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…
Climate Systems Hub Newsletter – December 2024 December 11, 2024 Reflecting on a year of collaboration, achievement, and connection As the year draws to a close, I have been reflecting on the sheer scale of…
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…
Reflections from the Gathering November 11, 2024 Last month I was honoured to be a part of the National First Peoples Gathering on Climate Change in Tubba-Gah/Dubbo (the Gathering). The Gathering opened with a…
Climate Systems Hub Newsletter – November 2024 November 8, 2024 Reflections from The Gathering Last month I was honoured to be a part of the National First Peoples Gathering on Climate Change in Tubba-Gah/Dubbo (the Gathering). The…
Climate-effective management: Our adaptation catalogue for conservation (AdaptLog) November 8, 2024 Climate adaptation is increasingly important in conservation. Conservation activities that do not explicitly consider and integrate climate change information and best practice adaptation have an…
First Nations climate change gathering goes global October 17, 2024 This week Australia’s National First People’s Gathering on Climate Change (the Gathering) led a dialogue about First People’s response to climate change, with First People…
Questions about climate science and adaptation practice answered September 13, 2024 We recently held a live webinar bringing together experts to answer your questions about climate science. There were so many fantastic questions asked in the…
Climate Systems Hub Newsletter – September 2024 September 11, 2024 Reflections from Northern Rivers trip Landing on Ballina’s flooded runway, Fellows of the Climate College were given a bird’s eye view of local flooding in the…
Why El Niño doesn’t always mean drought: How climate drivers and weather interact September 10, 2024 Continuing with the theme of climate extremes, this webinar explores dry and wet conditions: when do they happen and how do climate drivers, such as…
Next generation of climate scientists visit Northern Rivers September 9, 2024 Landing on Ballina’s flooded runway, Climate College on the Road was given a bird’s eye view of local flooding in the Northern Rivers. Twelve early…
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…
Climate Systems Hub Newsletter – August 2024 August 8, 2024 The global Nitrous oxide budget has been released What’s 300 times more powerful than carbon dioxide at warming our planet and remains in the atmosphere…
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…
Answering your questions about climate science and adaptation practice July 5, 2024 Do you want to understand how the climate is changing? Do you want to be sure you’re using the best available science? Do you have…
WA Climate Science Initiative connecting nationally June 27, 2024 Our Climate Science Initiative team has been assisting in organising workshops and events with key national stakeholder, the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) over the…
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…
Climate Systems Hub Newsletter – June 2024 June 5, 2024 While it feels like action on climate change can be slow, a lot has happened in the last decade. 10 years ago, scientists were struggling…
