The Sydney Barrier Reef: engineering a natural defence against future storms
The ocean warming that might increase the threat of a catastrophic storm could also create the conditions for a natural defensive barrier.
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Does bad weather affect student performance in school?
Bad weather conditions often force schools to make unplanned closures.
Storm Doris: giving dangerous weather a human name makes us more wary, says research
We're more likely to remember a storm with a human face – and will prepare for it.
Australia’s climate in 2016 – a year of two halves as El Niño unwound
2016 was Australia's fourth warmest year on record, capping off the hottest decade.
To understand how storms batter Australia, we need a fresh deluge of data
Severe storms bring a complex mixture of weather conditions, often in a very localised area. This unpredictability can make them very damaging, and very hard to study too.
Natural disasters are affecting some of Australia’s most disadvantaged communities
Researchers have found a disaster "hotspot" in northern New South Wales, where nearly half of the state's most disadvantaged communities are found.
Vanishing Mekong? Shifting tropical storms threaten a great river delta
The Mekong Delta is gradually being washed away, as less sediment is delivered downstream.
How a ‘weather bomb’ shook the Earth – and why that’s not an earthquake
Scientists in Japan have discovered a way to 'hear' storms on the other side of the planet and use them to study the Earth's crust.
Nine years after the Pasha Bulker storm, we’re finally getting a handle on East Coast Lows
Most people in Australia's southeast are familiar with the stormy weather known as East Coast Lows. But they might not realise how much scientific progress has been made in understanding them.
Election FactCheck: are larger, more frequent storms predicted due to climate change?
Was Malcolm Turnbull right to say that larger and more frequent storms are one of the predicted consequences of climate change – but that you can't attribute any particular storm to global warming?
Flood deaths are avoidable: don’t go in the water
A total of 1,859 people have died in floods in Australia in the past 115 years.
The role of climate change in eastern Australia’s wild storms
Eastern Australia's massive storms will likely become rarer in a warmer world, but probably more intense.
Raging seas: going local to understand ocean extremes of the future
Climate change isn't the only thing making sea levels higher and cyclones more intense.
Here’s why adaptability is the key to coping with transport disasters
Instead of trying to maintain our usual routines in the face of huge disruptions, we should use them as a welcome opportunity to mix things up.
Crisis communication: saving time and lives in disasters through smarter social media
When disaster strikes, more people than ever are turning to social media to find out if they're in danger. But Australian emergency services need to work together more to learn what works to save lives.
How Australia’s biggest dust storm went on to green the ocean
The dust storm that turned Sydney red in 2009 triggered plankton blooms in the Tasman Sea, demonstrating how we might fertilise the ocean to take up more carbon dioxide.
Six amazing sights that look even better from the International Space Station
Astronauts living on the ISS get to experience the wonders of the universe's natural phenomena like no one else.
Climate change and Hurricane Katrina: what have we learned?
The latest science on hurricanes and climate change explained – vital information for coastal regions to prepare for the effects of more intense storms.
Flood severity along US coastline has worsened
Study finds higher risk of flooding from a combination of storm surge and heavy precipitation, particularly along the East Coast of the US.
Why warmer storms could lead to more flooding than expected
Climate warming is predicted to intensify rainfall patterns. But new research suggests this could even happen within individual storms, as warmer weather makes them more likely to contain short intense bursts.
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