What creates such dramatic storms across the US Great Plains? The key factors are topography and temperature differences.
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A climatologist who studies precipitation trends explains how climate change is projected to make flooding events in the Midwest more severe and more frequent.
An atmospheric scientist explains why water can do some strange-looking things at very cold temperatures, and what's different about snowfalls on Mars.
Haze from Northern California wildfires has drifted as far east as Philadelphia. Wildfire smoke contains many potentially toxic substances, so anyone exposed to it should take basic precautions.
According to a new study, the oceans have absorbed more heat from climate change than previously thought. This could mean the Earth will warm even faster in the future than scientists have predicted.
Even a small cloud can weigh as much as four tonnes – but gravity, chemistry and temperature keep them floating in the sky.
When you see a bolt of lightning, do you immediately start counting to see how far off a storm is? An atmospheric scientist parses the practice.
An atmospheric scientist who studies the Arctic explains why – because of global warming – the U.S. may be in for longer cold spells in the winter.
The treaty to limit the destruction of the ozone layer is hailed as the most successful environmental agreement of all time. Three decades on, the ozone layer is slowly but surely returning to health.
What scientists know – and don't know – about the linkage between climate change and hurricanes.
Meteorology researchers across the country are prepping experiments for the mini-night the eclipse will bring on August 21 – two minutes and 36 seconds without the sun in the middle of the day.
Two atmospheric scientists explain how they weigh evidence such as ocean temperatures, wind speeds and other climate patterns to predict how many Atlantic hurricanes are likely to form this year.
When a bushfire rages so high it creates its own thunderstorm, it becomes a 'firestorm' - and makes life much more difficult for firefighters. We still have a lot to learn about what triggers them.
New study changes what we know about the pre-industrial atmosphere – and how we predict future climate change.
What the Montreal Protocol has done for the ozone hole threat other international accords could do for climate change – if we all agree.
While planes still emit too much carbon, they may also help the climate by ensuring clouds bounce more sunlight back into space.
A leading NASA scientist has asked CSIRO to stay in its global network that monitors atmospheric dust and pollution. The data are vital to understand the effects on weather and climate.
Atmospheric carbon dioxide measurements at Tasmania's Cape Grim and Antarctica's Casy Station have now officially passed 400 parts per million and are likely to stay above that for decades to come.
Space research never stops and it seems neither do the surprises. On ABC Breakfast News I covered some huge results from the last few weeks. Be still my beating (magnetic) heart Earth’s magnetic field…
After last summer's Pluto flyby, the New Horizons spacecraft started sending data back to Earth – at 2 kilobits per second. Here's some of what scientists have learned so far from that rich, slow cache.
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Research Group Leader, CSIRO
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania
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Honorary Fellow, CSIRO
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Associate Professor, School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences, UNSW Australia, UNSW
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Associate Professor and Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
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Visiting Professor, Rutgers University
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Professor of Planetary Science and Astronomy, George Mason University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW
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Lecturer in Physics, Atmospheric Remote Sensing Laboratory, University of Hertfordshire
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Academic Research Fellow in Volcanic Impacts and Hazards, University of Leeds
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Lecturer in Observational Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds
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Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Research Fellow in Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds
