Books and book chapters

Paul Holper and Simon Torok, Climate Change: What you can do about it, 185 pp., CSIRO Publishing and Pan Macmillan Australia, 2008.

Simon Torok and Paul Holper, Who Dun It: The Rockstar Robbery, 72 pp., Pan Macmillan Australia, 2007.

Paul Holper and Simon Torok , Who Dun It: The Mystery of the Mummy's Mask, 72 pp., Pan Macmillan Australia, 2007.

Simon Torok and Paul Holper, Who Dun It: Priceless Painting Pinched! 64 pp., Pan Macmillan Australia, 2006.

Paul Holper and Simon Torok , Who Dun It: Famous Horse Snatched! 66 pp., Pan Macmillan Australia, 2006.

Simon Torok and Paul Holper, Inventing Millions: 25 Inventions that Changed the World. 224 pp., ABC Books, 2006.

Paul Holper and Simon Torok, 101 Great Killer Creatures, 96 pp., ABC Books, 2005.

Paul Holper and Simon Torok, Amazing Science, 378 pp., ABC Books, 2005.

Simon Torok and Paul Holper, 101 Great Solar System Facts and Trivia, 96 pp., ABC Books, 2004.

Paul Holper and Simon Torok, 101 Great Australian Inventions, 96pp., ABC Books, 2003.

Major contributor, Climate change - An Australian Guide to the Science and Potential Impacts, Edited by Barrie Pittock, 250pp, Australian Greenhouse Office, 2003.

Simon Torok and Paul Holper, Weird! Amazing inventions and wacky science, 96 pp., ABC Books, 2002.

Davies, P., Moorcroft, H. and Torok, S. (2002). Tideline: Photographs of the Norfolk Coast by Peter Davies. Text by Hilary Moorcroft and Simon Torok. University of Central Lancashire, 32pp.

Paul Holper and Simon Torok, Zap! Amazing science experiments, 96 pp., ABC Books, 2001.

Simon Torok and Paul Holper, Whiz! Amazing science and maths puzzles, 96 pp., ABC Books, 2000.

Paul Holper and Simon Torok, Wow! Amazing science facts and trivia, 96 pp., ABC Books, 1999.

Salinger, M.J., R. Allan, N. Bindoff, J. Hannah, B. Lavery, Z. Lin, J. Lindesay, N.Nicholls, N. Plummer and S. Torok, 1996. Observed variability and change in climate and sea-level in Oceania. In: Greenhouse: Coping with Climate Change (editors W. Bouma, G. Pearman and M. Manning), CSIRO 1996, 100-126.

General publications
(excluding articles written while Editor of The Helix magazine)

Dr Brian Ryan, obituary, The Age October 2006.
Picturing Climate Change. Feature, Artlink magazine, Vol 25 no. 4, December 2005.
Conjuring and killing off planet mysteries. Torok, S. and Holper, P. Feature article, The Canberra Times, 1 November 2004.
Fighting the big meltdown. Torok, S. and Porteous, J. Feature article, The Canberra Times, 30 August 2004.
Global climate change and Norfolk. Torok, S., Watkinson, A. and Minns, A. Home Climate Gardens calendar 2004, published by Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and Norwich Gallery.
Methane levels out. News article, ECOS magazine, Jan-Mar 2004 p. 7.
Ozone hole hope. News article, ECOS magazine, Jan-Mar 2004 p. 7.
Better predictions from WAs climate initiative. News article, ECOS magazine, Jan-Mar 2004 p. 7.
Wind Forecasting Makes Winning Americas Cup A Breeze. Ship2Shore, April 2003.
Torok, S. and Watkinson, A. (2002). Global climate change and Norfolk. Feature article, Norfolk Coast Guardian, Summer 2002, p.7
Signs and portents. Feature article, Kew magazine, Spring 2002 pp12-15.
The world’s changing climate. Hutchinson Encyclopedia, Twelfth edition, pp396-397.
The scientific evidence for human-induced climate change. SciDev.Net Dossier Feature article, 2001.
How real is the threat of sea-level rise? Sci Dev Dossier Feature article, 2001.
Global warming: are humans really changing the Earth’s climate? Outstanding, November 2001.
Twentieth Century Climate Change. BBC Weather Centre feature article with Mike Hulme, June 2001.
Morning Glory. Feature article, New Scientist, 20/1/01
Reach For The Sky. Feature article, New Scientist, 23/9/00
Athletes blown away by Olympic stadium. Feature, Canberra Times, 31/8/00.
High-tech sports. Feature article, National Geographic World, August 2000.
Tree Trade. Newswire article, New Scientist, 19/6/00.
Universe. Encyclopaedia Brittannica Year 9 Study Guide, Curriculum Corporation, 2000.
The Planets. Encyclopaedia Brittannica Year 10 Study Guide, Curriculum Corporation, 2000.
The Universe. Encyclopaedia Brittannica Year 10 Study Guide, Curriculum Corporation, 2000.
Changes and the weather. Encyclopaedia Brittannica Year 8 Study Guide, Curriculum Corporation, 2000.
Flat-white futures: genetic decaf. Feature, Canberra Times, 18/3/99.
The Science of life By S. Anthony Barnett, Book Review, Canberra Times, 4/3/99.
Innovative Australians, an interactive exhibition showcasing 100 great Australian inventions, developed with Questacon, IDP Education Australia and DFAT.
Howard Florey: Maker of the Miracle Mould. Feature, The Lab, 24/9/98.
Inspired by first space harvest. Feature, Canberra Times, 19/2/98.
Great weather for a climate. Feature, Canberra Times, 12/2/98.
Digging for Broken Hill's future. Feature, Canberra Times, 30/10/1997.
Beasts thrive on area's mystical waters. Feature, Canberra Times, 23/10/1997.
Extinct, and in a suburb near you. Feature, Canberra Times, 16/10/1997.
High Fliers. The Helix, October/November 1997.
Human body tops efficiency stakes. Feature, Canberra Times, 25/9/1997.
Green energy makes good sense. Feature, Canberra Times, 11/9/1997.
Cleaning coal's black name. Feature, Canberra Times, 4/9/1997.
Just another face in the clouds. The Helix, August/September 1997.
Giving athletes a helping hand. Feature, Canberra Times, 19/6/1997.
Cola Clouds: An introduction to cloud science. The Helix, June/July 1997.
Gaining an edge through science. Feature, Canberra Times, 12/6/1997.
Weather & Climate: What's the difference? The Helix, April/May 1997.
Picking the plug-hole spin. Feature, Canberra Times, 18/3/1997.
New current to drive recycling. Feature, Canberra Times, 27/2/1997.
A healthy drink of Canberra water. Feature, Canberra Times, 20/2/1997.
The forecast is for safer summers. Feature, Canberra Times, 13/2/1997.
Under Pressure. The Helix, February/March 1997.
Blue-green algae - what can we do? Rural Research, 173, Summer 1996/97.
Which way down the plug hole? The Helix, December 1996/Janurary 1997.
Acid from the Soil. Questacon Magazine, Vol. 6 no. 1, Summer 1996.
The Big Blue. Australasian Science, Summer 1996.
Climate for Art's sake. Questacon Magazine, Vol. 6 no. 1, Summer 1996.
End of the bue-green blues? Search, 27 (8), 240-242.
Tornadoes, willy-willies and fish. The Helix, October/November 1996.
Acid, acid, go away...Australasian Science, Spring 1996.
Kitchen El Nino. The Helix, August/September 1996.
Blowing in the wind. The Helix, June/July 1996.
Measuring rainfall. The Helix, April/May 1996.
Living with climate variability. Australasian Science, Autumn 1996.
Coffee Break. Australasian Science, Autumn 1996.
A Hair Hygrometer. The Helix, February/March 1996.
What a tangled web we weave. Australasian Science, Summer 1995.
What's the temperature? The Helix, December 1995/January 1996.
The next generation of scientists speak out, Search, October 1994.
Artificial snow-business. Questacon Magazine, Spring 1995.
Global link an armchair campaigner. Article, The Weekend Australian 21/10/1995.
Data Capture from the office. GIS User, October-November 1995.
Spysats come on to the market. Article, The Weekend Australian 26/8/1995.
Scientists take heat out of changes in climate. Article, The Weekend Australian 15/7/1995.
Reading El Nino: A brighter outlook. Feature, Canberra Times 3/6/1995.
A taxing debate on carbon tax. The environmental Economics Journal, June 1995.
Fears over growth of snow sheet. Article, The Weekend Australian 20/5/1995.
Universal facts elude stellar theorists. Article, The Australian 10/5/1995.
Insults inflame Net users. Article, The Australian 10/5/1995.
Terror from the skies. Feature, Canberra Times 22/4/1995.

Nicholls, N., Lavery, B., Frederiksen, C., Drosdowsky, W. and Torok, S. 1996. Recent apparent changes in relationships between the El Niño-southern oscillation and Australian rainfall and temperature Geophys. Res. Let. 23, 3357-3360.

T.C. Peterson, D.R. Easterling, T.R. Karl, P.Groisman, N. Nicholls, N. Plummer, S. Torok, I. Auer, R. Boehm, D. Gullet, L. Vincent, R. Heino, H. Tuomenvirta, O. Mestre, T. Szentimrey, J. Salinger, E. J. Førland, I. Hanssen-Bauer, H. Alexandersson, P. Jones And D. Parker 1998. Homogeneity Adjustments of In Situ Climate Data: A Review. International Journal of Climatology, 18, 1493-1517.

Plummer, N., Zhenjie Lin and S. Torok, 1994. Trends in the diurnal temperature range over Australia since 1951. Atmospheric Research, 37, 79-86.

Power, S., Tseitkin, F., Torok, S., Lavery, B., Dahni, R. and McAvaney, B. 1998. Australian temperature, Australian rainfall and the Southern Oscillation, 1910-1992: Coherent variability and recent changes. Australian Meteorological Magazine 47, 85-101

Power, S.B., Tseitkin, F., Mehta, V., Lavery, B., Torok, S. and Holbrook, N. 1999. Decadal climate variability in Australia during the 20th century. International Journal of Climatology 19, 169-184.

Torok, S.J., C.J. Morris, C.Skinner and N.Plummer, 2001. Urban heat island features of southeast Australian towns. Aust. Met. Mag. 50,1-13

Torok, S. and Nicholls, N., 1996. An historical temperature record for Australia. Aust. Met. Mag. 45, 251-260.

Other scientific publications

Torok, S., 2008. Climate change: Observations, projections and responses. The Voice of Pensioners and Superannuants if NSW, June 2008.

Torok, S., 2008. Climate change: Observations, projections and responses. Heritage and the Land Forum, April 2008.

Torok, S., 2007. Talking to children about science: making serious issues fun. Brazil, September 2007.

Torok, S., 2007. Understanding the regional impacts of climate change. 23rd Australian Turfgrass Conference Proceedings, pp 8-13.

Torok, S. 2007. Climate change in South Australia. The Voice, Multicultural Communities Council of SA, p.2.

Beer T, Borgas M, Bouma W, Fraser P, Holper P and Torok S 2006, Atmosphere, theme commentary prepared for the 2006 Australian State of the Environment Committee, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Canberra.

Beer, T., Fraser, P. J., Holper, P. N., Borgas, M. S., Torok, S. J., and Bouma, W. J. (2007). Australia’s state of environment report 2006 atmosphere. 14th IUAPPA World Congress Clean air partnerships: coming together for clean air. Brisbane 2007 conference proceedings, incorporating the 18th CASANZ Conference hosted by the Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Brisbane: IUAPPA; CASANZ. 6 p.

Simon Torok and Penny Whetton, 2005. Climate change and buildings: a two-way street. Environment Design Guide, Mat 2005, pp 1-2.

Adger, N., Huq, S. and Torok, S. (eds) (2002). Adaptation to Climate Change: Setting the Agenda for Development Policy and Research. Tyndall Centre Symposium Synopsis 2.

Berkhout, F. and Torok, S. (2001). Insurance and climate change: can business adapt? Global Reinsurance feature article, 2001.

Dockerty, T. and Torok, S. (eds) (2001). Sustainable approaches to climate change. Tyndall Centre Symposium Synopsis 1.

Hulme, M. and S. Torok, 2001. New Tyndall Centre to encourage integrated climate research. Ocean Challenge, vol 10, no. 3.

Lavery, B., A. Kariko, N. Nicholls, and S. Torok, 1993. A High Quality Historical Rainfall Data Set for Australia. Preprints, 8th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation. Anaheim, California, 17-22 January 1993.

Nicholls, N., Lavery, B. and Torok, S. 1996. Australian 20th century climate variations from high-quality instrumental data. Climate trends in Oceania: Symposium on climate trends in Oceania since 1500. NIWA, Auckland, New Zealand, April 1996.

Plummer, N., Trewin, B.C., Hicks, R., Nicholls, N, Torok, S.J., Lavery, B.M. and Leighton, R.M., 1997. Australian data for documenting changes in climate extremes. CLIVAR/GCOS/WMO Workshop on indices and indicators for climate extremes, Asheville, NC, 3-7 June 1997.

Plummer, N., Zhenjie Lin and S. Torok, 1994. Recent changes in the diurnal temperature range. Climate Change Newsletter, Vol.6 #1.

Plummer, N., Zhenjie Lin. and S. Torok, 1994. Recent changes in the diurnal temperature range over Australia. Asymetric Change of Daily Temperature Range - Proceedings of the International Minimax workshop, September 27-30 1993, Maryland, U.S.A.

Pollack, H. N., Huang, S., and Simon Torok, Recent climate history in Australia inferred from borehole temperatures, with comparisons to the meteorologic record. 4th International Workshop on Heat Flow and the Structure of the Lithosphere, June 9-15, 1996, Trest Castle, Czech Republic.

Power, S., Mehta, V., Tseitkin, F, Torok, S., Lavery, B., and Dahni, R. 1996. Decadal variability in Australian temperature, precipitation and river flow during the 20th century. JCESS/CLIVAR workshop on decadal climate variability. Columbia, MD, April 1996.

Power, S., Tseitkin, F., Mehta, V., Lavery, B., Torok, S., and Holbrook, N. 1998. Decadal variability in Australia during the 20th century. Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre Research Report No. 67. April 1998, 33 pp.

Power, S., F. Tseitkin, V. Mehta, B. Lavery, S. Torok and N. Holbrook, 1997. Decadal climate variability in Australia during the 20th century. IAMAS - IAPSO International Conference, World Congress Centre, Melbourne, 1-9 July, 1997.

Power, S., Tseitkin, F., Mehta, V., Torok, S., Lavery, B., Holbrook, N. 1997. Decadal variability in Australian temperature, rainfall and river flow, 1910-1992. Fifth International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, Pretoria (South Africa), 7-11 Apr 1997.

Salinger, M.J., R. Allan, N. Bindoff, J. Hannah, B. Lavery, Z. Lin, J. Lindesay, N.Nicholls, N. Plummer and S. Torok, 1994. Observed variability and change in climate and sea-level in Oceania. Greenhouse 94 proceedings, 9-14 October 1994,Wellington, New Zealand.

Torok, S. (2003). Seasonal Climate Predictions. Feature article, Crop Science Society Newsletter, July 2003, pp.9-11

Torok, S., 2001. Climate of ideas. HERO (Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the UK)

Torok, S., 2001. A climate of choice? Feature article, NERC News, Spring 2001.

Torok, S., 2001 Communicating climate change. Trends in Science Communication today: bridging the gap between Theory and Practice. The Sixth International Conference on Public Communication of Science and Technology. Geneva, Switzerland. February 2001.

Torok, S. 1996. The development of a high quality historical temperature data base for Australia. The University of Melbourne, Ph.D. Thesis, 300 pp + appendices.

Torok, S., 1995. Trends in Australian temperature. Contribution to the Commonwealth State of the environment report, 1995.

Torok, S. 1994. Do sheep weather alerts mean that it will rain sheep? An account of severe weather events in Australia. Bull. Aust. Met. and Ocean. Soc., Vol.7 #4,pp.72-75.

Torok, S., 1994. Greenhouse 94. Bull. Aust. Met. and Ocean. Soc. Vol. 7 p. 104.

Torok, S., 1993. 4th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography. Bull. Aust. Met. and Ocean. Soc. Vol. 6 p. 48.

Torok, S. 1993. Observations on Temperature (...and Observers). Climate Change Newsletter Vol.5 #4.

Torok, S., Corbit, C. and Kolhagen, S. 1996 Virtual Reality in science communication on the WWW. SCICOMM 96, The Fourth International Conference on the Public Communication of Science and Technology. Melbourne, Australia. November, 1996.

Torok, S. and B. Coutts, 1992. Maximum and Minimum Temperatures: Same Coin, Different Sides. Bull. Aust. Met. and Ocean. Soc., Vol.5 #4, pp.62-65.

Torok, S., B. Lavery, N. Plummer, A. Kariko and N. Nicholls, 1993. Refining Australia's Historical Climate Record. 4th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, 29th March - 2nd April, 1993, Hobart, Australia.

Torok, S., Lavery, B. and Trewin, B, 1995. Trends in New South Wales temperature and rainfall. Contribution to NSW EPA State of the environment report, 1995.

Torok, S., B. Lavery and N. Nicholls, 1992. Twentieth Century Victorian Climate Change From High Quality Historical Climate Stations. Part One : Rainfall. Submission to the State Electricity Commission of Victoria, 138pp.

Torok, S. and N. Nicholls, 1994. Poster presentation. Greenhouse 94 proceedings, 9-14 October 1994, Wellington, New Zealand.

Torok, S. and N. Nicholls, 1994. A method to adjust for discontinuities in observational data. Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society National Conference. 13-16 February, Adelaide, Australia.

Torok, S., and N. Nicholls, 1993. Inhomogeneities in the Australian Instrumental Temperature Record. Preprints, 8th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation. 17-22 January, Anaheim, California, U.S.A., 1993.

Torok, S., and N. Nicholls, 1993. Twentieth Century Victorian Climate Change From High Quality Historical Climate Stations. Part Two : Temperature. Submission to State Electricity Commission of Victoria, 125pp.

Torok, S., N. Plummer and Zhenjie Lin, 1994. Temperature trends over Queensland.

Torok, S. and Plummer, N., 1992. Australian Meteorological History Forum. Bull. Aust. Met. and Ocean. Soc. Vol. 5 p. 93.

Torok, S., Plummer, N. and Lin, Z., 1993. Minimax Workshop, Washington USA. Bull. Aust. Met. and Ocean. Soc. Vol. 6 p. 113.

Torok, S., K. Skemp, J. Mwabora and M. Keyte, 1993. Coupled Climate System Modelling : A Southern Hemisphere Perspective. Bull. Aust. Met. and Ocean. Soc. Vol. 6 #2, pp. 32-34.

Watkins, A. and Torok, S., 1994. Were you dreaming of a white Christmas? Sumer snowfall events in Australia. Bull. Aust. Met. and Ocean. Soc. Vol. 7 p. 14.

Zhenjie, Lin, N. Plummer and S. Torok, 1993. Reconstructing a Temperature Time Series for a Station in South Eastern Australia. 4th International Conference onSouthern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, 29th March - 2nd April 1993, Hobart, Australia.

Zhenjie, Lin, N. Plummer and S. Torok, 1993. Trends in Maximum and Minimum Temperatures over Australia since 1950. Institute of Australian GeographersConference, 27th - 30th September, 1993, Monash University, Melbourne,Australia.