2014 Climate report analysed, dissected and discussed

Dr Karl Braganza of the BOM.

The State of the Climate Report 2014 was analysed, dissected and discussed at a Melbourne session on Wednesday, March 14.

The session, in Village Roadshow Theatrette at the State Library, was organized by the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society.

Speakers at the session were Dr Karl Braganza from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), who gave an overview for Australia; Dr Scott Power, also from the BOM, who discussed El Nino and climate change; Dr Aillie Gallant from Monash University who considered rainfall extremes; Dr Sophie Lewis, from the University of Melbourne, who explained temperature extremes across Australia; and Dr Penny Whetton, from the CSIRO, who discussed projections and impacts for Australians.

Peter Christoff, who was the editor of the book, “Four Degrees of Global Warming: Australia in a Hot World”, was the MC for the evening.