Severe weather in a changing climate - 2nd edition

The 2nd edition of the report builds on the first report released in November last year and notes that climate change will result in more frequent and intense extreme weather events across Australia, resulting in greater property, personal and economic damage, and hardship for Australian communities.

Access the complete report and additional materials - a summary fact sheet and the media announcement - from the content box below.

Webcast 

The report's authors presented sessions to explain their updates to the report in a webcast broadcast on Wednesday, 9 September 2020.

Watch the archived file of the complete sessions here, or click on the play buttons below to watch the individual sessions:

Welcome – Peter Harmer, CEO & Managing Director, IAG

Opening – Mark Leplastrier,  Executive Manager, Natural Perils, IAG

Session one: Dr Cindy Bruyere – Director, Capacity Center for Climate & Weather Extremes, NCAR

Session two: Dr Greg Holland – Emeritus Senior Scientist, NCAR; Senior Academic Fellow, Willis Research Network

Session three: Dr Hamish Clarke – Research Fellow, University of Wollongong

Session four: Dr Bruce Buckley – Specialist, Meteorology, IAG

Q&A  - Facilitated by Mark Leplastrier, Dr Greg Holland, Dr Cindy Bruyere, Dr Hamish Clarke & Dr Bruce Buckley

First report 

Find all information about the release of the first report, including video footage of all the presentations made at its launch event.