Tag Archive: Nerilie Abram

COP26 will not keep temperatures below 1.5°C and maybe not 2°C

October 25, 2021 9:13 am Published by Comments Off on COP26 will not keep temperatures below 1.5°C and maybe not 2°C

The Glasgow Climate Conference of Parties, COP26, is almost certain to fall short of its first goal to “keep 1.5°C within reach”. Moreover, even if it achieved its other aim to “secure global net-zero by mid-century” there is still a high probability that global temperatures will exceed 2°C if this isn’t matched by increased short-term action as well. That’s the message coming from climate scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEX).

IPCC AR6 Working Group 1 report: conclusions on the evolving risk of drought

September 7, 2021 3:58 pm Published by Comments Off on IPCC AR6 Working Group 1 report: conclusions on the evolving risk of drought

Drought is a major risk to Australia with extended periods of drought affecting our social, economic and environmental systems. The newly released report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change contains significant new assessments of the science and future projections of drought.

Australia’s Black Summer a climate wake-up call

January 7, 2021 9:00 pm Published by Comments Off on Australia’s Black Summer a climate wake-up call

The 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires are a “wake up call” demonstrating the extreme effects of climate change in Australia, according to a group of experts who’ve published a new study examining the factors that caused the disaster.

Research brief: How the IOD Changes with global warming

May 5, 2020 9:17 am Published by Comments Off on Research brief: How the IOD Changes with global warming

All data sources agree that positive IOD events are becoming stronger and occur more often and that the mean-state of the Indian Ocean is moving towards a more positive IOD-like state due to enhanced warming in the west compared to the east.

Media & Communication Report – April 2020

April 1, 2020 6:00 am Published by Comments Off on Media & Communication Report – April 2020

Between bushfires, droughts and new research, CLEX had a strong few months before COVID-19 saw Australia's coverage of climate issues drop by 61%. We have also found a great new video app perfect for workshops and added an outstanding blog pos to our website.

Research brief: Data assimilation produces more realistic representation of Antarctic warming

May 13, 2019 2:57 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: Data assimilation produces more realistic representation of Antarctic warming

New research confirms the long-term cooling over Antarctica during the last millennium and the delayed onset of anthropogenic warming are found in simulations that assimilate palaeoclimate data. This is not evident in simulations without data assimilation.

Research brief: New statistical method identifies robust reconstructions of past ENSO events

May 13, 2019 2:19 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: New statistical method identifies robust reconstructions of past ENSO events

This study employs a new statistical approach to reconstructing ENSO which enables researchers to identify times in the past when palaeo-ENSO reconstructions are most robust. They found that ENSO reconstructions are most reliable from 1580-1700, and from 1825 to present.