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Professor Luke Harrington is a Senior Lecturer in Climate Change in the Te Aka Mātuatua School of Science at the University of Waikato, where he leads the Climate Extremes and Societal Impacts (CLESI) research group. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics (Climate Science) awarded in 2014 and a Bachelor of Science with Honours (First Class) in Climate Physics awarded in 2012, both from Victoria University of Wellington, as well as a Bachelor of Science. Prior to his current appointment, he held positions at the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford and at Victoria University of Wellington.
His research focuses on extreme event attribution, climate extremes, and their societal impacts. He has served as a Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group I. In 2023, he received the Waikato Regional Council Environmental Science Award and the Hamilton City Council Emerging Scientist Award. He delivered a TEDx talk titled Navigating randomness in a warming world.
New University of Waikato study reveals extreme rainfall in New Zealand could intensify 10-28% and double in frequency by late century, urging adaptation for floods, agriculture, and infrastructure.
University of Waikato researchers forecast 10-28% increases in extreme rainfall intensity and doubled frequency in parts of NZ by century's end, urging adaptation.
University of Waikato's landmark study warns billions face unprecedented urban heat extremes unless climate action intensifies. Explore findings, NZ implications, and HE's role.
Dr Luke Harrington of the University of Waikato receives the Prime Minister’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize for pioneering climate attribution research with national and global impact.
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