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severe weather

Severe weather refers to any dangerous meteorological phenomena with the potential to cause damage, serious social disruption, or loss of human life.

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The response of the southwest Western Australian wave climate to Indian Ocean climate variability Biblio coastal, environments, severe weather
Rapid response report: study of heatwave impacts on NSW Northern Rivers region 2017 Biblio PDF icon save (1.02 MB) recovery, resilience, severe weather
Mitigating the effects of severe fires, floods and heatwaves through improvements to land dryness measures and forecasts: Annual project report 2014-2015 Biblio PDF icon save (1.11 MB) forecasting, mitigation, severe weather
The Excess Heat Factor as a metric for heat-related fatalities: defining heatwave risk categories Biblio PDF icon save (529.12 KB) risk analysis, severe weather, vulnerability
Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events in Australia Annual Report 2017-2018 Biblio PDF icon save (3.05 MB) engineering, severe weather
Model for assessing the vulnerability of Australian housing to windstorms - VAWS Biblio PDF icon save (7.38 MB) cyclone, emergency management, severe weather
Heatwaves in New South Wales: how are residents and businesses coping? Biblio PDF icon save (381.41 KB) communities, resilience, severe weather
NSW Mid North Coast flood impact research Biblio PDF icon save (2.42 MB) flood, infrastructure, severe weather
Correlation of peak wind loads at batten-truss connections Biblio PDF icon save (627.64 KB) cyclone, engineering, severe weather
Centralised coordination of spontaneous emergency volunteers: the EV CREW model Biblio PDF icon save (327.34 KB) response, severe weather, volunteering
Forecasting the impact of tropical cyclones using global numerical weather prediction ensemble forecasts: a Tropical Cyclone Marcia (2015) wind and rainfall case study Biblio PDF icon save (454.57 KB) cyclone, forecasting, severe weather
Distribution of wind loads in metal-clad roofing structures Biblio cyclone, engineering, severe weather
Natural hazards in Australia: floods Biblio flood, severe weather
Meteorological drivers of extreme fire behaviour during the Waroona bushfire, Western Australia, January 2016 Biblio fire, fire weather, severe weather
Poleward Migration of Tropical Cyclone Activity in the Southern Hemisphere: Perspectives and Challenges for the Built Environment in Australia Biblio cyclone, severe weather
Secondary eyewall formation in tropical cyclones Biblio PDF icon save (1.95 MB) cyclone, severe weather, tropical
Improved predictions of severe weather to reduce community risk Biblio PDF icon save (5.46 MB) communities, modelling, severe weather
Pyrocumulonimbus forecasting: needs and issues Biblio PDF icon save (1.94 MB) fire weather, modelling, severe weather
Climatology of wind changes and elevated fire danger over Victoria, Australia Biblio PDF icon save (1.67 MB) fire severity, fire weather, severe weather
Connecting Weather and Hazard: A partnership of physical scientists in connected disciplines Biblio fire weather, modelling, severe weather
Severe wind hazard preliminary assessment: Tropical Cyclone Debbie, Whitsunday Coast, Queensland, Australia Biblio cyclone, mitigation, severe weather
Modelling wind direction distributions using a diagnostic model in the context of probabilistic fire spread prediction Biblio PDF icon save (9.25 MB) fire, fire weather, severe weather
Improved predictions of severe weather to reduce community impact: Annual project report 2014-2015 Biblio PDF icon save (816.16 KB) communities, forecasting, severe weather
The real-time trial of the Pyrocumulonimbus Firepower Threshold Biblio PDF icon save (3.33 MB) fire weather, severe weather
Developing better predictions for extreme water levels: web user guide Biblio PDF icon save (2.46 MB) coastal, modelling, severe weather
An analysis of human fatalities from cyclones, earthquakes and severe storms in Australia Biblio PDF icon save (2.03 MB) decision making, multi-hazard, severe weather
Rapid response report: study of heatwave impacts on residents and businesses in western Sydney Biblio PDF icon save (1005.86 KB) recovery, resilience, severe weather
Determining threshold conditions for extreme fire behaviour: Annual project report 2014-2015 Biblio PDF icon save (777.68 KB) fire severity, modelling, severe weather
Predicting continental shelf waves in Australia Biblio PDF icon save (4.77 MB) coastal, severe weather, storm surge
Wind loads on contemporary Australian housing Biblio cyclone, engineering, severe weather
Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events: Annual project report 2015-2016 Biblio PDF icon save (2.61 MB) cyclone, engineering, severe weather
Internal pressures in a full-scale test enclosure with windward wall openings Biblio fire severity, severe weather
The structural response and progressive failure of batten to rafter connections under wind loads Biblio PDF icon save (7.24 MB) engineering, severe weather
Load sharing between batten to rafter connections under wind loading Biblio cyclone, engineering, severe weather
Improved predictions of severe weather to reduce community impact: Annual project report 2015-2016 Biblio PDF icon save (2.07 MB) fire weather, forecasting, severe weather
Analysis of rapid damage assessment data following severe windstorm events Biblio PDF icon save (2.29 MB) cyclone, engineering, severe weather
Time and space scales in the tropical cyclone boundary layer, and the location of the eyewall updraft Biblio cyclone, forecasting, severe weather
Exploring the circumstances surrounding flood fatalities in Australia—1900–2015 and the implications for policy and practice Biblio flood, policy, severe weather
Impact-Based Forecasting for the Coastal Zone: East Coast Lows- Annual Report 2017/2018 Biblio PDF icon save (2.74 MB) severe weather
Community benefits of roof upgrades Biblio PDF icon save (8.24 MB) cyclone, emergency management, severe weather

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