“Leading #Climate #scientist Professor #SarahPerkinsKirkpatrick, president of the #Australian #Meteorological and #Oceanographic Society, said cutting one-third of the specialised workforce would devastate #CSIRO’s capacity to predict and model the effects of climate change.

“Basically, without the #ACCESS model, we’re running on a dial-up modem,” she said.

In a submission to a #Senate inquiry into CSIRO’s #funding and #resourcing, Science and Technology Australia chief executive #RyanWinn said CSIRO’s work was “deeply embedded in the broader #research ecosystem” in Australia.
“It is a vital partner in projects with universities and industry and hosts critical research infrastructure assets,” Winn said.

“Any reductions to CSIRO’s capacity to maintain this essential support will send far-reaching and enduring ripple effects across the [research and development] system.”

Cost too much, too hard to study and develop, don’t bother. — #Labor

#ClimateEmergency / #Straya <https://smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/csiro-cuts-climate-research-jobs-despite-budget-funding-boost-20260521-p5zzd3.html> (paywall) / https://archive.md/2IYoJ>

“Staff were told on Thursday that 102 full-time equivalent positions would be cut from the unit, with a large number to come from climate modelling teams.”

“Leading #ClimateScientist Professor #SarahPerkinsKirkpatrick, president of the #Australian #Meteorological and #Oceanographic Society, described the cuts as “one of the worst things I’ve seen during my career”.

“If we don’t have the Australian climate model, then we simply cannot replicate Australia’s climate and #weather within an accurate envelope; it’s just not possible,” she told this masthead.

“None of the other climate models that exist across the world can do that.”

Cuts to strategic CSIRO climate modelling suggests the Learned leader listens to the Economic sooth-sayers in suits than science based facts.

#Science / #straya / #labor #AusPol <https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/worst-thing-i-ve-ever-seen-csiro-slashes-climate-modelling-jobs-20260310-p5o97a.html> (paywall) / <https://archive.md/3Btji>

PN facilitates Pakistan-China joint oceanographic cruise

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://dailytimes.com.pk/1430785/pn-facilitates-pakistan-china-joint-oceanographic-cruise/

FLIP has been saved! The #Scripps #ship was scheduled to be scrapped, but UK undersea design company #DEEP has bought this ship, and it is being refitted to modernize power and other now outdated features.

The iconic, and frankly rather strange, #research platform built in 1962 was designed to be towed to a location and would be partially sunk to "flip" it along its main axis. This design made it very stable in the water column for #oceanographic #science research.

https://newatlas.com/marine/flipping-flip-ship-saved/