Will extreme wind events be more damaging in the future?
September 2, 2024
We often hear statements in the media that extreme weather events are likely to increase in frequency and intensity as the world warms, but how…
Extreme climate explained: the triple La Niña and extremely wet conditions 2020-2022
August 7, 2024
Australia experienced its second-wettest spring on record in 2022. Record-breaking rainfall and saturated soils across eastern parts of the country led to widespread flooding. Did…
Improving Australia’s Tropical Cyclone forecasts
March 26, 2024
Climate Systems Hub researchers are working with the UK Met Office to evaluate global climate models used to predict tropical cyclones. Tropical Cyclone (TC) Jasper…
Understanding how Australia’s climate drivers influence extreme climate
December 1, 2023
Helen Bloustein from the Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action is a hub knowledge broker. Together with hub scientists Dr Christine Chung and…
Understanding and strengthening climate change attribution
October 9, 2023
Attribution science allows us to understand the signal of climate change in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. As extreme events increasingly impact…
Rain Check: Are our climate models up to the task of predicting extreme weather?
October 3, 2023
Professor Jason Evans from the University of New South Wales Climate Change Research Centre, the Climate Systems Hub and the ARC Centre of Excellence for…
3rd Attribution Workshop
September 5, 2023
Approximately 60 attribution stakeholders participated in the 3rd Attribution Workshop held in August, including attribution scientists, students, professors, communicators, impacts and adaptation specialists, and climate…
New research warns of increasing climate risk to Northern Australia’s mangrove health
July 22, 2023
Mangroves are usually at the centre of the discussion when talking about protecting Australia from rising sea levels and coastal erosion. But new research suggests…
Under pressure: New research into Australia’s changing rainfall and low pressure systems
October 4, 2022
Low pressure, not low rainfall In southern parts of Australia, low pressure systems such as east coast lows and extratropical cyclones cause more than a…
Future warming will affect the influence of the El Niño – Southern Oscillation
September 14, 2022
Australia is about to head into its third consecutive La Niña increasing flood risk across much of the country. Under our changing climate new research…
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