Sting jet: the mysterious cause of the 1987 Great Storm’s worst winds
At the time, their existence was unknown.
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European tornadoes are real and their threat is underestimated
European tornadoes may not come along as often as their US counterparts but they are a real threat and need to be taken seriously.
Are catastrophic disasters striking more often?
Saturated media coverage of hurricanes like Harvey and Irma can make it seem like disasters happen all the time. Is the frequency of billion-dollar disasters really rising?
Extreme weather makes homelessness even worse. Here’s how we can help
Extreme weather is hard enough for those with a home. But imagine losing everything you own in a storm - that's the experience of many homeless people forced to live out in the open during wild weather.
Is Hurricane Harvey a harbinger for Houston’s future?
The unpredictability of hurricanes makes it hard to say for sure whether climate change is making them worse. But we do know that sea-level rise and increased evaporation will worsen the impacts.
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.
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.
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