The research has also produced a new metric, cumulative heat, which reveals exactly how much heat is packed into individual heatwaves and heatwave seasons.
Read Moreby Alvin Stone | Jun 30, 2020 | August 20, Blogs, Kim Reid Blog, News
Kim Reid describes everything you ever wanted to know about atmospheric rivers, and then some. Front, Warm Conveyor Belt, Atmospheric River, Tropical Moisture Exports and Flexible Tubes. Are these phrases describing different phenomenon or are they merely alternative names for same system?
Read Moreby Alvin Stone | Jun 4, 2020 | News, RP2 Heatwaves and cold outbreaks
CLEX researchers have developed Australia’s longest daily temperature record, identifying a decrease in cold extremes and an increase in heatwaves around Adelaide since 1838.
Read Moreby Alvin Stone | Jun 2, 2020 | News, RP3 Drought
An analysis of new climate model projections by Australian researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes shows southwestern Australia and parts of southern Australia will see longer and more intense droughts due to a lack of rainfall caused by climate change.
Read Moreby Alvin Stone | Jun 1, 2020 | News, PhD Opportunities, Positions vacant, Students
PhD opportunities are now available to work on projects jointly supervised across the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEX) and Bureau of Meteorology. Candidates will be enrolled in one of the CLEX universities and spend significant time at the Bureau of Meteorology. This will allow the student to experience both the University academic and the publicly funded research agency environment.
Read Moreby Alvin Stone | May 26, 2020 | August 20, Blogs, News
Charuni writes about the stress of facing a PhD confirmation during a pandemic and how doing a PhD has changed her attitude to herself. She also suggests some approaches that have made the confirmation process a little easier.
Read Moreby Alvin Stone | Apr 28, 2020 | News, RP4 Climate Variability
New study finds ocean heat asymmetry between hemispheres can be explained by natural variability in the climate system superimposed on long-term ocean warming.
Read Moreby Alvin Stone | Apr 15, 2020 | News, RP3 Drought
Models used to project future climate change, and impacts of climate change on plants and ecosystems, currently assume that mature forests will continue to absorb carbon over and above their current levels, acting as carbon sinks. The findings from this research suggest that those sinks may in actual fact be weaker or absent for forests on low-nutrient soils.
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