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Announcing the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 2013-2014 06 May 2013 To mark the centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition led by the great scientist and explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, Professor Chris Turney and Dr Chris Fogwill of the CCRC are leading a privately-funded voyage of discovery to the Antarctic during the Austral summer of 2013-2014.

New website will let you Adrift away 24 April 2013 Dr Erik Van Sebille along with David Fuchs and Jack Murray has created a new website, Adrift, which allows visitors to track the path of flotsam for the next 10 years from almost any place by the ocean.

Last 100 years reverse 1400 years of global cooling 22 April 2013 The first continental-scale reconstruction of temperatures over the past 2000 years by 78 scientists from 24 countries has highlighted the unusual nature of the 20th century warming.

Global warming could corrode shallow reefs sooner than previously forecast 28 February 2013 Shallow coral reefs may be even more susceptible to increasing acidity caused by heightened levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and oceans than previously recognised.

Lisa Alexander wins Australian Academy of Science award 16 January 2013 Dr Lisa Alexander has been honoured by the Australian Academy of Science with the 2013 Dorothy Hill Award for female researchers in the earth sciences aged 40 years or younger.

Plastics will pollute our oceans for hundreds of years 10 January 2013 Plastic garbage has made its way into every ocean in the world. New research shows that it doesn't matter where in the world plastic garbage enters the ocean, it can end up in any of the five ocean basins.

Warming world creates uncertainty for Pacific rainfall 20 November 2012 Global warming has increased the uncertainty around future rainfall patterns over some of the most vulnerable nations in the South Pacific Islands, according to a new paper in Nature Climate Change.

CCRC researchers receive grants from 2013 Australian funding round 09 November 2012 Researchers from the Climate Change Research Centre have received five grants and awards in the most recent round of Australian research council's National Competitive Grants Program.

Record Arctic ice melt concerns scientists 02 November 2012 Scientists have become increasingly concerned as ice cover around the Arctic reached a record low this year.

Katrin Meissner receives 2012 UNSW Postgraduate Council Supervisor Award 01 October 2012 Dr Katrin Meissner from the CCRC has received the 2012 UNSW Postgraduate Council Supervisor Award.

Warming ocean could start big shift of Antarctic ice 20 September 2012 Fast-flowing and narrow glaciers have the potential to trigger massive changes in the Antarctic ice sheet and contribute to rapid ice-sheet decay and sea-level rise, a new study has found.

Undergraduate Summer Scholarships 12 September 2012 The ARC Centre of Excellence Summer Scholarships in Climate System Science are highly competitive scholarship awards intended to provide undergraduate students from Australian universities an introduction to cutting-edge climate system research at the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC).

CCRC researcher wins a Future Fellowship 01 August 2012 Dr Chris Fogwill has just been awarded a Future Fellowship by the Australian Research Council (ARC), whose aim is to attract and retain the best and brightest mid-career researchers for Australia.

Dean's Honours Relocation Scholarship 24 July 2012 This scholarship, valued at $5,000, goes to cover the costs of relocation of non UNSW students.

Faculty Summer Vacation Research Scholarships 2012/2013 06 July 2012 Undergraduate students can apply for scholarships for research projects at CCRC.

CCRC researcher awarded Inspiring Australia grant 04 July 2012 CCRC Researcher Claire O’Neill has been awarded an Inspiring Australia project grant as part of her work developing Indigenous engagement in climate science.

New data set shows decline in Australian snow season 03 July 2012 The maximum extent of Australian snowfields has reduced by up to 39% and the spring melt has started a month earlier over the past decade according to a new satellite dataset constructed by UNSW Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) Researcher Kat Borman.

Section of thermohaline circulation driven by transient eddies 28 June 2012 New research has found currents traversing the world’s oceans may not be as stable as previously thought after finding deep currents in the South Atlantic may actually be powered and steered by transient eddies.

Tell-tale El Niño signal detectable 18 months ahead 25 June 2012 The origins of the El Niño climatic events that usually bring extended hot, dry conditions to much of Australia are detectable up to 18 months beforehand, a new study has found.

Triple whammy: ocean warming, La Niña, and cyclone produced Queensland floods 17 May 2012 A record La Niña event coupled with tropical cyclone Tasha generated most of the record deluge of rain that devastated much of Queensland in December 2010, but a new study has found that another big culprit was also in play - record high sea-surface temperatures off northern Australia.

Air pollution may be driving expansion of tropics - black carbon and near-surface ozone most likely culprits 17 May 2012 Man-made pollutants are likely to be pushing the boundary of the tropics further polewards in the Northern Hemisphere according to new research by a team of scientists.

Chinese Academy of Sciences visits CCRC 07 May 2012 A delegation from the Key Laboratory of Regional Climate-Environment Research For Temperate East Asia (RCE-TEA), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Science recently visited the CCRC/CoECSS.

Willem's mystery interval study awarded CCRC prize 27 April 2012 Willem Huiskamp’s Honours research project on the “Mystery Interval” during the last deglaciation has won the 2011 Silicon Graphics Prize for Climate Research Using High Performance Computing.

Detailed study reveals workings of major oceanic pathway 16 April 2012 Researchers from the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) and CSIRO have used a state-of-the-art ocean model to conduct the first detailed investigation of oceanic water flow between the Pacific and Indian Oceans via the south of Australia.

Reflections on Australia's e-research infrastructure in an international context 27 March 2012 Are climate researchers in Australia better off elsewhere?

Be a part of Centre of Excellence's first Climate Science Winter School 23 March 2012 The ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science will host its first annual winter school on July 9-13 at the School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne.

CCRC researcher wins the Priestley Medal 10 February 2012 Dr Lisa Alexander has just been named as the 2011 recipient of the Priestley Medal awarded by the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS).

Green Screen: Climate Fix Flicks film competition 05 December 2011 Climate scientists from Macquarie University, the University of Melbourne and Monash University have joined forces and come up with a unique way to raise awareness about climate change and the benefits of moving towards a low carbon future.

Plunge in CO2 put the freeze on Antarctica 05 December 2011 Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels plunged by 40% before and during the formation of the Antarctic ice sheet 34 million years ago, according to a new study.

Students learn about climate change 22 November 2011 Year-9 students have no problem understanding the principles of climate change if a recent meeting with 48 high school students from 6 central west towns is anything to go by.

Greenhouse gases to overpower ozone hole in the coming decades 03 November 2011 One set of human-created gases is starting to relinquish its hold on Antarctic climate as another group of human emissions is starting to take hold, according to a paper in Nature Geoscience, co-authored by ARC Laureate Fellow Professor Matthew England, -co-director of the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre.

Why experts refuse to debate climate 01 November 2011 Many climate scientists now refuse to take part in public forums debating climate change because it is impossible to do justice to the science.

Karin's PhD transformed by SOLAS Summer School 06 October 2011 PhD student Karin Kvale was recently selected to take part in the prestigious 5th International Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) Summer School, which is held in Cargese, Corsica every second year.

Call for nominations for the 2011 Priestley Medal 21 September 2011 The Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) is calling for nominations for The Priestley Medal.

Dr Ben McNeil talks about a price on carbon 20 September 2011 The CCRC’s Ben McNeil recently contributed to the discussion about a carbon price with an opinion piece in The Punch.

A dose of climate reality comes to Canberra 13 September 2011 Al Gore is tackling climate-skeptics head on with a worldwide, 24 hour broadcast that claims to expose the reality of the climate crisis.

Past changes reveal our climate change future 02 September 2011 If our knowledge of the past is the key to our understanding the future, then Dr Steven Phipps and the researchers at the International Union for Quaternary Research recent conference may have a clearer insight than most.

Undergrads opportunity to work with world leading climate scientists 01 September 2011 UNSW Science Faculty is calling for applications by no later than October 7, 2011, for its 2011-2012 Summer Vacation Research Scholarships for undergraduate students.

Honours students to receive $5000 scholarship 12 August 2011 CCRC is offering ten graduate students $5000 honours scholarships to help it meet the continuing need for climate scientists.

Advancing a degree from pole to pole 11 August 2011 In just six months, Graham Simpkins’ PhD has taken him to the ends of the earth.

CCRC calls for AMOS conference abstracts 09 August 2011 The Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) is calling for abstracts for a major conference bringing together leading meteorological, oceanographic and climate scientists from Australia and around the world.

Indian Ocean Dipole rains on ENSO’s influence 03 August 2011 The Indian Ocean may play a major role in modulating the effect of the Pacific Ocean’s El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on the Indian monsoon, according to a new paper by CCRC researchers.

Ocean current study around Timor 29 June 2011 CCRC research student Michael Bates has returned from a scientific research voyage conducted by scientists from CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research to the waters around East Timor.

Fulbright scholar Tim Bralower at CCRC 22 June 2011 Fulbright Scholar Professor Tim Bralower is commencing a sabbatical at CCRC in July 2011.

Wetlands are bad and good news for Arctic warming: study 06 June 2011 Seasonal wetlands in Arctic regions will initially persist longer due to global warming but then shrink as temperatures rise further, according to new study into how climate change will progress this century.

Comment: Why bother with a carbon tax? 12 May 2011 Australia is squandering the opportunity to move towards a clean, low carbon prosperous economy by delaying the introduction of a carbon price and being locked in to a coal addiction that will expire in the medium term as the world moves to cleaner, better fuels and technologies.

Comment: Trust us, we're climate scientists 10 May 2011 “Why don’t scientists just get together and figure out what’s going on?” It’s a common question we hear about global warming. The answer is simple: “They have.”

Global Sustainability Summer School 2011 12 April 2011 Climate Change Research Centre Fellow, Jan Zika, will travel to Brunei in July as an invited speaker at the Global Sustainability Summer School 2011.

2011 AMOS New South Wales Postgraduate Symposium 28 March 2011 The Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) New South Wales Centre would like to invite you to the 2011 AMOS New South Wales Postgraduate Symposium on "Climate change and variability - science, impacts, and adaptation" to be held at the Climate Change Research Centre.

Antarctic fieldwork for CCRC research students 24 March 2011 CCRC research students Emily Shaw and Graham Simpkins have returned from scientific research expeditions to Antarctica.

Regional climate model evaluation underway 24 March 2011 Work has begun at CCRC evaluating the ability of a regional climate model to simulate bush fire weather in NSW.

World Climate Research Programme Open Science Conference 2011 03 March 2011 The World Climate Research Programme will host a major international Open Science Conference (OSC) on 24-28 October 2011 in Denver, Colorado, USA.

Three climate experts given top advisory roles 15 February 2011 Three prominent climate scientists from the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) have been appointed as expert advisors to the Federal Government's new independent Climate Commission.

Symposium on high-impact weather and extreme climate events, IUGG 2011 25 January 2011 The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) will hold an exciting, multi-disciplinary conference on cutting edge science in Melbourne, Australia in mid-2011.

Climate and Indigenous health study receives National Health and Medical Research Council funding 10 December 2010 A team from CCRC led by Dr Donna Green and Dr Lisa Alexander has received funding from the Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council's (NHMRC) Health Challenges of Climate Change special initiative.

Dr Katrin Meissner receives ARC Future Fellowship funding 19 November 2010 The Australian Research Council has awarded a Future Fellowship to CCRC senior lecturer Dr Katrin Meissner.

CCRC in latest round of successful ARC Discovery Projects research funding 27 October 2010 CCRC will lead 3 new research projects approved by the Australian Research Council (ARC) in the latest round of Discovery Projects research funding.

High-res climate simulations to check bushfire risk 13 October 2010 UNSW researchers have received a $200,000 grant to help develop high-resolution climate simulations to better inform how climate change will affect bushfire risk on the heavily populated eastern seaboard of NSW.

Focus on buoyancy driven flows at 18th Alpine Summer School in Italy 11 October 2010 CCRC PhD student Michael Bates recently travelled to Valsavarenche, Italy, to attend the 18th Alpine Summer School on fundamental processes in geophysical fluid dynamics and the climate system, where this year's topic was "buoyancy driven flows."

Climate change effort wins Future Justice Prize 08 October 2010 An international team led by UNSW climate change researchers has won the inaugural 2010 Future Justice Prize for its efforts to synthesize and update a massive volume of scientific research in the lead-up to the UN Conference of Parties (COP15) meeting in Copenhagen in December 2009.

2010 Australian Frontiers of Science Meeting 05 October 2010 CCRC team members Matt England, Steven Phipps and Willem Sijp will take part in the the 2010 Australian Frontiers of Science Meeting in Perth this month.

Communicating climate science - it's about how we make decisions 20 September 2010 The idea that greenhouse gas emissions are warming Earth's atmosphere is one of the most certain concepts in natural science yet as the level of scientific certainty has grown, so has the level of public scepticism about it, note Dr Ben Newell and Professor Andy Pitman.

Professor Andy Pitman receives Office of Science and Medical Research NSW Scientist of the Year Award 16 September 2010 Professor Andy Pitman, UNSW Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) co-director and leader of the new ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science, has received the NSW Office of Science and Medical Research (OSMR) NSW Scientist of the Year 2010 Award in the Environment, Water and Climate Change Sciences category.

CCRC represented at 11th International Meeting on Statistical Climatology 19 August 2010 In July 2010, Ian Macadam, a PhD student at CCRC, attended the 11th International Meeting on Statistical Climatology (IMSC) in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Warmest decade on record: new climate report 29 July 2010 A major international climate study has confirmed that the past decade was the warmest on record and that the Earth has been growing warmer over the last 50 years.

Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence awarded in Climate System Science 20 July 2010 The new Centre for Climate System Science, headed by the co-director of the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre, Professor Andy Pitman, was awarded $21.4 million in the most recent round of ARC funding.

Professor Matthew England awarded Australian Laureate Fellowship 07 July 2010 The Australian Research Council has awarded Professor Matthew England with the 2010 Australian Laureate Fellowship for his research on ocean surface warming.

Screw Light Bulbs - Smarter ways to save Australians time and money 04 May 2010 Screw Light Bulbs, by Dr Donna Green and Liz Minchin, is about how Australia can get serious about tackling climate change while dealing with many of the other problems we face.

Global warming heat stress could make life intolerable: study 04 May 2010 Heat stress would make life intolerable for humans in most currently inhabited regions on Earth if the worst-case global warming scenario were to happen, according to a new study.

Climate change accelerating beyond expectations, urgent emissions reductions required, say leading scientists 25 November 2009 Global ice-sheets are melting at an increased rate; Arctic sea-ice is disappearing much faster than recently projected, and future sea-level rise is now expected to be much higher than previously forecast, according to a new global scientific synthesis prepared by some of the world's top climate scientists.

Tall Poppies are the pick of the crop 30 October 2009 Three Science Faculty scholars have been honoured at the 2009 Young Tall Poppy Awards hosted by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science.

The Clean Industrial Revolution 20 August 2009 So where does Australia’s economic future lie in this rapidly changing world? In this compelling book, climate scientist and economist Ben McNeil demonstrates the immense opportunities that will open up if Australia leads the new clean industrial revolution.

Looming El Nino sets up gloomy forecast 03 June 2009 South-east Australians can expect little relief from below average rainfall according to climate experts.

Climate Change research team grows 04 June 2009 UNSW's Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) is going from strength to strength...

Clarification results of GRL paper 03 June 2009 The implications of our work (Ummenhofer et al. 2009) have been misunderstood in some media commentary...

Water vapor doubles global warming: case closed 23 February 2009 Water vapour released into the atmosphere adds one degree Celsius to global warming for every one contributed by humanity through greenhouse gas emissions.

Indian Ocean causes Big Dry: drought cycles over the southeast linked to the Indian Ocean Dipole 05 February 2009 The causes of south-eastern Australia's longest, most severe and damaging droughts have been discovered, with the surprise finding that they originate far away in the Indian Ocean.

Southern Ocean to acidify much sooner than thought 12 November 2008 The Southern Ocean will acidify much earlier than previously thought from increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, taking it past the point where the shells of sea creatures will start to dissolve, according to a new study.

Spring brings ‘jelly balls’ to NSW coast 06 November 2008 An unusual abundance of jelly-like creatures has been discovered in waters along the NSW coast from Sydney to Newcastle during a marine survey of the region by a team of scientists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and CSIRO.

ARC success: the seal's whiskers 15 October 2008 The history and impacts of climate change are being revealed by a surprising source - the whiskers of seals in Antarctica.

Top climate scientists urge PM to cut C02 emissions 29 September 2008 Australia's leading climate scientists have written to the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, urging him to adopt an emission reduction target for Australia of 25 percent below 1990 levels by 2020.

Mapping climate change vulnerability in Australia's tropical north 16 September 2008 The risks and impacts of climate change on indigenous communities in Australia's tropical north is the subject of a new scoping study.

Climate: new spin on ocean's role 09 September 2008 New studies of the Southern Ocean are revealing previously unknown features of giant spinning eddies that have a profound influence on marine life and on the world's climate.

Bright marine science students catch the Next Wave 09 September 2008 "Going to sea is inspirational," says 21 year-old Adrienne Gatt, who has just made her first voyage aboard the Southern Surveyor, Australia's only marine research vessel. "It's the best way to see if you're cut out for a career in marine science and oceanography.

Science shines at Eureka Prizes 20 August 2008 UNSW researchers have won an unprecedented six Australian Museum Eureka Prizes - the "Oscars" of Australian science. The UNSW tally is the highest by any institution in the 19-year history of the Eureka Prizes. Five members of the UNSW Faculty of Science shared in the awards.

Climate change may boost Middle East rainfall 14 August 2008 The prospect of climate change sparking food shortages and water wars in the Middle East is less likely than previously thought, with new UNSW research suggesting that rainfall will be significantly higher in key parts of the region.

Climate change: skippy to the rescue 08 August 2008 Skippy could be on more menus following a report that expanding the kangaroo industry would significantly cut greenhouse gases.

Faculty stands out in Eureka Prizes 25 July 2008 Ten UNSW-affiliated researchers and research groups are in the running for eight prize categories at this year's Eureka Prizes, an unprecedented achievement for any research institution in the Eureka's 19-year history.

Award for UNSW climate researcher 21 July 2008 The Banksia Environmental Foundation has named Professor Matthew England the 2008 Mercedes-Benz Australian Research Award Winner.

China's global greenhouse challenge 06 May 2008 China's growing greenhouse gas emissions and the problems they present for the rest of the world will be tackled by an expert panel, including acclaimed China specialist Professor Orville Schell, at UNSW this Thursday, May 8.

Climate change: will capital save the world? 29 April 2008 Australia could become a "carbon energy economic super power" if government and business leaders gave greater incentives to invest in, and use, renewable and efficient low carbon-emission technology. This was the take home message in a wide-ranging speech by climate change expert, Mike Molitor before a capacity audience at UNSW last week.

Bali declaration urges greenhouse gas limits 06 December 2007 UNSW climatologists are among more than 200 leading scientists warning the United Nations Climate Conference of the need to act immediately to cut greenhouse gas emissions, with a window of only 10-15 years for global emissions to peak and decline, and a goal of at least a 50% reduction by 2050.

Nobel peace prize: UNSW researchers join celebrations 07 November 2007 UNSW atmospheric scientist Andy Pitman has cause to celebrate the winning of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize by Al Gore and the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Science big winner in ARC funds 04 November 2007 The Faculty of Science performed strongly when UNSW received more than $34 million in the latest round of Australian Research Council funding.

Funding fuels discovery at UNSW 26 October 2007 UNSW has received more than $34 million in the latest round of Australian Research Council funding.

UNSW takes the lead on climate change 12 October 2007 UNSW Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred Hilmer has earmarked sustainability as a priority for the University - in research, teaching and in the way the campus operates.

Khmer kings were architects of their own demise 05 October 2007 The Khmer kings who created the world's most extensive medieval "hydraulic city" surrounding Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat were the architects of its eventual environmental collapse, says an Australian, Cambodian, French and American research team.

Seas could rise higher than we thought 07 August 2007 Leading climatologist Professor Stefan Rahmstorf has revealed at a UNSW public lecture that sea-level rises caused by global warming are higher than those published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change earlier this year.

New uni climate change alliance 15 May 2007 Three of Australia's top universities have formed an alliance to spearhead national leadership in climate change research, education and policy.

Major new climate research centre 08 March 2007 A major new climate change research centre is to be established at the University of New South Wales, with a $6 million funding boost.

Huge, wet and mysterious: new climate study probes the world's largest ocean current 27 February 2006 The vast icy ocean current that circles around Antarctica is so huge that it carries 100 times more water than all the world's rivers combined, yet its influence on the world's climate is barely understood.

Ships bring alien jellyfish invaders 30 August 2005 Marine environments around the world are being threatened by exotic species of moon jellyfish being dispersed by international shipping, according to research by Australian scientists.

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