Tessa Vance

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June 13, 2024

Of ice and fire: what sea salt in Antarctic snowfall reveals about bushfires worse than the Black Summer

Danielle Udy, University of Tasmania; Anthony Kiem, University of Newcastle; Neil Holbrook, University of Tasmania; Nerilie Abram, Australian National University, and Tessa Vance, University of Tasmania

Howling winds take sea salt from the Southern Ocean and lay it down in Antarctica as snow, then ice. Hidden in these ice cores is a warning about Australian fire seasons.

An icebreaker makes its way through Antarctica’s sea ice. Jan Lieser

September 28, 2016

Record high to record low: what on earth is happening to Antarctica’s sea ice?

Nerilie Abram, Australian National University; Matthew England, UNSW , and Tessa Vance, University of Tasmania

After record-breaking amounts of sea ice in Antartica, this year we’re seeing record lows.

The past century hasn’t seen the worst drought that Australia’s climate can throw at us. CSIRO/Wikimedia Commons

May 10, 2016

Antarctic ice shows Australia’s drought and flood risk is worse than thought

Anthony Kiem, University of Newcastle; Carly Tozer, University of Newcastle, and Tessa Vance, University of Tasmania

A new millennium-long record reveals that Australia has suffered longer droughts and wet periods than those recorded in the past century’s weather observations.

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Of ice and fire: what sea salt in Antarctic snowfall reveals about bushfires worse than the Black Summer

Record high to record low: what on earth is happening to Antarctica’s sea ice?

Antarctic ice shows Australia’s drought and flood risk is worse than thought

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