Climate Change in Australia
Climate information, projections, tools and data
Planned, draft and published outputs include:Overview of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation research for the Victorian component of the Southern Slopes Region Climate Adaptation Resources Inventory.Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Plannin...
Reaching Global Warming LevelsWhen might we reach each global warming level? Global Warming Levels are defined by average global surface air temperatures over a 20-year period. We will move through the 1.5 °C warming level within the next ten ye...
Comparison with Climate Change in Australia 2007This page compares the climate change projections conducted by CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology in 2007, as published in the Climate Change in Australia Report (2007), and on the previous version...
Frequently asked questions Q. What is Climate Change in Australia? A. Climate Change in Australia (or CCIA) is a comprehensive website and suite of reports providing information about climate change projections for Australia. This body of work up...
Supporting Information Get Started Configure Data Understanding and configuring the map Downloading & Saving Methods LimitationsExplore projected changes in days above or below selected thresholds for maximum and minimum temperatureGet Sta...
common mistakes when using climate change dataThere are some common mistakes users make when working with climate projections data for an impact assessment. Some mistakes, and suggested ways to avoid these are listed below: Not representing an a...
Case Study: Extreme weather & the power system DownloadFull Case Study(pdf 2.1 MB) Why Was This Case Study Chosen? How Did the Case Study Use Climate Data? What Did We Find? What Similar Problems Could This be Applied to? DownloadsWhy was thi...
Greenhouse gasesThe atmosphere is largely transparent to the Sun’s energy, most of which arrives in the form of light. At the Earth’s surface, this energy is partly reflected back out to space, and partly absorbed and re-radiated as heat. The gr...
Case Study: Bushfire & Distribution DownloadFull Case Study(pdf 1.4 MB) Why Was This Case Study Chosen? How Did the Case Study Use Climate Data? What Did We Find? What Similar Problems Could This be Applied to?DownloadsWhy was this case study...
supporting informationThe climate analogues tool matches the proposed future climate of a location of interest with the current climate experienced in another location using annual average rainfall and maximum temperature.Get Started1. Upon lo...