Tag Archive: Jason Evans

Research on heatwaves and droughts by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes supports a major international report on Climate Change and Land

December 11, 2019 11:11 am Published by Comments Off on Research on heatwaves and droughts by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes supports a major international report on Climate Change and Land

This research brief examines how research from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes informed the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land.

Climate change will increase frequency of Australia’s most dangerous fires

November 26, 2019 1:50 pm Published by Comments Off on Climate change will increase frequency of Australia’s most dangerous fires

Catastrophic wildfires like the Black Saturday wildfires in 2009 and Canberra Wildfires of 2003, which were so large and dangerous that they generated their own weather systems – including the world’s first filmed fire tornado – are likely to be more frequent in the future as a result of climate change across southeast Australia

Research brief: New calculations reveal Arctic could be ice-free at 1.5°C

July 9, 2019 9:00 am Published by Comments Off on Research brief: New calculations reveal Arctic could be ice-free at 1.5°C

Climate scientists testing a new mathematical and statistical method that converts projections of future climate outcomes in a warming world into reliable probabilities have found there is a significant chance the Arctic could be ice-free even if world leaders meet the Paris targets of 1.5°C and 2°C.

Research brief: Do wet soils affect rainfall?

March 8, 2019 9:27 am Published by Comments Off on Research brief: Do wet soils affect rainfall?

How wet the soil is before a storm can determine the amount of rain that falls. This research also produced some interesting findings for rainfall in Australia.

Research brief: Redesigning the Tropical Pacific Observing System

February 19, 2019 10:28 am Published by Comments Off on Research brief: Redesigning the Tropical Pacific Observing System

An improved Tropical Pacific Observing System that is responsive to user needs will provide for better understanding and prediction of the climate system, which will reduce climate uncertainty for society.

Heatwaves RP report – August 2018

August 4, 2018 2:44 am Published by Comments Off on Heatwaves RP report – August 2018

The Heatwaves and Cold Outbreaks Research Program is in full swing, welcoming a new associate investigator in Debbie Hudson from the Bureau of Meteorology and pressing ahead with research across a range of areas.