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Less rain will fall in the Darling River catchment as climate change worsens. This fact must be central to decisions about how much water can be taken from the system.
Signs of this potential La Niña are emerging fairly late. But new research may help make predictions earlier.
New model can show what’s driving the decline in populations of large mammals.
In Canada, groundwater is generally abundant and lakes are ubiquitous. But the exchanges between groundwater and lakes are complex and often invisible.
Fluctuations in the path of storms over the Australian continent can influence the conditions delivered by an El Niño or La Niña.
The changes that were mapped represent the shift from a lake to the contemporary shallow wetland at the site.
Kenya’s preparedness for and response to extreme weather events has numerous gaps.
Massive damage to key infrastructure and croplands means the effects of Kenya’s devastating floods will be felt for a long time.
There’s been an increase in the amount of runoff generated from rainfall as land is altered by settlement and deforestation.
Intense heat and no rain in southwest Western Australia are causing widespread tree and shrub die-offs.
Ghana is experiencing record high temperatures and rainfall patterns have become inconsistent.
A lack of human activity in the Southern Ocean is just one reason why the air is so clean. Clouds and rain play a vital role in scrubbing the atmosphere, removing natural airborne particles too.
You might be wondering: what is a ‘Black Nor'easter’, what’s causing all this rain and does it have anything to do with climate change? Here’s what you need to know.
Natural variability in Australian rainfall can produce “mega-droughts” lasting 20 years or more. Add in human-caused climate change, and future droughts may be far worse than imagined.
Projections show that there’ll be Indian Ocean dipoles in the future – and that means more rainy days, and more extreme rainfall.
To date, the effects of climate change on global rainfall has been uncertain. New research overcomes this uncertainty – with alarming results.
The impacts of record heat on the global water cycle were severe and wide-ranging – and the trend will continue in 2024.
Once the immediate crisis in North Queensland has subsided, authorities will need to grapple with how to deal with the ‘new normal’ of extreme weather events. The big question is: are they prepared?
El Niño usually brings hot, dry weather to Australia. But the rains that have drenched eastern Australia are normal too.
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