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Useful sites | Predicting natural events

Earth Science Australia

• Origins of extreme weather
  Provides information on floods, drought, cyclones, tornadoes, thunderstorms and El Niņo.
  http://www.earthsci.org/flood/unit1.html

• The Johnstone River, far north Queensland
  Provides links to information on flood warning system, flood model development and flood predictions for the Johnstone River.
  http://www.earthsci.org/flood/unit4.html

Geography and climate special article – climate change (Australian Bureau of Statistics)

Defines climate change and summarises the cause, impact and modelling of climate change.
http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/ABS@.nsf/0/9f1ec00e9ae7dfb6ca256cad00818dac?OpenDocument

Mathematics in environmental science (Macquarie University, Australia)

Discusses the use of mathematical models in environmental science.
http://www.maths.mq.edu.au/texdev/MathSymp/Finnigan/Finnigan.html

What is resilience? (Resilience Alliance, USA)

Defines resilience and how it may be altered in ecosystems.
http://www.resalliance.org/576.php

After the flood (Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the United Kingdom)

Discusses the need for resilience in coastal communities facing extreme weather events and natural disasters.
http://www.hero.ac.uk/uk/research/archives/2005/after_the_flood.cfm

The discovery of rapid climate change (Physics Today, USA)

Follows the change in scientific thinking during the 20th century leading to the discovery of rapid climate change.
http://scitation.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_56/iss_8/30_1.shtml

Timeline of milestones (American Institute of Physics)

Provides a chronological sequence of the most important events in the history of climate change science.
http://www.aip.org/history/climate/timeline.htm

Hotter oceans, fiercer storms (NOVA scienceNOW, USA)

Examines the link between rising sea surface temperature and more intense storms.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3302/07-hott-flash.html

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

• Tipping point (Catalyst, 25 May 2006)
  Looks at three Australian animals that may not be able to adapt to the rate of environmental change.
  http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s1647466.htm

• Cyclones? Don't blame climate change (News in Science, 21 February 2006)
  Argues that the increasing severity of tropical storms cannot be blamed on global warming. http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1574644.htm

• Severe storms (Scribbly Gum, March 2005)
  Asks the questions: What makes a severe storm? and What can we do to protect ourselves from storms?
  http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/march2005/

• Climate change boosting flood and drought: Experts (News in Science, 3 March 2003)
  Describes the rise in the number of extreme weather events worldwide and the impact on water resources.
  http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/enviro/EnviroRepublish_796319.htm