The bushfires are horrendous, but expect cyclones, floods and heatwaves too

Public attention on the disastrous bushfire crisis in Australia will rightly continue for weeks to come. But as we direct resources to coping and recovery, we should not forget other weather and climate challenges looming this summer.

Bushfires are not the only weather and climate
events set to ravage Australia in coming months.

The peak time for heatwaves in southern Australia has not yet arrived. Many parts of Australia can expect heavy rains and flooding. And northern Australia’s cyclone season is just gearing up. 

The events will stretch the ability of emergency services and the broader community to cope. The best way to prepare for these events is to keep an eye on Bureau of Meteorology forecasts.

Read the story from The Conversation by Professor emeritus from the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, at Monash University, Neville Nicholls -  “The bushfires are horrendous, but expect cyclones, floods and heatwaves too.”

Mark Butler and Ross Garnaut discuss the "Climate Wars"

Mark Butler's new book
was released today.

The consequences of climate change are getting harder to ignore -- increased intensity of bushfires and tropical storms, and the bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef are among the biggest climate challenges we face in Australia. 

As the global political community continues to move towards consensus on urgent decarbonisation, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Mark Butler MP explores the energy reform options needed to slow down or even halt the effects of climate change.

See Mark Butler in conversation with eminent climate change economist Professor Ross Garnaut, with the discussion to moderated by the Deputy Director of the Melbourne Energy Institute, Dr Sara Bice.

Book here to attend the Melbourne Energy Institute discussion on Wednesday, July 12.