CLEX, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes

The Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEX) is a major initiative funded by the Australian Research Council. The Centre is an international research consortium of five Australian universities and a network of outstanding national and international partner organizations.

The Centre will improve our understanding of the processes that trigger or enhance extremes and build this understanding into our modelling systems. The improved predictions of climate extremes will enable improvements in how Australia copes with extremes now and in the future.

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The six stages of a null result

by Kim Reid I thought I had a rad hypothesis. It was neat, simple and, if proven, would seal the narrative of the paper I was writing. I spent the next two days downloading and...

Briefing note 005: Heatwaves in the ocean threaten marine ecosystems across the world

A joint ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes and NESP Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub briefing note Key Points Marine heatwaves are becoming longer and more...

Research brief: Which species matter most for marine ecosystems to survive climate change?

Human-induced climate change is affecting ecosystems in many different ways. In the ocean, these changes include warming, habitat destruction, fishing, nutrient inputs and...

Research brief: New understanding reveals how jets and cyclones interact

Polar jet streams are huge rivers of air flowing from west to east at 10km height with a maximum speed of around 150 km/h. The jet streams carry with them the ‘weather’ (that is,...