ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes

Meet our Early Career Researchers! After studying mechanical engineering in Iran, Maryam moved to Australia to pursue a PhD in urban climate. Her research focuses on assessing heat exposure in Australian cities using a human-centric approach. Full story: climateextremes.org.au/from-mechanica…

In their new briefing note, Katrin Meissner, Shanta Barley and Andrew Forrest explain how climate change is leading to the loss of oxygen in our oceans and highlight the profound consequences this process has on marine life, fisheries and humanity.

climateextremes.org.au/ocean-oxygen-l…

A new study led by PhD student Catherine Gregory reveals that different 'flavours' of El Niño and La Niña have varying impacts on marine heatwave intensity and frequency worldwide.

Read more here: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…

New study links local meteorology to coral bleaching events in the Great Barrier Reef.

Lara Richards and her co-authors reveal that a collapse in trade winds played a crucial role in the 2022 mass bleaching event.

Read more here: climateextremes.org.au/new-study-link…

A new study by Ruby Lieber, Dr. Josephine Brown, Dr. Andrew King and Dr. Mandy Freund reveals that ENSO teleconnections may amplify with climate change, leading to more severe temperature and precipitation extremes globally.

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