Tag Archive: heatwave

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.

Demonstrating a sovereign climate risk capability

October 9, 2020 11:53 am Published by Comments Off on Demonstrating a sovereign climate risk capability

PhD student Charuni Pathmeswaran was invited as a climate scientist to take part in a young professionals’ event organized by the NESP Earth Systems and Climate and Change (ESCC) Hub and jointly hosted by the Actuaries Institute and Engineers Australia.