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Looking beyond El Niño & La Niña to better understand Australia’s changing rainfall
The El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is one of the strongest drivers of Australia’s seasonal rainfall. But even when a clear El Niño or La Niña is declared, there’s no guarantee that very dry or wet weather will follow. Australia’s rainfall is highly unpredictable. The chance of experiencing rain in any region depends on many connected
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Climate change lowers precipitation, prolongs drought in Southwest United States
New research published in Nature Geoscience shows that climate change and aerosols have led to lower precipitation in the Southwest United States, and made drought inevitable. The research, led by Yan-Ning Kuo, is the first to isolate the variables of human-caused climate change and air pollution to show how they directly affect the region’s precipitation.
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Beyond net zero: Preparing for a future of locked-in climate change
Governments and businesses around the world are working toward net zero carbon emissions, where the amount of greenhouse gases we release into the atmosphere is balanced out by what we remove. It’s a vital step to stop further global warming, but new research warns that reaching net zero won’t mark a swift end to climate
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New study shows cloud loss contributing to record-breaking temperatures
Earth’s cloud cover is rapidly shrinking and contributing to record-breaking temperatures, according to new research involving the Monash-led Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather. The research, led by the United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published in Geophysical Research Letters, analysed satellite observations to find between 1.5 and 3 per
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Dark Oceanography: A creative collaboration between climate science & music
A new experimental music work, Dark Oceanography, will premiere at the Monash University Performing Arts Centres on Sunday 27 July, immersing audiences in the swirling dynamics of ocean eddies and the future impacts of climate change beneath the surface of the sea. Created by The Sound Collectors Lab in partnership with the ARC Centre of