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Professor Andrew Pitman elected as an Australian Academy of Science Fellow
Andrew Pitman is an international authority on the role of land surface processes in the climate system including their influence on regional rainfall and temperature extremes.
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Climate science dominates the 2022 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science
Two Associate Investigators at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes have been recognised by the 2022 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.
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Dr Chiara Holgate announced as a superstar of STEM
Dr Chiara Holgate has been announced as one of Australia’s newest Superstars of STEM.
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Think storms are getting worse? Rapid rain bursts in Sydney have become at least 40% more intense in 2 decades: The Conversation
An intensification of 40% in only two decades means we must re-evaluate existing flood-control systems and standards. We also need to explore whether it is happening elsewhere or unique to Sydney.
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Rapid rain bursts in Sydney have intensified by 40% in 2 decades
The findings have major implications for Sydney’s preparedness for flash flooding and associated impacts in the future.
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What is a rapid rain burst?
What are rapid rain bursts? A rapid rain burst is a short period of extreme rain occurring over a duration of about 10 minutes.
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What is a compound event in weather and climate?
A compound event is when bad weather and climate events combine together. Storms, droughts, floods and fires can become compound events.
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3 things a climate scientist wants world leaders to know ahead of COP27
Climate change will get only worse. Every year of delay makes it much harder to prevent the most dangerous climate projections becoming a reality.
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Farm floods will hit food supplies and drive up prices. Farmers need help to adapt as weather extremes worsen
Until we reach net-zero emissions globally, the planet will continue to warm and climate extremes will become more likely and more severe in many regions.
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‘A cunning plan’: how La Niña unleashes squadrons of storm clouds to wreak havoc in your local area
Extreme weather, such as the heavy rainfall battering eastern Australia, is like military conflict.
