Possible server issues in June
Posted on 10th June 2014
We are undertaking maintenance work on the Virtual Machine server infrastructure at Oxford e-Research Centre. Our servers will be ‘at risk’ on Monday – Thursday for the next three weeks:
Research Job: Changing Risks of Droughts, Water Scarcity and Heatwaves Using Ensemble Climate Modelling
Posted on 5th June 2014
Deadline: Thursday 10 July 2014
The Environmental Change Institute (ECI) is leading a major research project “MaRIUS: Managing the Risks, Impacts and Uncertainties of droughts and water Scarcity” within the UK Droughts on Water Scarcity Programme.
Applications for this vacancy are to be made online.
Listen to David Karoly talking about ANZ weather@home on ABC Radio
Posted on 20th May 2014
Professor David Karoly, who is part of our Australia & New Zealand weather@home experiment, was the guest on this week’s Science Show on ABC Radio. He talks about our latest experiment, looking at the risk of heatwaves and drought in Australia & New Zealand.
Results from weather@home 2014 UK Flooding Experiment: climate change makes very wet winters ‘a bit more likely’
Posted on 30th April 2014
Following preliminary assessments from the Met Office, Oxford University researchers undertook the first scientific experiment to analyse whether the risk of extreme rainfall has changed due to climate change after the winter deluge between December 2013 and February 2014.
Professor Myles Allen speaking at EGU about weather@home 2014 UK Flooding Experiment
Posted on 29th April 2014
The press conference will be streamed live, and you can watch it on the EGU website. We will be formally releasing the results tomorrow morning, to coincide with the press conference.