Effects on households
How is your home and family affected by climate change? Climate change affects our housholds and the local infrastructure and services that support them.
Central Coast
Explore the key aspects of the Central Coast that are vulnerable to climate impacts, along with challenges and opportunities to adapt.
Central West and Orana
Explore the key aspects of the Central West and Orana region that are vulnerable to climate impacts, along with challenges and opportunities to adapt.
Climate system modelling
Climate system modelling uses computer simulations to help us understand our climate and how it might respond to changes.
NSW climate drivers and changes
NSW contains many different climates based on its varied geography and rainfall patterns. The NSW climate has been slowly warming since the 1960s.
NSW emissions
Most greenhouse gas emissions in NSW are from the energy sector. Certain industries have increased their emissions since 2018, while others have decreased.
Australian climate change observations
Australia's average land and sea temperatures have increased and continue to rise. Our rainfall patterns are changing and fire weather is increasing.
Rivers and wetlands
Climate change is threatening NSW's rivers and wetlands through increased temperatures, changed rainfall patterns and more extreme weather events.
Ocean acidification
Increasing carbon dioxide emissions is causing oceans to become more acidic. This impacts marine life and important industries such as oyster farming.
Oceans
Climate change is changing ocean currents and sea surface temperatures around Australia. This is causing marine heatwaves and impacts on marine life.
