Nick Earl-Jones – The Conversation

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April 11, 2024

Despite what you might hear, weather prediction is getting better, not worse

Andrew King, The University of Melbourne; Kimberley Reid, Monash University; Michael Barnes, Monash University, and Nick Earl-Jones, University of Tasmania

Weather forecasting is improving at a great rate, even though climate change could be making it tougher.

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June 15, 2020

Pass the shiraz, please: how Australia’s wine industry can adapt to climate change

Gabi Mocatta, University of Tasmania; Rebecca Harris, University of Tasmania; Tomas Remenyi, University of Tasmania; Dean Rollins, University of Tasmania; Nathan Bindoff, University of Tasmania; Nick Earl-Jones, University of Tasmania, and Peter Love, University of Tasmania

All of Australia’s 71 wine regions will become warmer this century. That means big changes for the industry. Tasmania, for example, may become better known for shiraz than pinot noir.

Smoke billows from a massive bushfire in southern Tasmania. Rob Blakers/AAP

February 6, 2019

Dry lightning has set Tasmania ablaze, and climate change makes it more likely to happen again

Nick Earl-Jones, The University of Melbourne; Peter Love, University of Tasmania; Rebecca Harris, University of Tasmania, and Tomas Remenyi, University of Tasmania

Climate change is making Tasmania more vulnerable to brutal fire conditions.

Peak hour making you hot under the collar? It’s not just you. Traffic image from www.shutterstock.com

October 18, 2016

No it’s not your imagination, it actually is colder on the weekend (if you live in a city)

Nick Earl-Jones, The University of Melbourne

Do you ever feel that the weather is worse on the weekend? Well you might be right!

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