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satellite image of bushfire smoke off eastern australia

Smoke from the Black Summer fires could have made the triple La Nina more likely

11 May 2023

Could plumes of smoke from the Black Summer of fire have cooled regions of the Pacific and triggered a La Niña? New research suggests it’s possible.

Andy Baker at the UNSW Connected Waters Initiative in Wellington NSW.

UNSW Science professor elected a 2021 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union

29 Sep 2021

Andy Baker, who researches the water underground, has been recognised by the highly esteemed earth sciences organisation.

Andy Pitman - finalist, Eureka Prize for Leadership in Innovation and Science

28 Jul 2017

Over the past 15 years, Professor Andrew Pitman has demonstrated visionary leadership in the field of climate science. By bringing together a consortium of leading universities and institutions he has transformed the scale and impact of Australian climate science research.

UNSW climate scientist wins top international award

13 Jul 2017

UNSW's Matthew England has been awarded the prestigious 2017 Tinker-Muse Prize in recognition of his outstanding research, leadership and advocacy for Antarctic science.

Government offers hope by telling CSIRO to reinvest in climate research

04 Aug 2016

Science Minister Greg Hunt's instruction to restore climate science as a 'core activity' at the CSIRO is a ray of hope for public good science, writes Matthew England.

New climate science centre doesn’t make up for CSIRO cuts: experts

27 Apr 2016

UNSW researchers are concerned about the paltry size of the new climate science research centre announced by the CSIRO.

February’s global temperature spike is a wake-up call

16 Mar 2016

Global temperatures for February showed a disturbing and unprecedented upward spike, write Steve Sherwood and Stefan Rahmstorf.

The failed logic of CSIRO boss over climate science could waste billions

08 Feb 2016

Larry Marshall may be right when he says the question of global warming has been answered. But there are many more climate questions to ask, writes Andy Pitman.

500 years of drought and flood: trees and corals reveal Australia’s climate history

07 Dec 2015

The dominant theme of Australia’s drought history is variability, write Patrick Baker, Chris Turney and Jonathan Palmer.

UNSWTV: Catastrophic Science – Nuclear disasters

17 Aug 2015

The Fukishima nuclear disaster in Japan leached radioactive particles into the ocean. UNSW climate scientists are using them as a tracer to understand more about the health of our oceans. Bomb traces and fluerocarbons also have a story to tell.

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