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Hot topics Wednesday 12 December 2007 - AUDIO FILES NOW AVAILABLE BELOW NATIONAL BRIEFING - Melbourne (Fri 14 Dec) The global climate in 2007 - another extreme year? WMO embargo lifted at 2am AEDT on Fri 14 December 2007 While drought continues to affect much of south-eastern Australia, how has 2007 shaped up globally compared to other years? To coincide with the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) release of preliminary global information for 2007 in Bali, the AusSMC has brought together a group of experts who will discuss the latest information in an Australian context. While 2005 was the world’s 2nd hottest year on record how does 2007 compare to other years? In Australia, 2007 followed an extremely dry and very warm latter half of 2006, what does the preliminary data for 2007 tell us about Australia’s current climate? This new data will reveal Australia was not alone in experiencing some extreme weather events in 2007 with several records broken in both the northern and southern hemispheres. 2005 and 2006 saw record declines in Arctic sea ice. This latest data will also reveal the latest information on how the Arctic has fared in 2007 and what effect global warming is having on sea levels. To read the WMO release, click here. To view the WMO press conference in Bali, click here. (RealPlayer required) DATE: Friday 14 December 2007 This briefing will also be available for journalists online. SPEAKERS WERE: Dr Michael Coughlan, Head, National Climate Centre, Bureau of Meteorology | Bio | PowerPoint (pdf) | Listen to Michael's presentation (mp3) Dr Wendy Craik, Chief Executive, Murray Darling Basin Commission | Bio | PowerPoint (pdf) | Listen to Wendy's presentation (mp3) Dr Sarah Bekessy, senior lecturer in ecosystems and sustainability, RMIT University, Melbourne | Bio | PowerPoint (pdf) | Listen to Sarah's presentation (mp3) Listen to the discussion that followed (mp3) Journalists not able to attend the event in Melbourne can follow the briefing online via audio-streaming as a silent observer and can watch the PowerPoint presentations online. Each presenter will speak for 5-8 minutes followed by questions. Audio files of the briefing will be posted here as soon as possible after the event. For further information or if you have any problems with the online briefing, please contact the AusSMC on 08 8207 7415 or email us.
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