Heat records have tumbled across New South Wales as the state suffered through the weekend’s heatwave. A new analysis shows that climate change made this kind of event much less of a rarity.
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2016 is the third consecutive hottest year on record. How can we adapt?
Most of our hospitals were not designed to cope with the health impacts of future extreme weather. And hospital infrastructure has not been adapted to secure health care during such events.
Most Americans care about the environment, but they didn’t vote that way this year. Two political scientists urge the movement to build better connections with blue-collar workers and immigrants.
Even though Hurricane Matthew has been downgraded to category 3, it’s expected to cause substantial damage to Florida and other states in the region. The question is, who pays.
As Atlantic hurricane season opens on June 1, eastern U.S. cities can prepare by updating laws, codes and ordinances that hamper rebuilding after storms.
January hurricanes are rare events, but two have already formed this month. Atmospheric scientist Adam Sobel explains the conditions that generated Pali and Alex.
The third-ever ‘super’ El Niño is under way. Here’s how it will affect your region in the US and how global warming affects this and future El Niños.
Cumbria 2015 shows how we have failed to learn from two other ‘one in 100-year events’ in the past 15 years.
Being able to predict the weather can save lives. Using new technology forecasters are able to provide realtime warning of bad weather ahead.
A look at the Florida insurance market following the flurry of severe hurricanes in 2004-2005 shows that pooling risk can cut losses.
Emergency services are using social media to help spread warnings as two tropical cyclones batter Australia. It can also help them with relief efforts once the worst of the severe weather has passed.
Given the popularity of Facebook and Twitter, it’s not surprising so many people use social media in crises such as floods, fires and earthquakes. Facebook has introduced Safety Check, a new tool for users…
Even before Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines with such devastating force, weather watchers around the world had been tracking this year’s typhoon season with intense interest. Typhoon Haiyan has been…
The rain is ricocheting off the roads here in Manila. Early on Friday, our car’s tyres dragged in the deep puddles. Basketball courts - remnants of bygone American rule, and a staple of every district…
With sustained winds of more than 310 km/h, or 195 mph, as it approached the Philippines, Super Typhoon Haiyan has hit land in the past few hours with terrifying force. This makes it the strongest tropical…
A study into the 2009 Victorian bushfires has shown that current bushfire strategy does little to reduce the risk of house…
Superstorm Sandy has flooded seven subway tunnels in New York City and flooded cities after killing at least 69 people in the Caribbean. Known as the Frankenstorm, Sandy has been downgraded from a Category…
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Principal Research Scientist in Extreme Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University
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Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
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Climate Projections Scientist, CSIRO
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Director, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Huffington Foundation Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Wesleyan University
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Imperial College London
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Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Chief Investigator on the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Change, University of Waikato
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Researcher, Agricultural Research Council
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
