From Extreme January heat (download pdf)
The following climatologists may be contact for further information about this event:
Dr Karl Braganza (03) 9669 5344
Dr David Jones (03) 9669 4085
Dr Aaron Coutts-Smith (02) 9296 1525
Dr Blair Trewin (03) 9669 4623
Referred to in Australian Academy of Science submission to Recent trends in and preparedness for extreme weather events (#125).
Policy responses to the risks posed by increased weather extremes induced by climate change need to be immune to these short-term, weather-related fluctuations in public sentiment, which randomly sway support for action in both directions.
Maybe the first intervention to address is amelioration of flood hazards. If Brisbane, say, has to expect severe floods every five, three, or two years, can more levees be built?
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