Occurrence and impacts of extreme weather

Indicator

Occurrence and impacts of extreme weather

Status

  • Poor

Trend

Deteriorating

Data quality

Good
Data custodian: 

BoM, CSIRO, DHHS, Emergency Management Victoria

Extreme weather events (e.g. bushfires, extreme heat events and floods) are already causing significant impacts, with an increased frequency of these events being observed (particularly extreme heat days and more dangerous weather conditions for bushfires).
Region: 
Victoria
Measures: 
(i) Frequency of extreme heat days (ii) Number of excess deaths associated with extreme heat days (iii) Forest Fire Danger Index (iv) Financial cost associated with natural disasters
Topics: 
Climate change impacts