Providing the ocean and atmospheric science needed for a sustainable, healthy, and well-prepared Australia as part of a global effort focused on climate, energy and air quality interactions, and climate, carbon and water feedbacks.
The State of the Climate reports are produced by CSIRO and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. They provide a summary of observations of Australia’s climate and analysis of the factors that influence it for 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018.
State of the Climate 2018 is the fourth in a series of reports produced by CSIRO and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. It provides a summary of observations of Australia’s climate and analysis of the factors that influence it.
Read the State of the Climate Report published in 2014 by CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology.
Read the State of the Climate Report published in 2012 by CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology.
Read the State of the Climate Report published in 2010 by CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology.
Here we address some of the common questions raised about the changing climate and the science involved in studying it.
Human activities are increasing the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and causing surface temperatures to increase, leading to an “enhanced” greenhouse effect.
There is a great deal of evidence that the Earth's climate has warmed over the past century.
Sea levels can change for a variety of reasons over a range of different time scales.
The Earth's future climate will depend on whether the world manages to slow or even reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but warming is likely to continue.
Increases in extreme climate events will pose challenges for Australia in the future.
A distinction needs to be made between science that is robust and science that is relatively uncertain. All conclusions should be based on peer-reviewed literature.
Peer-reviewed papers provide a reliable and quality-assured source of information on climate change science.