Why are floods, fires, and searing heatwaves becoming the new normal? In this timely and eye-opening lecture, Associate Professor Michael Box — acclaimed climate scientist and author of the award-winning The Science of Our Changing Climate (Cambridge University Press, 2024) — unpacks the complex dance between natural climate variability and human-driven global warming. Discover how phenomena like El Niño, La Niña and the Indian Ocean Dipole act as planetary see-saws, and why climate change is now making them swing more violently than ever before. Through vivid case studies from Australia and around the world, learn what the latest science reveals about our role in driving extreme weather, and leave empowered to understand the forces reshaping our future.

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