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“Climate change is amplifying extreme events” – climate experts respond to Australian floods
“Unfortunately, with our third La Niña in full swing and wet conditions likely to persist for at least the remainder of spring, flooding is more likely than normal.”
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On our wettest days, stormclouds can dump 30 trillion litres of water across Australia
As La Niña continues, we can expect more widespread heavy rain events. And since eastern Australia’s soils are saturated in many areas, there’s a renewed chance of flooding.
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Shifting ocean currents are pushing more and more heat into the Southern Hemisphere’s cooler waters
As these vital currents change, they will change the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people who live along the coasts of South Africa, Australia and Brazil.
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Dugongs and turtles are starving to death in Queensland seas – and La Niña’s floods are to blame
Successive lean years caused by back-to-back La Niña events will hit both the survival rate and reproductive ability of these animals.
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Brace yourselves for yet more rain – BoM declares triple-dip La Niña
La Niña should serve as an “early and timely reminder for all to get storm-prepared”
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La Niña, 3 years in a row: a climate scientist on what flood-weary Australians can expect this summer
We must prepare for a wet spring and possibly another wet summer to come.
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The Southern Ocean absorbs more heat than any other ocean on Earth, and the impacts will be felt for generations
If the Southern Ocean continues to account for the vast majority of ocean heat uptake until 2100, we might see its heat content increase by as much as seven times more than what we have already seen up to today.
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The world’s “new ocean” could have big impacts on how we manage climate change
Clouds are the missing part of the orchestra in climate modelling and predictions.
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High impact compound events in Australia
Almost all catastrophic events are the consequence of multiple drivers acting together.
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A climate scientist on the planet’s simultaneous disasters, from Pakistan’s horror floods to Europe’s record drought
With so many extreme weather events causing mass deaths and large economic and environmental problems, it’s worth considering whether climate change may be making these events worse.
