Climate & Weather Impacts

CSIRO Plant Industry conducts research to promote profitable and sustainable agrifood, fibre and horticultural industries, develop new plant products and improve natural resource management.

CSIRO Land and Water is researching ways to better manage Australia's land and water resources, and improve the quality of our natural and built environments.

The impact that human-generated and natural atmospheric particles (aerosols) could be having on Australia’s climate will be discussed next week in Canberra at a workshop involving some of the world’s leading experts in the area.

CSIRO launched a multi-million dollar research program in Canberra today which is designed to boost Australia’s ability to adapt to the impacts of climate change.

The Water for a Healthy Country Flagship has been working in the Great Barrier Reef catchment to improve water quality, wetland integrity and fisheries while enhancing agricultural productivity.

CSIRO’s Fire Science research program uses our expertise in material flammability, fire growth and control, and bushfire impact on infrastructure to improve fire safety.

Whether it's learning about  the daily behaviour of tuna or the changing circulation patterns of an entire ocean basin, marine observing technologies are essential for understanding our marine environment.

CSIRO’s fire ecology and management research in rangelands and savannas aims to improve fire management, understand fire's role in controlling invasive plants and increase our knowledge of fire and its effects.

Next time you turn off an outdoor light, look more closely at the moths around it. You’ll often see pretty colours and unusual markings, but what you won’t see is the essential role they played in preventing bushfires, even before they hatched. This vodcast explains the secret life of Australia’s moths. (3:06)

How do you know if a natural disaster will destroy your home? In this video podcast, find out how CSIRO technology can map the potential path of a tsunami or volcanic explosion. (1:18)

CSIRO Black Mountain laboratories in Canberra have facilities servicing insect, plant, atmospheric, land and water science.

Discover CSIRO’s hub of cotton research, which is breeding new cotton varieties, developing sustainable cropping systems and improving pest management for agribusiness.

This article from Farming Ahead contains four stories on tiger prawn breeding, water resources in forests, models to enhance water planning and linking drought to El Nino. (1 page)

Farming Ahead magazine regularly features CSIRO's research for the agricultural sector. This is a list of CSIRO articles published in the magazine throughout 2008.

The oceans are the largest repository of heat on Earth, with a capacity 1 000 times greater than the atmosphere. This heat is distributed around the globe by ocean currents referred to as the ‘conveyor belt’. This circulation influences, and is influenced by, the climate.

A fire requires air, heat and fuel to grow. To control the fire, at least one of them must be removed.