Climate change, climatic hazards and policy responses in Australia / A. B. Pittock ... et al.

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Subject: Australia is subject to large climatic variability and extremes, including the effects of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation, frequent droughts, wildfire, floods, tropical cyclones and severe storms leading to coastal storm surges, hail and wind damage. Climatic change may well affect all of these phenomena, but unfortunately there are great uncertainties. This paper reviews the issues, the state of the science and some of the possible policy responses.

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Paper appeared in : Climate, change and risk, Edited by Thomas E. Downing, Richard J. S. Tol and Alexander A. Olsthoorn, London, Routledge.

Australia is subject to large climatic variability and extremes, including the effects of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation, frequent droughts, wildfire, floods, tropical cyclones and severe storms leading to coastal storm surges, hail and wind damage. Climatic change may well affect all of these phenomena, but unfortunately there are great uncertainties. This paper reviews the issues, the state of the science and some of the possible policy responses.

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