Earth, Atmosphere & Environment
Earth, Atmosphere and Environment
From the red plains of Broken Hill to Antarctica, we study the Earth’s core, its atmosphere and everything in between. A new, hands-on way to explore and learn earth sciences.
Latest news from School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment
Melbourne and Adelaide night temperatures amplified by heatwaves, study finds
As if the daytime heatwave temperatures weren’t bad enough, Melbourne and Adelaide residents will also have to put up with nightly temperatures significantly higher than surrounding rural areas thanks to amplification caused by the ‘urban heat island effect’.
The largest mass extinction of all time began with forest ecosystem collapse, study finds
World-first international research involving a Monash palaeontologist has provided new new insights into what caused the biotic crisis known as the ‘Mother of all Mass-Extinctions’ or the ‘Great Dying’, in which up to 96% of marine species and 70% of land vertebrate species became extinct.
Ocean and wind changes cause Antarctic sea ice drop to record low
Warmer ocean temperatures, combined with unusual wind patterns, contributed to the record decline of sea ice levels in Antarctica, according to new research published in the prestigious international science journal Nature Communications.
High-profile climate change scientist to head Monash School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment
New Zealand-based climate change scientist Professor Andrew Mackintosh has been appointed to lead Monash University’s School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, commencing May 2019.
Climate scientists shed new light on what causes intensified warming
Long-term observations of surface temperatures show an intensified surface warming in Canada, Siberia, Alaska and in the Arctic Ocean relative to global mean temperature rise.
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Lecturer @adamjohnkessler got stuck in the mud at our 4WD course yesterday. Fortunately this gang of students - lead by Honours Student Brigette and trainer Ken - were there to dig him out!
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How good does our Honours field trip to NZ look? RT @DrMcTest: Day 9: @MonashEAE honours trip. Exploring the Waiotapu Geothermal Valley. So many colours. High temperature alteration and mineral precipitation https://t.co/3pfWJPHjDe
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Some nifty pillow lavas on the wavecut foreshore at Somers. Pillow lavas are essentially basaltic lava that is extruded subaqueously.
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Lecturer @adamjohnkessler got stuck in the mud at our 4WD course yesterday. Fortunately this gang of students - lead by Honours Student Brigette and trainer Ken - were there to dig him out!
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Lecturer @adamjohnkessler got stuck in the mud at our 4WD course yesterday. Fortunately this gang of students - lea… https://t.co/5E0VZVGbE8
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RT @ItsJenMitchell: After a long break, I'm back from New Zealand and back on twitter! All pictures are ones I took on the recent @MonashEA…
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Getting closer! https://t.co/q1oYXBWjXW
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How good does our Honours field trip to NZ look? RT @DrMcTest: Day 9: @MonashEAE honours trip. Exploring the Waiota… https://t.co/aD1cQvkDpD
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Check our these photos from our New Zealand honours field trip, courtesy of @DrMcTest https://t.co/hfz95qbpUN
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We had an great time talking to so many people at Open Day today. We'd like to thank you all for coming and we hope to see you soon! Here are a few shots of our hard-working team from today, more to come tomorrow... #ChooseMonashEAE #ChooseMonashScience #monashopenday2018
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Come to see our next volcanic eruption at 1:30pm! #openday #ChooseMonashEAE #ChooseMonashScience #monashopenday2018
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Come on down to our action-planned Open Day. Events begin at 10am with Liquid Nitrogen ice cream! #ChooseMonashEAE #ChooseMonashScience #monashopenday2018 @monasheae @monashscience @monash_uni