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Penny Whetton was born on 5 January, 1958 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is an Australian climatologist (1958–2019). Discover Penny Whetton's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?

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Occupation Climatologist
Age 61 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 5 January 1958
Birthday 5 January
Birthplace Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date of death 11 September, 2019
Died Place Sisters Beach, Tasmania, Australia
Nationality Australia

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Who Is Penny Whetton's Husband?

Her husband is Janet Rice (m. 1986)

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Penny Whetton Net Worth

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1958

Penelope Whetton (5 January 1958 – 11 September 2019) was a climatologist and an expert in regional climate change projections due to global warming and in the impacts of those changes.

Her primary scientific focus was Australia.

Whetton was born in Melbourne, Victoria, on 5 January 1958.

She held a Bachelor of Science (Honours), majoring in physics, and an honours year in meteorology, from the University of Melbourne.

1980

Whetton started her career in the late 1980s as a researcher in the Department of Geography at Monash University in Clayton, Victoria.

1986

She received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the same university in 1986.

1989

In 1989, she joined the Atmospheric Research division of CSIRO (later becoming CMAR CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research).

1999

Whetton became a research leader in 1999 and a research program leader in 2009.

Whetton was a Lead Author on the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Assessment Reports of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

2003

In 2003, Whetton underwent gender-affirming surgery.

2007

The Fourth Assessment Report of which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.

Whetton was an invited speaker at various climate change conferences such as the Aspen Global Change Institute, Four Degrees Or More?

2011

Australia in a Hot World at the University of Melbourne in 2011, and the Greenhouse 2011: The Science of Climate Change conference.

Whetton published numerous scientific journal articles on climate change as well as a contribution to more popular publications.

Whetton lived in Footscray, Victoria, with her wife Janet Rice, a Greens Senator and former Mayor of Maribyrnong, and their two sons.

2019

Whetton died on 11 September 2019 in Sisters Beach, Tasmania.