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Extreme weather events – they’re not as extreme any more

On: October 20, 2013

In: Climate Change, Feature, Risk management

As Sydney continues to be ringed by fire, it seems a good time to repost something I wrote about extreme weather events after the Black Saturday bushfires. I’m with Adam Bandt, now is the time to be talking about climate change, and its impact on the extremes of weather.Continue Reading

How does climate change affect extreme weather events?

On: February 20, 2009

In: Climate Change, Risk management

John Connor, CEO of the Climate Institute, made a speech today talking about bushfires. I’ve been pondering one of his key points for the last two weeks, ever since the bushfires. Climate change is not just about warmer weather, it is about wilder weather. One of the lessons I learnedContinue Reading