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Articles on Tropical cyclones
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The new threat from cyclones can come from behind you – flooding from more intense rainfall.
A heatwave in 2022 redefined scientific expectations of the Antarctic climate. Now the global community must prepare for what a warmer world may bring.
Currents can carry that deep ocean heat hundreds of miles to surface again at distant shores.
2016 was the world’s warmest year on record, due in part to a very strong El Niño event. But 2023 (and 2024) could beat that record – what should we expect?
Do record-breaking wind speeds mean a particularly catastrophic storm? Not always – and it can be tricky to get precise measurements.
Cyclone Ilsa has intensified off the Western Australian coast and is now classed as a category-five system. How did this happen?
The record-breaking Cyclone Freddy was a wake-up call to prepare for the storms of the future.
Tropical cyclones are becoming more frequent in the Indian Ocean. Here’s why and what that means.
Climate change is making oceans more acidic globally. Now, scientists are finding that large storms can send pulses of acidic water into bays and estuaries, further stressing fish and shellfish.
Research shows storms that might have caused minimal damage a few decades ago are becoming stronger and more destructive as the planet warms.
Evacuations can save lives, as in the case of post-tropical cyclone Fiona. As more frequent extreme weather events are set to occur, it is important to have evacuation plans in place.
A reconstructed record of cyclone activity going as far back as 1850 has revealed interesting trends, both around Australia and globally.
Southern Africa’s current above-average rainfall is a climate variability signal - a short-term fluctuation in average wet-season conditions.
Global floods in 2021 showed the danger of poor emergency preparedness - and the importance of planning ahead.
As the climate changes, the ocean is also changing. And that’s putting our health at risk.
Climate change is likely to mean disasters such as Cyclone Seroja will become more intense, and be seen further south in Australia more often.
Wetlands bear the brunt of much storm damage to the coast. But over the past 300 years, 85% of the world’s wetland area has been destroyed.
At the start of the cyclone season in the Pacific, weather forecasters are changing their warnings to focus less on weather information and more on the damage expected from an impending storm.
Hurricane stalling has become common over the past half-century, and their average forward speed has also slowed.
Top contributors
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Physical Geography, James Cook University
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Head of Operational Climate Services, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University
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Associate Professor – Hydroclimatology, University of Newcastle
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Newcastle
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PhD Candidate, climate change science, Nagasaki University
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Honorary Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Fellow, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Mississippi State University
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Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL
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BOM, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professor of Geography, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Associate Professor of Meteorology, Florida State University
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Professor, University of Tasmania
