UNSW Climate Change Research Centre

📢 PhD Opportunity at UNSW Sydney! We're seeking a motivated PhD candidate to join a critical project with Ausgrid, modelling site-specific wind hazards across the Sydney, Central Coast, and Hunter Valley regions. You'll work with experts from the Climate Change Research Centre and the School of Built Environment, applying numerical modelling, statistical analysis, and machine learning to assess wind-related risks to electricity networks. A competitive scholarship is available. Interested candidates should email Professor Steven Sherwood (s.sherwood@unsw.edu.au) with an Expression of Interest, CV, and academic transcripts. More information: https://lnkd.in/g-HhRfrp ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, The ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, UNSW, UNSW Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)

📢 Join us for the seminar tomorrow by Zijie Zhao, Research Associate at the University of Tasmania, on Understanding Global Marine Heatwaves from a semi-Lagrangian Perspective! 🌊🔥 📅 When: Wednesday, 11 September 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm 📍 Where: CCRC seminar room 💻 Online: https://lnkd.in/gJC4fk2P Zijie will present groundbreaking research on tracking Marine Heatwaves (MHWs) from 1982-2022, exploring their kinematic evolution, atmospheric and oceanic drivers, and classification into five unique types. Don’t miss out on this insightful discussion! More information: https://lnkd.in/gAjdyYzH

Exciting PhD opportunity at UNSW Sydney in collaboration with Ausgrid, the largest electricity distributor on Australia’s east coast! 🌬️🔌 We're looking for a motivated candidate to join a project focused on modelling site-specific wind hazards and asset failures for electricity networks in metropolitan Sydney. This research will help us better understand observed impact and failure patterns in the grid, as well as quantify future wind hazards due to climate change. Key components of the project include: 📊 Numerical modelling of wind fields at the streetscape level 📉 Statistical analysis and machine learning applied to meteorological and grid impact data 🌪️ Development of physical and probabilistic models of wind and asset impact, including climate change scenarios Ideal candidates will have a background in maths/statistics, meteorology/atmospheric sciences, engineering, computer science, or a related discipline, and an Honours-1 or equivalent research qualification. You’ll be working closely with the Climate Resilience team at Ausgrid and our team at the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre, and Climate-Resilient Cities lab at UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture. Penny Joseph, Hao Qin, Steven Sherwood, Jason Evans Interested? Send your 2-page CV, EOI, and transcript my way! #PhDopportunity #windhazards #climatechange #energysystems #gridresilience #atmosphericsciences #statisticalmodelling #research

📢 UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response Seminar Series How can businesses leverage data analytics for climate action? Join us on 25th September for our next seminar, “Leveraging Historical Data for Climate Prediction in Vietnam: An Imprinting Perspective,” presented by Scientia Professor Shan Pan and Marian Vindya Cooray from UNSW Business School. They will discuss how historical data can be utilised to develop long-term climate projections and navigate current uncertainties. More info here: https://lnkd.in/g2ASstfQ 🗓️ Date: 25 September 2024 🕥 Time: 10:30am - 11:30am 📍 Location: UNSW Climate Change Research Centre Seminar Room, Level 4, Mathews Building, UNSW Sydney We hope to see you there!

In their new article published in PLOS Climate, Dr Negin Nazarian, Prof Melissa Hart, Prof Andrew Pitman, AO, FAA and their collaborators call for a better integration of urban climate research within the global climate change discourse.    Despite occupying only 1–3% of the land, urban areas are home to most of the world’s population and are responsible for ~70% of current greenhouse gas emissions. They therefore contribute significantly to climate change, while also being highly vulnerable to its effects.    With an additional 2.5 billion people expected to live in urban areas by 2050, the importance of cities in our climate change dialogue will become increasingly more significant.   Despite the vital role of cities, urban-scale climates are poorly represented in global climate modelling and observations. Urban climate research is also underrepresented in assessments of the physical basis of climate - the inclusion of cities was not formalised until the 5th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2014.   This has several consequences:    Failing to measure and understand climate processes at urban scales undermines the accuracy of climate assessments in cities. This means policies to mitigate and adapt to climate change may not account for the climate consequences experienced in cities. This also limits our ability to develop effective strategies for climate adaptation and mitigation, posing risks to the future resilience of societies. In their article, the authors highlight the IPCC Special Report on Cities & Climate Change, expected to be released in 2027, as a crucial opportunity to address these issues. This will mark the first time the IPCC has dedicated a coordinated effort focused on cities.   The authors call for the urban climate community to engage in strategic and coordinated planning to meet this historic opportunity. They identify three pivotal aspects that should be addressed and strengthened: 1. Prioritize urban-scale technological advancements, 2. Facilitate cross-disciplinary and cross-scale synergies, 3. Increase urban climate visibility and presence.   Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e9BDVeyi   ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes UNSW Climate Change Research Centre Winston Chow Gerald Mills Ariane Middel Scott Krayenhoff Dr. Gaby S. Langendijk Lei Zhao Benjamin Bechtel

This week, I had the pleasure of visiting the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre at the UNSW in Sydney, Australia, as part of the Institutional Internationalization Program – CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - PrInt. Our goal is to strengthen the ties between UNSW and INPE’s PGCST, with a particular focus on climate science, extreme weather events, and climate modeling - areas of shared research interest between our respective institutions. Through this visit, we aim to facilitate knowledge exchange, promote joint research initiatives, and provide opportunities for networking and capacity building. It is crucial to highlight the importance of partnerships between institutions from the Global South in advancing scientific knowledge and addressing pressing challenges in climate science. A special thank you to Dr. Andrea Taschetto for the warm welcome and all the assistance provided during this visit. It was also wonderful to catch up with my colleagues Jason Evans and Agus Santoso. I’m grateful for the conversation and the possibility of collaboration. #science #education #Brazil #Australia #TGIF

"The ocean is overflowing and the reason is simple: climate change," 🇺🇳 UN Secretary-General António Guterres said this week. 🌊"Global average sea levels are rising at rates unprecedented in the past 3,000 years. This a crisis entirely of humanity’s making that will soon swell to an almost unimaginable scale," said Mr Guterres, speaking from Tonga. Island nations face particular risks, but the rest of the world also has cause for alarm. Why? 💧A sea level increase of 1cm could result in a 1m retreat of coastline. And a rise of 10cm may triple the number of coastal flood events. 👇 Watch UNSW Climate Change Research Centre expert Tom Mortlock explain in this video.💡We need to understand the effects of rising seas so that we can act to reduce risks. What can be done? The Secretary-General is calling for global leaders to take urgent #ClimateAction: 🔪 Slash global emissions; ♻️ Lead a fast and fair phase-out of fossil fuels; 🚀Boost climate adaptation investments to protect people from present and future risks.

Congratulations, Prof. Melissa Hart 🎊 🎊

In their new article published in PLOS Climate, Dr Negin Nazarian, Prof Melissa Hart, Prof Andrew Pitman, AO, FAA and their collaborators call for a better integration of urban climate research within the global climate change discourse.    Despite occupying only 1–3% of the land, urban areas are home to most of the world’s population and are responsible for ~70% of current greenhouse gas emissions. They therefore contribute significantly to climate change, while also being highly vulnerable to its effects.    With an additional 2.5 billion people expected to live in urban areas by 2050, the importance of cities in our climate change dialogue will become increasingly more significant.   Despite the vital role of cities, urban-scale climates are poorly represented in global climate modelling and observations. Urban climate research is also underrepresented in assessments of the physical basis of climate - the inclusion of cities was not formalised until the 5th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2014.   This has several consequences:    Failing to measure and understand climate processes at urban scales undermines the accuracy of climate assessments in cities. This means policies to mitigate and adapt to climate change may not account for the climate consequences experienced in cities. This also limits our ability to develop effective strategies for climate adaptation and mitigation, posing risks to the future resilience of societies. In their article, the authors highlight the IPCC Special Report on Cities & Climate Change, expected to be released in 2027, as a crucial opportunity to address these issues. This will mark the first time the IPCC has dedicated a coordinated effort focused on cities.   The authors call for the urban climate community to engage in strategic and coordinated planning to meet this historic opportunity. They identify three pivotal aspects that should be addressed and strengthened: 1. Prioritize urban-scale technological advancements, 2. Facilitate cross-disciplinary and cross-scale synergies, 3. Increase urban climate visibility and presence.   Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e9BDVeyi   ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes UNSW Climate Change Research Centre Winston Chow Gerald Mills Ariane Middel Scott Krayenhoff Dr. Gaby S. Langendijk Lei Zhao Benjamin Bechtel

Join us for the seminar given by Isla Simpson from the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research tomorrow! Isla will discuss the concerning gap between observed and modelled humidity trends in arid regions, highlighting the implications for future hydroclimate projections and fire hazards. 🗓️ When: Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm 📍 Where: CCRC Seminar Room & Online 🔗 Online register: https://lnkd.in/gT-6cH_U The ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, UNSW Science, UNSW Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences