🌏 This week, @jasonpevans.bsky.social and Andrea from CCRC are attending the Pan-CLIVAR meeting in Bali 🇮🇩 Jason is representing two major international climate research programs: GEWEX and CORDEX, and Andrea is a co-chair of the CLIVAR Pacific Regional Panel and a member of the Tropical ++

🎉 Huge congratulations to Tanya, who submitted the final revised version of her PhD thesis last week! An incredible milestone marking years of dedication, hard work, and perseverance. We are so proud to celebrate this achievement with her — onwards to the next chapter!

Congrats to A/Profs Laurie Menviel & Negin Nazarian @neginnazarian.bsky.social, IPCC AR7 Lead Authors; affiliates Melissa Hart @melissatraveler.bsky.social & Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social, and alumni Nicola Maher @nicolamaher.bsky.social, Jatin Kala & Faye Cruz in new roles.

New paper🚨: If you are interested in how Sydney's land cover has transformed over the last three decades, and how it can be mapped? This new study by CCRC’s Shankar Sharma, with @jasonpevans.bsky.social, Andy Pitman, @neginnazarian.bsky.social, @mlip.bsky.social, ++ dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

Are you interested in the drivers of extreme wind gusts in NSW, Australia? This new study finds that environmental instability diagnostics (MUCAPE, DCP, etc) are more influential than environmental wind speeds and moisture parameters alone in predicting observed extreme gusts (≥25 m/s). Read more:

A new paper led by @christinaocean.bsky.social investigates the sensitivity of Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) formation and export to horizontal model resolution 👉 formation of dense shelf waters decrease while the export of AABW increases with finer model resolution doi.org/10.1029/2024...

Key climate wild cards like tipping points and abrupt shifts are still missing from many models. A new piece by CCRC’s @katrinmeissner.bsky.social & Steven Sherwood explains why accounting for these uncertainties is essential. Read the full piece here: www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...

The Mauna Loa Observatory, home of the iconic Keeling Curve is at risk of shutdown. A new Conversation piece by CCRC's Alex Sen Gupta, @katrinmeissner.bsky.social & @timraupach.com explains why this matters for climate science. Don’t miss it. theconversation.com/mauna-loa-ob...

New global review in Nature Reviews Biodiversity, incl. CCRC’s Alex Sen Gupta, shows marine heatwaves are reshaping ecosystems from coral bleaching to kelp loss disrupting fisheries,food webs & coastal livelihoods. Urgent need to cut emissions, build resilience & adapt fast. doi.org/10.1038/s443....

Climate models are powerful, but do they miss some wild cards? 🌥️ Prof. @katrinmeissner.bsky.social and Steven Sherwood from CCRC explain that carbon feedbacks & tipping points could accelerate warming faster than we expect.🌍💨 More details: www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new... #ClimateScience #CarbonCycle

Paper 🚨: This new study from CCRC finds that the number of extreme El Niño events varies nonlinearly across different climates, constraining its future increase to up to 50% due to global warming. For more details: cp.copernicus.org/articles/21/...

New paper 🚨: This research uses ACCESS-ESM1.5 to simulate ocean oxygenation during past interglacials (MIS 5e & 9e). Read here: cp.copernicus.org/articles/21/... @good-ocean-oxy.bsky.social @pastoxygen.bsky.social @katrinmeissner.bsky.social @oceano2.bsky.social #PaleoClimate #OceanOxygen

Happy World Ocean Day from the UNESCO-IOC Global Ocean Oxygen Network working group #GO2NE and the Global Ocean Oxygen Decade at the onset of the UN Ocean Conference #UNOC3! Stay tuned for outcomes of the annual GO2NE in-person meeting, finishing today.

Huge thanks to all participants for their awesome presentations at last week's PG review at CCRC! 👏 Congrats to Jamie for winning the Best Presentation Award! 🎉 Your hard work truly shone through! 🏆 #CCRCPGReview #ProudMoment

New conversation article on Europe’s extreme 2023 summer, based on a Nature study by CMSI & CCRC researchers. It reveals unprecedented North Atlantic marine heatwaves, driven by record weak winds, not increased heat. The shallowest ocean mixed layer ever observed led to rapid temperature rises. ++

A new study by CCRC affiliates shows wrist-worn sensors can estimate outdoor air temp—helping track heat exposure more personally. Models tested include heat transfer, regression & random forest. Promising for urban climate adaptation. Read more: doi.org/10.1088/1748...

A new study by @drjucker.bsky.social and colleagues reveals climate models show strong dry biases on eastern continental coasts due to convective representation and dynamics. Caution is advised when using climate models to assess rainfall trends in these regions. Read more: doi.org/10.1002/qj.5...

Are Australia's droughts getting worse? Join CCRC PhD candidate Matt Grant tonight at Pint of Science to explore how droughts are evolving with climate change. What does it mean for our food and water? 🗓️ Tonight, 7PM 📍 UNSW Roundhouse 🍻 Science + drinks + great company

Being able to see the Antarctic landscape and wildlife with my own eyes left me speechless at times, while clumsy penguins often left me smiling. This Antarctic research voyage was truly unique, fascinating and really impressive. Thank you @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social l for the opportunity!

New paper out! 🇦🇺 EVs with V2G tech could replace grid-scale batteries in a 100% Aussie renewable grid.Using just 10-50% of un-used EV battery capacity meets all storage needs–at lower costs than stationary storage. A two for one deal! iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... #V2G #EV #energytransition

Australia & North America have long shared firefighting crews & equipment. But as fire seasons increasingly overlap, cooperation is strained. A new study by @dresearchdson.bsky.social, @afsribeiro.bsky.social & team explores this critical issue. Full article: doi.org/10.1029/2024...

@climateandweather.bsky.social at CCRC is re-opening its call for domestic master’s students for 2025. If you’d like to learn about climate and weather, and work together with NSW government agencies to make NSW a safer place to live and work, apply at www.unsw.edu.au/research/hdr...

Big congratulations to Prof Lisa Alexander for her EGU award lecture! Honoured for global leadership in climate extremes, observations & the CLIMDEX project. Catch her session here, 29 Apr, 19:00–22:00 (CEST) : meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...

CCRC’s PhD student Christina Schmidt @christinaocean.bsky.social is onboard RSV Nuyina, and they have just crossed the halfway mark of the Denman Marine Voyage: “We had an intense and exciting last 3 weeks near the Denman Glacier, the fastest retreating glacier in East Antarctica. #Antarctica

Last week, CCRC scientists @jasonpevans.bsky.social, Alex Sen Gupta, and Andrea Taschetto joined the ICSHMO 2025 Conference in Cape Town. The conference featured the soft launch of the book 'Meteorology and Climate of the Southern Hemisphere Monograph (3rd ed.),' co-edited by Andrea.

Paper alert 📢: New research co-authored by CCRC's Alex Sen Gupta highlights how subseasonal-seasonal forecasts—region-specific and accessible—can aid decision-making to mitigate marine heatwave threats. For more details: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🎉 Great news! Two papers led by CCRC's @mlip.bsky.social and @jiachenlu.bsky.social —co-authored with @neginnazarian.bsky.social, @melissatraveler.bsky.social, Gab Abramowitz, Andy Pitman, and Martin De Kauwe—were listed among the Top 10 most-cited articles in Quarterly Journal of the @rmets.org ++

A huge congratulations to CCRC's @christinaocean.bsky.social on submitting her PhD thesis this week! 👏 🎊 👏 🎊 👏 . Christina’s PhD Thesis introduces "Antarctic Bottom Water Formation and Dynamics in a Changing Climate." Well done, Christina! 🎓 🔗 @ccrc.bsky.social @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social

New Publication Alert! Our latest Nature Climate Change commentary with CCRC’s Alex Sen Gupta & Neil Malan explores record-breaking marine heatwaves (2023-24) and their impact on ecosystems, fisheries & society. Urgent action is needed for proactive strategies. Read more: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

First week aboard the research icebreaker Nuyina! An update from PhD student @christinaocean.bsky.social: On March 1st, we set sail from Hobart, marking the start of the Denman Marine Voyage to Antarctica. After months of preparation, it's incredible to finally be at sea.

Steven Sherwood and the students (Qin Jiang, Linyuan Sun, and Chang Xu @changxu54.bsky.social) attended the CLIVAR Climate Dynamics Panel 5th Annual Workshop.

New research from Himadri Saini @pal14himadri.bsky.social explores how the collapse of a major ocean circulation system—the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)—impacted rainfall patterns across Australia and the surrounding region in past climates.

PhD: Future Drought Projections 🌍 Join a 3.5-year ARC-funded PhD at UNSW CCRC to reduce drought uncertainty. Supervised by Dr. Ukkola, Prof. Pitman & Dr. Hoffmann (BoM). Open to all, full stipend. 📩 Apply by 30 Mar 2025: Send CV, transcript & refs to Prof Pitman ([email protected]).

CCRC shows strong presence at the Scientific Steering Group meeting of @gewex.bsky.social. Andy Pitman, @drjucker.bsky.social, and @jasonpevans.bsky.social are at the meeting in Wellington, NZ, to discuss the future direction of international research on the global hydrological cycle.

Good explainer. What’s the difference between climate and weather models? It all comes down to chaos theconversation.com/whats-the-di...

... And it continues. I've now had colleagues have major meetings cancelled because of this. A cease contact order for NOAA employees with ALL foreign nationals. Make initiatives and collaborations grinding to a halt.

@drjucker.bsky.social from CCRC talked to THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD about the challenges of working on climate change in the current environment. A question climate scientists get asked a lot, and answers may be as diverse as the scientists themselves. More details: www.smh.com.au/environment/...

@climateandweather.bsky.social at CCRC is looking for domestic master’s students for 2025. If you’d like to learn about climate and weather, and work together with NSW government agencies to make NSW a safer place to live and work, apply at www.unsw.edu.au/research/hdr...

Environmental factors explained 94%, 93% and 85% of the variation in net primary production (NPP) partitioning between wood and leaves. A prevailing 'root-wood' trade-off in this research helps assessing forest carbon dynamics and improving global vegetation models. @xclu.bsky.social.

Two-year postdoc position on humid heat waves with Katrin Meissner @katrinmeissner.bsky.social, Negin Nazarian @neginnazarian.bsky.social, and Sanaa Hobeichi.

73,700 lightning strikes - Last Wednesday's destructive storm: How the storm that stunned Sydney exploded infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/do...

Gabriel Pontes discusses his recent paper in the Climate Chat. This research shows that the AMOC is weakening faster than previous climate models, including models used by the IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social. One reason is the freshwater intrusion into the North Atlantic Ocean from melting Arctic ice.

New paper @natclimchange.bsky.social finds that humid heat during the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage neared human tolerance limits. Analysis (by the Lethal Humidity Council, including CCRC’s Steven Sherwood and Katrin Meissner @katrinmeissner.bsky.social) warns further warming would threaten more people.

Did you know that CCRC hosts the Climate and Weather Node of the NSW Bushfire and Natural Hazards Research Centre (BNHRC)? The Node delivers an MPhil program in climate and weather, and conducts essential research within BNHRC. More details next year. Until then, Merry Christmas 🎄

🏆 We are proud to announce that CCRC students Jon Page and Jiachen Lu have been awarded the UNSW Dean's Awards for Outstanding PhD Theses 2024! 🌟 Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition of your exceptional research. #PhDThesis #AcademicExcellence

A little bit on how weather forecasts work and what they can and can’t do. some quotes from myself plus @weathermanbarnes.bsky.social and Jonathan How. #weather #science www.theguardian.com/environment/...

From floods to fires, Australia saw it all in 2024 🔥​💧​ Our final Changing Climates article for the year recaps all the extreme weather we saw, and talking with @sarahinscience.bsky.social shows how #climatechange is only set to bring more 👉​ www.monash.edu/mcccrh/proje...

Congratulation to Ellie Ong and Zhi Li for receiving best paper awards by @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social Ellie won the award for best student paper and Zhi for best paper by an early career researcher. The studies were conducted as part of their PhD at CCRC. Read more about their findings below👇 🌊

Spring was the hottest on record for Australia by mean temperatures, but particularly so for eastern Australia. (Via BoM)

The latest CLEX briefing note co-authored by CCRC scientists: Is the Climate Changing Faster than Expected? The evidence is clear: the impacts of global warming are increasing, and to reduce them, we require a deep and rapid cut in greenhouse gas emissions. climateextremes.org.au/is-the-clima...