ARC Centre of Excellence in Climate System Science Feed

ARC Centre of Excellence in Climate System Science

a graphic representation of ocean currents seen from space

Satellites reveal ocean currents are getting stronger, with implications for climate change

26 Apr 2021

Our team discovered clear changes in the distribution and strength of ocean eddies. These changes have never been detected before.

Tasmania’s fisheries cooked by record-breaking marine heatwave

17 Jul 2017

Human-induced climate change was almost certainly responsible for a marine heat wave off Tasmania’s east coast that lasted 251 days and had an area of impact seven times the size of the island, a new study shows.

A climate for change

27 Nov 2015

On the eve of international climate change talks in Paris, UNSW magazine sits down with UNSW’s Matt England and Potsdam University’s Stefan Rahmstorf to discuss the likelihood of a legally binding global agreement, climate change denial and the importance of staying positive.

Human hands are all over Australia’s hottest ever year

30 Sep 2014

New, comprehensive analyses show that people didn’t just leave fingerprints on the record-breaking heat: we left a clear handprint, write Sophie Lewis and Sarah Perkins.

‘Nudging’ people towards changing behaviour: what works and why (not)?

05 Jun 2014

A nudge is an attempt to make judgements and choices easier, but why do some nudges work and others fail, asks Ben Newell.