We can't make it rain. But you are already helping if you don't use more water than you need. And you can talk to your parents about the planet getting warmer, because the heat makes drought worse.
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At a very simple level, "weather" refers to day-to-day conditions. "Climate" describes the average over many years.
Australia is facing an increase in extreme heat, fire danger weather, floods and marine heatwaves, according to the latest biennial snapshot from the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO.
Achieving climate objectives is economically realistic, but won't be possible without the support of a real transition strategy that is still lacking at all levels of government in Canada.
A Green New Deal would confront both climate change and social inequality. Its prospects in the United States are uncertain, but Canada should endeavour to develop one of its own anyway.
As the expected costs of climate change grow, cities are on the frontlines of adapting to sea level rise and more intense storms – and finding ways to pay for it.
Climate change conferences can be bewildering. Here's a recap of how we got here, what to look out for at COP24 and what comes next.
The summer forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology predicts a hot, dry summer.
Despite its global importance, the rainy 'Maritime Continent' around Indonesia is hard to capture using global climate models. But fear not - new research shows how to improve our forecasts.
The forecast arrival of El Niño may mean the east coast of Australia will experience an exceptionally hot and dry summer, but does this mean there will be fewer mosquitoes buzzing about?
The teeth from two Neanderthal children and a relatively modern human child reveal their exposure to seasonal changes during their early life.
Bill C-69 will slow down Canada's efforts to transition to a decarbonized and sustainable economy.
For everyone from traditional hunters to the military, the National Park Service to the oil industry, climate change is the new reality in Alaska. Government, residents and businesses are all trying to adapt.
The future climate that scientists predict for the middle of the United States is one that will foster more hail events with bigger hailstones.
Scientists need to continue working across disciplines to find ways to disrupt disease transmission in the context of climate change.
A new outlook from the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts a dry, warm spring – and not the sustained rain we need.
The ideological hardliners were obsessed with the climate, free speech and other culture wars. Their discordant voices have been amplified by their good mates in News Corp, including Sky, and 2GB.
What can we expect from our future climate after looking at the 'Hothouse Earths' of the past?
Yesterday's weather helps make sense of today's, but how will this change as the climate changes?
Australia has always suffered heat and flood, but a detailed seasonal rainfall reconstruction of the last 800 years shows the extremes are intensifying.
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Manager of Long-range Forecast Services, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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ARC Future Fellow, UNSW
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Melbourne
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ARC DECRA fellow, University of Melbourne
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Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Director, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto
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Director, Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Co-Director, Wellbeing Program, London School of Economics and Political Science
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David Bowman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
