Australia’s Tinderbox Drought (2017 – 2019)
March 8, 2024 12:53 pm Comments Off on Australia’s Tinderbox Drought (2017 – 2019)Understanding the causes of the prolonged drought that helped enable Australia’s Black Summer fire disaster.
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Projecting future heat stress in Australia using climate models
December 15, 2023 2:57 pm Comments Off on Projecting future heat stress in Australia using climate modelsAs the summer continues many of us are experiencing very hot temperatures. It is important to be prepared for extreme conditions which can lead to heat stress.
Can we attribute extreme events in Australia to climate change?
November 14, 2023 2:58 pm Comments Off on Can we attribute extreme events in Australia to climate change?Understanding the science around extreme weather attribution and the complex issues associated with it.
What is detection and attribution?
September 29, 2023 8:00 am Comments Off on What is detection and attribution?Understanding the role of climate change behind costly or deadly impacts allows for mitigation and response systems such as building codes or public health resources to be sufficiently bolstered, particularly as the risk of impacts increases.
What is El Niño’s impact on Australia’s weather and climate?
September 19, 2023 12:00 am Comments Off on What is El Niño’s impact on Australia’s weather and climate?Climate models suggest that the rainfall decrease and temperature increase during El Niño will likely intensify in the future.
Understanding the meteorological drivers of the Black Summer fire events using high resolution simulations
August 8, 2023 8:30 am Comments Off on Understanding the meteorological drivers of the Black Summer fire events using high resolution simulationsWe used an atmospheric model from the Met office in the UK called the unified model to simulate one of the black summer bushfire events.
Understanding how groundwater dynamics impacts droughts and heatwaves using a land surface model
August 8, 2023 8:11 am Comments Off on Understanding how groundwater dynamics impacts droughts and heatwaves using a land surface modelThe presence of groundwater in forested areas reduces rainfall loss in wet periods and maintains soil moisture in dry periods.
Studying the ocean around Antarctica using ocean models
August 8, 2023 8:05 am Comments Off on Studying the ocean around Antarctica using ocean modelsThis study is an example how models help us to examine and understand how ocean currents behave and how they impact our environment.
Climate modelling – an overview
August 3, 2023 1:14 pm Comments Off on Climate modelling – an overviewThere are many types of climate models, and they vary widely in complexity.
A closer look at climate modelling
August 3, 2023 12:59 pm Comments Off on A closer look at climate modellingClimate models come in different forms and are used to understand the Earth’s future.