From cod logs to frog bogs: we catalogued 400 ways to help species survive a warmer world January 17, 2025 Australia’s natural environment is changing rapidly as the world warms, and many species are struggling to keep up. The pace of change is staggering, with 2024…
Caught in the middle: Saltmarshes under pressure from sea and shore November 18, 2024 How OzFish Unlimited is making space for nature Written by Climate Systems Hub Fellows John Burley, Olly Dove, Ned Haughton, Hanna Heidemann, Claire Mason, Jenny…
How to help threatened species: Dr Claire Mason September 7, 2024 We sat down with threatened species expert Dr Claire Mason on National Threatened Species Day. Claire is currently working to advance climate-effective management of threatened…
Will extreme wind events be more damaging in the future? September 2, 2024 We often hear statements in the media that extreme weather events are likely to increase in frequency and intensity as the world warms, but how…
Extreme climate explained: the triple La Niña and extremely wet conditions 2020-2022 August 7, 2024 Australia experienced its second-wettest spring on record in 2022. Record-breaking rainfall and saturated soils across eastern parts of the country led to widespread flooding. Did…
Enabling Climate Change Adaptation June 14, 2024 Tia Brullo is a researcher on Enabling Best Practice Adaptation and is a Research Fellow at The University of Melbourne. Previously she has conducted research analysing the distribution of…
Food has a climate problem: Nitrous oxide emissions are accelerating with growing demand for fertilizer and meat – but there are solutions June 13, 2024 Food’s role in climate change has emerged as one of the defining challenges of our time. The journey of a steak, fruit or salad from…
Human geographies of climate change adaptation June 4, 2024 Associate Professor Sarah Boulter is Associate Professor of Climate Adaptation at the University of Tasmania and leads the NESP Climate Adaptation Initiative. She has spent…
Workshops to Adapt Land&Sea June 3, 2024 Jenny Styger is project leader for Adapt Land&Sea and is a Climate Research Fellow based at the University of Tasmania. With a background in ecology…
ACCESS: Australia’s climate and earth systems model May 29, 2024 Understanding ACCESS and the value of climate modelling Climate models are the most important tool we have in understanding our climate. The Australian Community Climate…
Triple La Niña’s driving record breaking rainfall May 9, 2024 Zoe Gillett: Research Associate at the Climate Change Research Centre and ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, University of New South Wales. She is…
Celebration of the Indigenous-led climate adaptation plan for K’gari April 23, 2024 Traditional knowledge and western science have come together to develop Australia’s first Indigenous-led climate adaptation plan for a World Heritage Area. The K’gari Climate Change…
An Indigenous co-designed adaptation plan for the K’gari World Heritage Area April 8, 2024 The Butchulla people, custodians of K’gari, a World Heritage listed sand island of south-eastern Queensland, partnered with the Climate Systems Hub and the Queensland Government…
Improving Australia’s Tropical Cyclone forecasts March 26, 2024 Climate Systems Hub researchers are working with the UK Met Office to evaluate global climate models used to predict tropical cyclones. Tropical Cyclone (TC) Jasper…
Putting a number on it – quantifying ENSO’s impacts on rainfall March 21, 2024 Shayne McGregor is the Associate Professor, School of Earth Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University. Together with scientists from Extreme climate: dry, wet, hot-and-dry he is…
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…
Marine heatwaves – understanding our warming oceans March 4, 2024 As our climate warms, marine heatwaves are becoming more common. This can have detrimental effects for ecosystems and industry alike. Understanding and managing these events…
Emissions reduction in the boom and bust of Australia’s carbon budget – the challenge and the opportunity February 6, 2024 Join us for our 2024 webinar series, starting the year looking at Australia’s carbon budget. Published at the end of last year, the most comprehensive…
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…
