Understanding marine heatwaves
March 7, 2024
As summer comes to an end, we start seeing cooler temperatures. But this doesn’t necessarily mean cooler oceans. After months of warmer weather, the end…
Carbon in, carbon out: Australia’s ‘carbon budget’ assessment reveals astonishing boom and bust cycles
February 6, 2024
If you really want to know how much Australia contributes to the amount of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere, you have to study all…
Updating climate change science so we can plan ahead for extreme rainfall events
February 2, 2024
Parts of Australia have experienced extreme rainfall leading to floods again this summer, putting the spotlight on climate science. What we know about how climate…
Will we get fewer tropical cyclones in the future, or not?
December 1, 2023
Attention is now focused on the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. Hub researchers Dr Savin Chand and Dr Hamish Ramsay explore the debate…
Understanding how Australia’s climate drivers influence extreme climate
December 1, 2023
Helen Bloustein from the Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action is a hub knowledge broker. Together with hub scientists Dr Christine Chung and…
What will the global stocktake say for adaptation?
November 29, 2023
The world’s first stocktake on climate action will be released at COP28 in Dubai. It has been called an inventory of everything related to where…
WCRP Open Science Conference
November 6, 2023
The world’s leading climate scientists came together at the end of October at the once-in-a-decade Open Science Conference of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)…
Already at the extremes: climate adaptation for biodiversity conservation in arid Australia
November 3, 2023
Dr Katherine Tuft is Chief Executive of Arid Recovery, an independent not-for-profit running pioneering conservation science to help threatened species thrive across the Australian outback….
Even temporary global warming above 2°C will affect life in the oceans for centuries
October 17, 2023
There is growing consensus that our planet is likely to pass the 1.5°C warming threshold. Research even suggests global warming will temporarily exceed the 2°C threshold, if atmospheric carbon…
Australia’s Earth System Model – Exploring a range of possible emissions scenarios and what they mean for Australia
October 12, 2023
We cannot predict the future, but we can explore different climate policies using the same global climate and earth system models that run long-term…
