Here are 5 things you should know about the Hub’s work on drought and water futures over its lifespan of research.
rainfall
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New Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub explores changes to the frequency and intensity of extratropical cyclones under a warming climate, including resulting rainfall pattern changes.
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The Australian State of the Climate 2020 report reveals a picture of long-term climate trends and climate variability. The biennial climate snapshot draws on the latest observations and climate research from the marine, atmospheric and terrestrial monitoring programs at CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology.
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New Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub research shows that the number of lows in southern Australia during 2019 was about half the number we expect in a normal year and the fewest recorded in at least 50 years.
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New Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub research published in the Journal of Climate investigates how we can better understand which east coast lows cause the most severe impacts.
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News
Science update: Australian Drought – How will it be impacted by El Niño-Southern Oscillation over the coming century?
ESCC Hub research have examined the impact of global warming on the frequency of dry conditions over Australia, and how ENSO and global warming combine and interact to cause the dry conditions.
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20 December 2018 Michael Grose and Lynette Bettio Michael Grose is the Lead Chief Investigator in the ESCC Hub’s Project 2.6: Regional climate projections science, information and services, which is…
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Hub researchers are continuing to develop our understanding of the processes driving southern Australia’s rainfall, including the causes of our declining winter rainfall, the seasonality of rainfall, and the occurrence of extreme rainfall in southern Australia.
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Webinars
Science webinar: The impact of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on rainfall in a warming world
In this webinar, Dr Scott Power discusses significant advances in our understanding of current and future ENSO and rainfall variability based on research undertaken within the ESCC Hub using numerous climate models from around the world.
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In this webinar, Dr Josephine Brown talks about her work with climate models looking at rainfall changes in northern Australia.