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  • Rows of tall white wind turbines stretch across a coastal hillside covered in dense green vegetation at Albany Wind Farm in Western Australia. The overcast sky creates a dramatic backdrop, with the ocean faintly visible in the distance.

    Andrew King awarded ARC Future Fellowship

    The ARC Centre of Excellence in 21st Century Weather congratulates Chief Investigator Dr Andrew King on being awarded an ARC Future Fellowship. Andrew is a Senior Lecturer in Climate Science at the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Andrew, who is also a former ARC DECRA Fellow, has been…

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  • Panoramic view of lush tropical forest with tall palm trees in the foreground, overlooking a calm blue bay. Distant islands and rolling hills are visible under a bright blue sky dotted with large, billowing white clouds.

    At-risk islands are missing from climate change models

    Urgent international cooperation is required to provide small island states and territories with the information they need to respond effectively to the existential threat of climate change. Many parts of the world most at risk of sea level rise and other damaging impacts of climate change are among the least prepared to meet these challenges,…

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  • Group photo of approximately 35 people, including researchers and students, posing outdoors in front of greenery. A banner for the ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather is on the right, displaying the slogan “We research how Australia’s weather is being reshaped by climate change.”

    Celebrating our first Winter School

    21st Century Weather has joined forces with Climate Extremes to host our first winter school. Not surprisingly, we chose to talk about the weather. About 60 students and ECRs from all over Australia converged on Monash University for a week to hone their skills in key concepts of how weather and climate work and interact.…

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  • Scientist in a red and black cold-weather suit smiles while sitting on a small inflatable boat in Antarctic waters. Behind her is the large Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina, with visible cranes and the website "ANTARCTICA.GOV.AU" printed on the side. The sky is partly cloudy, with sunlight reflecting off the dark ocean surface.

    Nerilie Abram elected Fellow of Australian Academy of Science

    21st Century Weather congratulates our Chief Investigator Nerilie Abram on being elected a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.  Nerilie is a Professor of Climate Science in the Research School of Earth Sciences at The Australian National University in Canberra. She is a Deputy Director of 21st Century Weather, and also a Chief Investigator…

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  • A close-up view of parched, cracked earth, showing deep fissures and dry, hardened soil. The surface appears desolate, a visual representation of drought and water scarcity.

    Climate-driven weather change behind record-breaking heat in 2023

    The relationship between anthropogenic climate change and global weather patterns led to the hottest year on record in 2023. Human-induced global heating combined with other important drivers and feedbacks – including persistent atmospheric blocking, droughts, marine heatwaves and El Niño – caused unprecedented heatwaves in many parts of the planet.  Writing in Nature Reviews Earth…

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