Climate Change in Australia
Climate information, projections, tools and data
Australian climate trendsThe Bureau of Meteorology and other science agencies employ a range of atmospheric, terrestrial and marine sensors to track climatic trends. For example, the Australian Climate Observations Reference Network – Surface Ai...
Short and long-term projectionsWeather predictions and climate projections involve the use of climate models. The non-linear and chaotic nature of the climate system creates some natural limits to predictability. This means that daily weather for...
Step 3: Analyse Climate RiskOVERVIEW Figure 1 Small mean temperature changes can dramatically change the incidence of very high temperatures. In this example, an increase of less than 1 °C in mean temperature leads to a sixfold increase in monthl...
ContactThe ESCI project was a collaboration between CSIRO, the Bureau of Meteorology and AEMO and was funded by the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources. The project ended in June 2021 but both CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology...
Using climate projections in an impact assessmentChain of actionsTo pursue the top-down part of an IAV assessment, there are a few underpinning principles, and a chain of actions to follow:Before using climate projections, it is important to do ...
Explainer: Key steps in developing climate scenarios and identifying data sourcesObtain/collate information on the sensitivity of the application to climate influences (e.g. crops are usually sensitive to rainfall, temperatures, evapotranspirati...
Guidelines for using the VCP19 projectionsKey MessagesAssessing the impact of future climate is complex – plan to allow adequate time for consultation and data collation (see Technical Report section 7.2).You are likely to need advice and guidan...
What are the key messages with regard to the climate projections for my region? Are there brochures that summarise climate information for my region ?The Regional Climate Change Explorer also includes regional key messages I'd like some figures ...
Rainfall ChangeChange in average rainfall at global warming levelsNote: Reaching a global warming level means the global surface air temperature (GSAT) is steadily at or near that level relative to the baseline (reference period) chosen to repre...
Planned, draft and published outputs include:Climatic knowledge synthesisIndigenous knowledge of climate change to improve adaptation planningDecision making and planning for Natural Resource ManagementVulnerability and risk assessment of norther...