Dr Benjamin Henley

Research Fellow, School of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

Environment

Water management worldwide is failing, it’s time for a new approach

Climate extremes are not going away during the pandemic, testing water management to its limits. We need robust inter-disciplinary solutions from climate and social scientists, engineers and lawyers

Sciences & Technology

When will Australia’s drought break?

For drought-busting rains, Australia might just have to wait for the tropical oceans to serve up some moisture, finds new research

Sciences & Technology

Climate is warming faster now than last 2000 years

The speed of global warming has never been as fast as it is today, and is affecting the whole planet at the same time, for the first time in at least two millennia

Sciences & Technology

Heating up: How rises in global temperature could damage the Reef

As global surface temperatures rise, new research looks at the potential impact on Australia and its Great Barrier Reef

Sciences & Technology

Global warming could accelerate towards 1.5℃ if the Pacific Ocean gets cranky

We’re familiar with effects of El Niño and La Niña, but University of Melbourne research has identified El Tío - the ‘cranky uncle’ of the Pacific Ocean