Climate Change in Australia
Climate information, projections, tools and data
Scientific knowledge of future climate in contrast to data sets for applicationsIt is useful to distinguish between two broad types of projection information; scientific knowledge about the range of plausible climate change and datasets for use i...
Evaluation of model performanceWhy measure model performance?Climate models are the main tools available for investigating the response of the Earth's climate to various external and internal changes (‘forcings’, such as changes to solar radiatio...
Getting StartedIn these pages, we provide brief guidance about using climate projections information for the purpose of impact, adaptation and vulnerability (IAV) assessments, as part of the broader response to climate change. The decision tree ...
GUIDING PRINCIPLESRanges of plausible future climate Climate science provides a range of possible regional climate change responses for any given increase in greenhouse gases. This is indicated by the range of differing results obtained from mul...
Image of Lake Hume: Tim J Keegan:Flickr CC-BY 2.0 Regional Trend Pamphlets for Adaptation PlanningTrend Pamphlets are intended to provide regional climate trajectories information for planners and decision makersThe following pamphlets have been ...
Technical PresentationsTechnical presentations provide explanations of selected technical aspects of the Climate Change in Australia projections and tools.More presentations will be added over time, as resources permit. However, if you would lik...
AdaptNRM : Climate change tools and resources for NRMsIntroductionSome of the challenges of adapting to climate change and some of the information needed to support adaptation cut across Australia’s regional boundaries. Regardless of which la...
ESCI PublicationsDuring the course of the ESCI project the team produced a range of publications, either directly related to the project, or academic articles on the underpinning science. This material was funded as part of the project and is ava...
Planned, draft and published outputs include:Climate change impacts and adaptation in the Southern & Southwestern Flatlands cluster: a review of existing knowledge.Planning tools in natural resource management and conservation planning.Southe...
Climate Extremes What is an extreme weather event? An extreme weather event is an event that is rare at a particular place and time of year. Definitions of rare vary, but an extreme weather event would normally be as rare as or rarer than the 10t...