BAMOS Vol 30 No. 3 2017 | Page 2

2 BAMOS Sept 2017 Bulletin September 2017 Page 6 Regional centre reports Melbourne and Queensland regional centres have been busy, hosting several events between them. Down south, trivia and citizen science at The University of Melbourne have kept us busy. Further north, AMOS-Q members enjoyed a talk from one of their own on radar research. Page 11 Winter School wrap up The ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science held its annual winter school in Sydney in June. Melbourne sub- editor Sarah Perry shares her experience. Page 14 Why was winter warm? Maximum temperatures this winter have been the warmest on record for Australia, particularly in the north. Andrew King gives us the lowdown on what role climate change had to play in the recent record-breaking heat. Page 31 A Python Masterclass AMOS-ICSHMO is coming up and Dr Climate is running a workshop dedicated to using Python in atmospheric and ocean sciences. He wants to know what you want to know about Python.