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We’re more likely to remember a storm with a human face – and will prepare for it.
2016 was Australia’s fourth warmest year on record, capping off the hottest decade.
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.
Researchers have found a disaster “hotspot” in northern New South Wales, where nearly half of the state’s most disadvantaged communities are found.
The Mekong Delta is gradually being washed away, as less sediment is delivered downstream.
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.
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.
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?
A total of 1,859 people have died in floods in Australia in the past 115 years.
Eastern Australia’s massive storms will likely become rarer in a warmer world, but probably more intense.
Climate change isn’t the only thing making sea levels higher and cyclones more intense.
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.
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.
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.
Astronauts living on the ISS get to experience the wonders of the universe’s natural phenomena like no one else.
The latest science on hurricanes and climate change explained – vital information for coastal regions to prepare for the effects of more intense storms.
Study finds higher risk of flooding from a combination of storm surge and heavy precipitation, particularly along the East Coast of the US.
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.
Extreme rainfall in Sydney is increasing - but only in summer, potentially leading to more flash floods in the city.
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Research Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science and Colorado State Climatologist, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor of Meteorology, Central Michigan University
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Professorial Fellow, School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Earth System Science, University of Exeter
