Tag Archive: 2018

New dataset reveals key to Townsville flood disaster

June 5, 2019 1:32 pm Published by Comments Off on New dataset reveals key to Townsville flood disaster

CLEX researchers with the Bureau of Meteorology have created a new 20-year-long regularly updated precipitation dataset for Australia using 50 radar sites. This will allow researchers to examine the climatology of extreme events, follow cloud processes, estimate hail size, determine cloud top height and much more.

Our first full year: ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes

December 7, 2018 3:09 pm Published by Comments Off on Our first full year: ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes

As the year draws to a close and we pause to look back over 2018, it’s not surprising that with the ending of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science (ARCCSS) on June 30 and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEX) building up a head of steam after its first full year, we have packed a lot into the past 12 months.

WeatheX reports: Brisbane Storms Sunday October 21

October 23, 2018 5:10 pm Published by Comments Off on WeatheX reports: Brisbane Storms Sunday October 21

Severe thunderstorms across Queensland on Sunday, October 21, provided the first opportunity for citizen scientists to report severe weather using the WeatheX app.