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Studies show tornadoes are getting more common and more intense, and they’re shifting eastward to a new tornado hot spot.
New Zealand can expect more days above 25°C, the threshold for heat stress in livestock, and fewer frost days, which will affect crops like kiwifruit that need winter chilling.
From melting glaciers to mounting storms, the impacts of climate change are global – but they’re not equally shared.
We are no longer in typical conditions. Climate change is already damaging human and natural systems we hold dear in Australia.
It’s too hot for bare feet, but that doesn’t mean you can cook a fry-up on the path outside your house. A frying pan is a much better tool for the job, because it conducts heat far more efficiently.
Southern Africa’s current above-average rainfall is a climate variability signal - a short-term fluctuation in average wet-season conditions.
The risks of using aerosols to reflect sunlight and cool the planet include creating extreme weather and worsening catastrophes.
Winters are getting warmer, yet Bostonians were digging out from nearly 2 feet of snow from a historic blizzard in late January. Why is the Northeast seeing more big snowstorms like this?
Regulators, banks and policy-makers use stress tests to uncover weak points in how financial institutions operate and identify changes that will help buffer them from harm.
A new report uncovers how temperature-related deaths and hospital admissions have changed since 2001.
Extreme heat over 50°C is likely to become more common, giving us yet another reason for Australia to act fast on climate change.
While surface temperatures were about the 6th warmest on record in 2021, the upper oceans were at their hottest – and they’re a stronger indicator of global warming. A top climate scientist explains.
Forecasters described it as a ‘historical weather day.’ An atmospheric scientist who was at the heart of the storms explains what happened.
Food supply chains had already taken a serious hit by panic-purchasing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The B.C. floods remind us how effective supply chain management planning can help avert crises.
Research on the front lines of climate change highlights the need to address the mental health outcomes of extreme weather events.
Without financial support that helps communities adapt to climate impacts, climate change is projected to push tens of millions more Africans into extreme poverty by 2030.
Extreme weather is already having an influence on global food prices.
Building even more power poles and transmission lines won’t avert outages when major disasters strike.
How scientists are improving their understanding of the connection between extremes and climate change – and what’s to come. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
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Director, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Climate Projections Scientist, CSIRO
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Huffington Foundation Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Wesleyan University
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Principal Research Scientist, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Imperial College London
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Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Chief Investigator on the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Change, University of Waikato
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Researcher, Agricultural Research Council
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
