Hydrological extremes – such as droughts or floods – can have devastating effects on many aspects of human societies and the natural environment. Skilful forecasts of hydrology and hydrological extremes several months ahead can support decision making in […]
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Federal funding for advanced climate modelling has cheered scientists who say the investment will help refine predictions for everything from fire-generated thunderstorms to worsening urban heat islands. Buried in this year’s budget was the provision of $7.6 million […]
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Continued warming of Australia’s climate, an increase in extreme fire weather and length of the fire season, declining rainfall in the southeast and southwest of the continent, and rising sea levels are some of the key trends detailed […]
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The majority of rainfall across southern Australia is due to either a low pressure system (cyclone), a cold front, or a thunderstorm. The interactions between these weather systems are particularly important for heavy rain events. As part of […]
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After the intensely dry conditions of 2019, January and February have brought much-needed rain. Dams in many cities and towns were replenished and some farmers may be able to grow a crop for the first time in several […]
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The past Australian summer was a season of two contrasting halves. So did the midsummer weather change make a dent in the drought, and is it likely to continue through autumn? The first half of summer was exceptionally […]
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TERN and its partners are developing a revolutionary soil moisture information system, which will help land managers better monitor drought, predict bushfires and floods and make highly informed management choices to improve agricultural productivity. Understanding soil moisture matters. […]
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The field of climate change event attribution research has emerged recently and can provide new insights into Australian climate extremes. When a climate extreme event with notable impacts comes along, a natural question arises – “did anthropogenic climate […]
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Summer might be more than six weeks away, but out-of-control bushfires have already torn across parts of eastern Australia in recent days, destroying homes and threatening lives. Firefighters battle bushfires in Angourie, northern New South Wales, on September […]
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Rainfall observations are important inputs for hydrometeorological applications. However, preparing a spatially and temporally consistent rainfall dataset is still a challenge because of sparse point measurements. One potentially valuable source of rainfall data with consistent spatial and temporal […]
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Winter still has a few days to run, but it’s highly likely to be one of Australia’s warmest and driest on record. While final numbers will be crunched once August ends, this winter will probably rank among the […]
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A significant advance in the world’s ability to forecast and monitor weather and climate is about to be launched into space and Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology has booked its seat. COSMIC-2, a mission of six satellites designed to […]
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The ongoing drought through the Murray Darling Basin (MDB) is now the worst on record according to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). Speaking during a BOM seminar on climate, BOM climatologist David Jones said the drought had now […]
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When designing urban water infrastructure, planners rely on historical rain gauge observations to quantify the intensity, duration and frequency of rainfall. However, with rapid urbanisation and a changing climate this infrastructure is becoming increasingly susceptible to rainfall events […]
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Most instrumental weather data that we use to study rainfall in Australia only extend back to 1900, which makes it hard to capture the full range of our highly variable climate. In this new study we have used […]
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As the planet warms, subtropical regions of the Southern Hemisphere, including parts of southern Australia and southern Africa, are drying. These trends include major drought events such as Cape Town’s “Day Zero” in 2018. Climate projections suggest this […]
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Australians should brace for a dry, hot summer, according to the Bureau of Meteorology, with no relief for drought-stricken farmers. The bureau’s climate outlook for November to January, released on Friday, says there is an 80% chance temperatures […]
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So far, 2018 has been very warm and exceptionally dry over large parts of mainland Australia. The Bureau of Meteorology’s climate outlook for spring, released today, shows that significant widespread relief is unlikely. The chance of a spring […]
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Water management and agricultural planning in New South Wales is set to receive a significant boost with 33 new seasonal streamflow forecasting sites coming online. Monitoring these sites allows the Bureau of Meteorology to forecast likely streamflow volumes […]
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In 2010, the Bureau offered an operational seasonal streamflow forecast service to the public – probably the first such service in the world to be made publicly accessible. Users of the seasonal streamflow forecasts have provided positive feedback, […]
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