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From global stripes to local decisions

Gabi Mocatta June 20, 2026 No Comments

June 20 is Show Your Stripes Day. This is an annual global awareness campaign dedicated to sparking conversations about climate change. On this day, people around the world can share ‘warming stripes’ that show how their local climate has changed over time. The climate…

Climate Futures at AMOS 2026

Gabi Mocatta February 20, 2026 No Comments

At the 2026 conference of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS), under the theme “Southern Skies, Southern Oceans: Science on the Edge”, researchers, practitioners and policymakers came together to focus on the…

New project: Next Gen Regional Climate Projections for Tasmania

Gabi Mocatta November 27, 2025 No Comments

We are excited to announce that thanks to the support of the Tasmanian Government, the Climate Futures Research Group is leading a major new initiative to deliver high-resolution (4 km) climate projections for Tasmania. This $1.8 million project, aligned…

Natural Hazards Atlas Newsletter

Gabi Mocatta July 1, 2025 No Comments

Climate Futures has published a newsletter to update on the major Natural Hazards Atlas for Tasmania project. This newsletter shares insights from the project’s initial year.

Climate Futures team presents at AMOS 2025

Gabi Mocatta June 25, 2025 No Comments

Dr Annabel Bowden, Dr Krishneel Sharma and Dr Ben Weeding flew the flag for Climate Futures at the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) 2025 conference in Cairns. All three team members promoted…

Climate Futures builds biosecurity capacity for adaptation in SE Asia

Gabi Mocatta March 16, 2025 No Comments

Climate Futures team members Dr Kathleen Beyer and Dr Ben Weeding have been working on a project funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research to build capacity in…

A Natural Hazards Atlas for Tasmania: a major new project for Climate Futures

Gabi Mocatta November 11, 2024 No Comments

The Climate Futures team, working with researchers from the School of Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences at the University of Tasmania, has begun the stakeholder consultation for its new Natural…

Fulbright Fellowship for Climate Futures researcher

Gabi Mocatta February 28, 2024 No Comments

Climate social scientist Dr Gabi Mocatta has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship to undertake research in the US. As a Fulbright Scholar, Gabi will be visiting the Center for…

Climate Futures’ urban heat mapping research in the news

Gabi Mocatta January 18, 2024 No Comments

Even in Tasmania’s temperate climate, projections show that extreme heat events will increase under climate change. That’s why it is crucial for Tasmania’s cities to understand and plan for extreme…

Climate Futures wins a major Disaster Ready Fund grant

Gabi Mocatta July 13, 2023 No Comments

The Climate Futures Team has won a major grant from the Australian Government’s Disaster Ready Fund. A Natural Hazards Atlas for Tasmania: mapping natural hazards to build disaster resilience and…

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