August 30, 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 climate change influence the triple La Niña and extremely wet conditions in 2020-2022? What’s the likelihood of similar events happening in the future?
May 10, 2024
In 2017-2019 southeast Australia experienced one of its most severe droughts since 1900. Rainfall over the region encompassing the Murray-Darling Basin was consistently below average…
April 6, 2024
Australia is one of the regions strongly affected by the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The recent 2020–2023 La Niña event was marked by record-breaking rainfall and…
March 15, 2024
The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is considered an important driver of rainfall variability in Australia, amongst many other global locations. Despite knowledge of the expected…
March 6, 2024
We examine the characteristics and causes of southeast Australia’s Tinderbox Drought (2017 to 2019) that preceded the Black Summer fire disaster. The Tinderbox Drought was…
March 1, 2024
Large-scale modes of atmospheric variability in the southern midlatitudes can influence Antarctic sea ice concentrations (SIC) via diverse processes. For instance, variability in both the…
February 13, 2024
Large-scale modes of atmospheric variability in the southern midlatitudes can influence Antarctic sea ice concentrations (SIC) via diverse processes. For instance, variability in both the…
December 6, 2023
Understanding large-scale linkages can provide insights into improving our seasonal forecasts and regional projections. Being uniquely positioned, Australia’s climate is influenced by the Pacific, Indian…
November 2, 2023
Three La Niña events in a row and record-breaking rains in eastern Australia from 2020–2022 left a sodden landscape. Three La Niña events in a…
September 12, 2023
This study describes how coupled climate models participating in the sixth phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) simulate the primary climate drivers that…