Check out my conversation on The Briefing podcast. Is climate change to blame for devastating floods? omny.fm/shows/the-brie…

Want to know about rainfall systems in Sydney? Check out our radar based analysis link.springer.com/article/10.100… Hooman Ayat Steven Sherwood @joshuasoderholm

we studied the climatology of a five types of precipitation systems around Sydney. This provides important context for understanding how storms may change due to climate change 🌧️☔️⛈️ doi.org/10.1007/s00382… #ClimateExtremes #Science #Storms

So excited to have this paper led by mothlight out. Check out a new method of modeling urban form impact on thermal comfort and temperature 👇🏽

New paper alert 🎉 Background climate modulates the impact of land cover on urban surface temperature. #UrbanClimate 🏙️🛰️ 1st paper from Marzie Nazerikia’s PhD, with Melissa Hart, Negin Nazarian, RUB Climatology nature.com/articles/s4159…

‘Rain bursts’ over Sydney have intensified 40% over last two decades, research finds. New in ⁦Science Magazine⁩ from ⁦Hooman Ayat⁩ ⁦Jason Evans⁩ and Steve Sherwood ⁦UNSW Climate Change Research Centre⁩ ⁦ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…

We found rapid rain burst have been increasing dramatically in Sydney Australia. see our new research: Intensification of subhourly heavy rainfall …nce-org.wwwproxy1.library.unsw.edu.au/doi/epdf/10.11…

New research from Hooman Ayat, Jason Evans, Steven Sherwood and @joshuasoderholm has found that short-duration extreme rainfall events have intensified over Sydney in the past 20 years. @doylesweather abc.net.au/news/2022-11-1…

“An intensification of 40% in only two decades means we must re-evaluate existing flood-control systems and standards. We also need to explore whether it is happening elsewhere or unique to Sydney” - Dr Hooman Ayat buff.ly/3EkHi0y #Climate #ClimateChange #COP27 #Science

We just needed computing power and scientific methods to evolve to make the most of this data. Enter - the amazing Hooman Ayat - during his PhD at UNSW he worked with the team at ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes and UNSW Climate Change Research Centre to dig into weather radar data in Sydney over the last 2 decades.

Were this year's flash floods a sign of things to come? The growing flash floods as a result of more intense rapid rain bursts means the city needs to update its flood defences, write Hooman Ayat (@UniMelb), Jason Evans + Steven Sherwood (UNSW). bit.ly/3hyk3a5

Sydney is experiencing more rapid rain bursts than ever according to new research. Scientists studied intense surges of rainfall that last for a period of about 10 minutes and say they've increased by 40% over the past two decades. 7NEWS.com.au #SydneyRain #7NEWS