Scientists have been studying the climate phenomena now called the “El Nino – Southern Oscillation” for more than 130 years. Australian scientists were involved from the earliest days of its discovery, and are now very closely involved in its monitoring and prediction.
At present, the Bureau of Meteorology estimates there is a 70% chance Australia will feel the effects of El Nino in the next nine months.
Prof Neville Nicholls’s presentation will include an assessment of whether Australia will see an El Nino in 2014/15, the history of its discovery, how it allows scientists to predict climate variations, how global warming is affecting the phenomenon, and what the immediate future holds for the next El Nino event.
A panel discussion will follow with Prof. Nicholls, retired oceanographer Dr Gary Meyers, marine ecologist Dr Alistair Hobday, Entura/Hydro Tasmania Principal Consultant Dr Fiona Ling, and the head of the Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research, Prof. Holger Meinke
For more information and to book your place at this free event, visit http://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/el-nino-history-impacts-and-prediction-tickets-
Hosted by: the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) and the Australian Marine Sciences Association (AMSA)