Climate Change in Australia
Climate information, projections, tools and data
About this SiteThe climate change projections for Australia released in 2015 were primarily developed to support the planning needs of Australia’s natural resource management sector, and to provide information to assist climate adaptation proces...
Understanding climate change projectionsAs outlined in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fifth Assessment Report, greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, have a warming effect on global climate. These gases absorb heat that would...
Australian WarmingHow much has Australia warmed since pre-industrial times?The 1.5, 2, and 3 °C global warming levels used by the National Climate Risk Assessment and for which data can be downloaded from this website refer to warming of the sur...
File naming conventionData files are named using the following convention:<variable>_<domain>_<host name>_<rcp>_<run>_<model description>_<version>_<frequency>(_<season aggregation method>)_&...
Peer Reviewed Publications Published Papers Submitted Manuscripts The ESCI project is underpinned by leading science. New national climate data projections have been produced and evaluated, and the work that contributes to the case studies has ad...
Causes of past and recent changeGlobal climate changeChanges to the climate system have been observed at a global scale , in the measurements of temperature at the surface, and the middle atmosphere, increased sea level, increased sea surface tem...
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS WHEN USING CLIMATE PROJECTIONSWhen using climate data there are a number of important considerations to take into account to ensure that the climate data selected represents an appropriate range of possible future climate...
International modelling collaborationThe national climate projections for Australia released in 2015 were based on global climate model simulations completed as part of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) phase 5 (CMIP5). The Climate...
Step 2: Identify Historical Climate Risk DownloadGuidance Step 2(pdf 577.3 KB) OverviewHow is weather included in the system decisions now?Has an historical relationship between weather and performance been identified?Identify important parameter...
ESCI User Guidance The ESCI Climate Risk Assessment Framework Disclaimer Licence TermsThe ESCI Climate Risk Assessment FrameworkAustralia's climate is changing; the continent has warmed by 1.4 oC since 1910 and the number of extremely high temper...