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  • Andrew King receives 2024 Anton Hales Medal

    21st Century Weather Chief Investigator Dr Andrew King has been awarded the 2024 Anton Hales Medal by the Australian Academy of Science. The Medal recognises research in the Earth sciences and honours the contributions of the late Professor Anton Hales, who was the founding director of the Research School of Earth Sciences at the Australian

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  • Ailie Gallant awarded 2024 Dorothy Hill Medal

    21st Century Weather Chief Investigator Ailie Gallant has been awarded the 2024 Dorothy Hill Medal by the Australian Academy of Science. By providing support to women researchers in the Earth sciences, the Academy’s Dorothy Hill Medal honours the contributions of the late Professor Dorothy Hill and her work in opening up tertiary science education to

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  • A tranquil lakeside scene at dusk, with silhouetted grasses in the foreground and still water reflecting the soft gradient of twilight colours — from deep blue at the top to warm orange near the horizon. Rolling hills form a dark outline in the distance.

    The Beginning of a New Era of Weather Change Research

    Commencing 1 February 2024, 21st Century Weather is a seven-year initiative which will research how Australia’s weather is being reshaped by climate change. Our research is informed by the needs of our industry and government partners as we look ahead to how the weather will change over coming decades. Our research will feed into better decision making

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  • A dramatic thunderstorm cell releasing a burst of rainfall over a green agricultural field. Dark, dense clouds dominate the sky, with streaks of rain visibly falling from the centre of the cloud mass. Trees and a distant farmhouse line the horizon.

    Probable weather and climate information – Christian Jakob explains what’s going on

    Most of our weather and climate forecasts come in chances and likelihoods of events. What do they mean? How can I interpret them? And most importantly, how can I use them to make a decision. In this article in The Conversation, our Director, Christian Jakob, takes a look at the essence of probabilistic forecasting. He explains why

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  • A large array of solar panels tilted toward the sky, stretching across a dry field under a bright blue sky with wispy white clouds. The panels are part of a solar farm generating renewable energy.

    Weather is a key resource to society

    In our “land of droughts and flooding rains” the weather is on everybody’s mind. Its highest visible impact occurs when it threatens infrastructure and lives. Much of the recent public discourse on climate change has been focused on the future of severe weather events. Quite apart from these severe events, the weather plays a critical

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