Tag Archive: climate change

Research brief: Urban heat island effect amplifies Sydney heatwaves

July 14, 2021 1:46 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: Urban heat island effect amplifies Sydney heatwaves

This research uses Sydney, Australia’s largest city, as a test case for our new configuration of the Weather and Research Forecasting model run at a very high resolution of 800 m with a new urban classification scheme that describes the complexity of Sydney’s built environment.

The latest global climate models present challenges for generating climate projections

June 23, 2021 10:41 am Published by Comments Off on The latest global climate models present challenges for generating climate projections

Climate sensitivity describes how sensitive the Earth’s temperature is to a doubling of the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. One measure of climate sensitivity for projections of future climate is the Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity (ECS). ECS is the increase in the global average temperature between the pre-industrial era and a future doubled carbon dioxide climate once equilibrium of the climate has been reached.

“Why should I bother?” to “Yes, we can!”: Risk, willingness, and cooperation in action on climate change

May 31, 2021 5:20 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Ben Newell (UNSW).  A complete policy response to climate change, habitat destruction, plastic pollution, and other Anthropocene challenges requires action by governments, industries, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals. Attempts to drive change at the individual level often confront reactions like “Why should I bother altering my behavior? And if I do change, will my actions make a difference?” In this talk I discuss the drivers and predictors of individuals’ perceptions of the risk of climate change and how they relate to... View Article

Research brief: The rare event that amplified the dry Australian spring of 2019 is unlikely to happen again

May 27, 2021 12:11 pm Published by Comments Off on Research brief: The rare event that amplified the dry Australian spring of 2019 is unlikely to happen again

An unusual southern stratospheric warming event amplified the conditions that led to the Black Summer bushfires of 2019/20. CLEX researchers explored how frequently these rare warming events may occur with climate change.

Research brief: Pathways and pitfalls in extreme attribution

May 26, 2021 11:57 am Published by Comments Off on Research brief: Pathways and pitfalls in extreme attribution

In a recent CLEX study, published in Climatic Change, researchers discuss the choices taken at each step, which may affect the final outcome and usefulness of extreme event attribution analyses.

Media & communications report – April 2021

April 22, 2021 10:24 am Published by Comments Off on Media & communications report – April 2021

The past few months following the mid-term review have seen a reorganisation of our research programs and a corresponding rearrangement of the website into these programs. Over the coming months, all previous research briefs will be shifted under the programs and regular research program meetings will be included in the Weekly Updates.

RP4 Ocean Extremes report – April 2021

April 14, 2021 11:59 am Published by Comments Off on RP4 Ocean Extremes report – April 2021

CLEX’s world-leading research in Oceans Extremes, particularly around marine heatwaves, explains why this research program has come into being as a standalone area of investigation amidst the rearrangement of the CLEX research programs.

RP2 Attribution and Risk report – April 2021

April 14, 2021 11:00 am Published by Comments Off on RP2 Attribution and Risk report – April 2021

The newly formulated Attribution and Risk research program is by its very nature focused on the impacts of weather and climate on our society. A key piece of research on business risk and the emergence of climate risk perfectly highlighted this.

Weather and Climate Interactions Report – April 2021

April 14, 2021 10:39 am Published by Comments Off on Weather and Climate Interactions Report – April 2021

Welcome to the first Weather and Climate Interactions RP report. The new program name is simply a result of rationalising CLEX’s continuing research program under new headings that more clearly delineate the focus of the work we do.