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There’s a rule of thumb that rainfall intensity increases by about 7% per degree Celsius as temperatures rise. But the increase is much higher in the mountains, scientists found.
The northern summer was marked by intense fires and heat. Now it’s our turn to face the heat.
What makes a great climate leader and why are we not seeing more of them? I’ve been searching for good examples of climate leaders. This is the subject of our new documentary, Climate Changers.
As the atmosphere warms, it can hold more moisture. This brings more intense downpours but also accelerates warming – because water vapour is a powerful greenhouse gas.
There’s nothing normal about the blast furnace heat much of the world has been experiencing, as an atmospheric scientist explains.
We all know climate change makes extreme weather more likely. But it’s also loading the dice for quick-forming drought, sudden and intense rainfall and fast-forming tropical storms.
Public interest in climate change and global warming peaks after bushfires and lasts for months, research reveals. But Australians do not respond to storms and floods in the same way.
A lack of weather radar stations means Africa is being hit hard by extreme weather events.
Forecasters warned of ‘potentially historic rainfall’ and ‘dangerous to locally catastrophic flooding.’ A hurricane scientist explains what El Niño, a heat dome and mountains have to do with the risk.
As extreme weather events increase in frequency and severity, many Canadians are still unaware of how to prepare for a natural disaster.
It may soon be possible to reduce cyclone formation and intensity by spraying particles into the atmosphere above a forming storm. But the technology opens up a can of worms
Exploring the potential intersections between climate change and violence against children is crucial.
Three tips from climate communication research on how to talk about climate change during extreme weather events.
Health and climate change researchers explain the risks and why older adults, even those in northern states, need to pay attention.
An engineer who managed dams for years explains the tradeoffs operators make as they decide when to release water and how much to stay safe.
Temperature records are being broken in Africa and around the world.
More extreme rainfall and frequent storms are raising the risk that floodwaters could spill over dams, or that dams could fail.
Some were quick to point the finger at climate change when floods hit eastern Australia in February and March 2022, in the lead up to the federal election. But it’s not that simple, scientists say.
The 2021 Pacific Northwest heatwave outstripped even the most severe climate prections. A new study simulated 45,000 years of weather at Seattle Tacoma airport to try and figure out why.
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