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State of the Climate Report 2024

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The State of the Climate Report 2024 has found Australia’s weather and climate has continued to change, with an increase in extreme heat events, longer fire seasons, more intense heavy rainfall, and sea level rise.

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Monitoring climate change

Latest Greenhouse gas data

The latest greenhouse gas (GHG) data updated monthly from one of the cleanest air sources in the world.

Oceans and climate

Just as our changing climate is influencing changes on the land, climate change is also having an effect beneath the waves of the world’s oceans and coastal waterways.

Atmospheric composition and chemistry

CSIRO’s Atmospheric Composition and Chemistry (ACC) group brings together capability in the observation of trace gases, particulate matter and chemical processes of the atmosphere, and the transport and chemical modelling required to interpret these data.

Argo robotic floats

Argo robotic floats are helping to improve our understanding of the world’s oceans.

Global greenhouse gas budgets

Global budgets for three key greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide) provide up-to-date information about the sources and sinks of these important contributors to global warming.

Research vessel (RV) Investigator

RV Investigator offers an impressive capability to deliver biological, oceanographic, geological and atmospheric research, as well maritime education and training activities.

Climate modelling and projections

Regional climate modelling

Our Conformal Cubic Atmospheric Model (CCAM) is helping Australian sectors to mitigate and adapt to climate change impacts by providing high-resolution climate information.

ACCESS climate model

We've built a climate and earth system model that enables us to contribute to international assessments of climate change.

Climate projections for Australia

Information about Australia's past, current and future climate helps industries, governments and communities plan for and adapt to a variable and changing climate.

Bluelink ocean forecasting

Bluelink, a platform developed by CSIRO and partners, is used to model the dynamic and sparsely observed ocean. It improves understanding of ocean dynamics for the benefit of the Australian community.

Sea-level rise planning

We are helping to plan for the impacts of sea-level rise through research focused on understanding the impacts of sea levels, supporting adaptation options and modelling of future projections.

Enabling Australia to prosper and grow in a global low emissions world

Towards Net Zero Mission

The Towards Net Zero Mission is working with Australian regions and industries to help them achieve net zero emissions and realise the opportunities of a low carbon economy.

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Climate adaptation

Climate adaptation in agriculture

Lowering the carbon footprint and enhancing the resilience of our agrifood systems through climate smart strategies.

Our drought work

Australia needs an integrated national approach to drought resilience. We're working with government, industry, communities and the research sector to address this challenge.

Water banking

Water banking can help to increase water security in some of Australia’s most drought-affected regions.

Preparing Australia

Delivering science and technology to reduce the impact of fire on Australia’s people, environment and economy. Read our latest research summary brochure here.

Smoke forecasting

We have developed a smoke forecasting tool that is being used to help manage fine particle exposure from prescribed burns and bushfires in NSW and Victoria.

Marine climate responses

Climate change poses a threat to fisheries and marine biodiversity. CSIRO's Marine Climate Impacts and Adaptation research stream is studying how climate change will affect Australia’s oceans, and developing adaptation options to respond to these challenges.

Floods

Floods are part of Australia's natural ecology, although floods can cause significant damage to infrastructure and loss of life. Climate change may result in more severe flooding.

My Climate View

My Climate View is a digital information product that provides commodity and location-specific climate predictions for Australian farmers for the next 50 years.

Water forecasting

Our tools and systems have improved the reliability of water forecasts, which are critical for flood management and optimising river and water resources management.

Climate change in the Pacific

Climate change in the Asia-Pacific

We helped develop a climate data and information portal for the Asia-Pacific - the Regional Climate Consortium for Asia and the Pacific (RCCAP) climate change data portal. It provides ready access to climate science, impacts and adaptation information for stakeholders across the region.

Adaptation pathways

We are developing new approaches to help decision makers plan for, and respond to, the impacts of global changes.

Climate change in the Pacific

We are working with partners in the Pacific to enhance the capacity of Pacific nations to incorporate climate change science into decision making and adapt to the challenges of a changing climate.

Torres Strait futures

The islands of the Torres Strait are facing rapid changes, such as sea level rise and the impacts of development in neighbouring Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. This project helps residents to plan for these changes in a way that fits their culture and will bring benefits under all possible scenarios.

CSIRO Climate Science Centre

Delivering knowledge to respond to Australia's changing climate

The CSIRO Climate Science Centre is a research program that brings together the core of CSIRO's capability in climate modelling and observations of the atmosphere and ocean. Our mission is to be Australia’s centre for innovative and world leading climate system science information and to inspire collaboration, along with climate solutions and actions.

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