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The category 4 cyclone - the fifth storm of this year’s season, and the strongest so far - has buffeted the Queensland coast across a wide area centred on Airlie Beach.
Why a mysteriously placed rainbow made perfect symbolic sense – and how weather experts knew the exact date that it appeared.
As the planet warms, the amount of moisture in the atmosphere is increasing. This will cause a lot more heavy rainfall, even in areas that are becoming drier.
Lightning strikes are powerful – but we haven’t had solid estimates of their energy until now. Researchers turned to the hollow stone tubes they create by vaporizing sand for more precise calculations.
Cape Grim’s air pollution station has recorded some of the biggest changes to the world’s atmosphere over the past 40 years.
Conservative commentators accused government officials last week of hyping risks from Hurricane Matthew. A meteorologist explains why this is impossible in the internet era.
Will 2017 be a ‘bbq summer’? It depends on changes in the jet stream.
Sydney is in the process of smashing the record for the longest run of days above 26°C. Weather, El Nino and climate change are all playing their part.
High temperatures make droughts worse, right? Wrong: it’s the other way around. Ahead of an El Niño summer that looks set to bring drought to much of Australia, here’s a quick primer on how they form.
El Niño explained: how it works, what a mega El Niño this year could bring and how global warming might affect future El Niño-driven weather patterns.
While global warming will continue, it’s important to assess variability as well as long-term average climates.
Shifting air currents high up in the skies can have a big impact down on the ground.
Parts of the UK are sizzling thanks to Iberian air.
We’re no longer caught off guard when hurricanes make landfall, the way people were into the early 1900s. Better communications, measurements and observations all feed into better forecasts and more warning.
What explains the unusually dry and warm weather that’s behind California’s prolonged drought? And how is climate change contributing?
The “warm blob” of remarkably warm water in the Pacific is changing weather patterns and impacting marine life, providing clues to how ecosystems may change in a warmer future.
“Snowmageddon” was predicted – three feet of snow, blizzards whipped up by high winds, a freeze of the whole transport system. What New York got was “snowperbole”. Yes, it snowed, but not as badly as predicted…
This year could well see a new record set for the extent of Antarctic sea ice – hot on the heels of last year’s record, which in turn is part of a puzzling 33-year trend in increasing sea ice around Antarctica…
The human body operates at an average internal temperature of 37°C, give or take various fluctuations during the day. But too much or too little external heat can exacerbate certain health conditions…
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Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science and Colorado State Climatologist, Colorado State University
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Visiting Fellow in Meteorology, University of Reading
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Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, School of Mathematical And Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow, Monash University
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Professeur écologie et aménagement forestier, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)
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Professor of Hydrology, University of Reading
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Professor Emerita of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Professor of Practice in Meteorology, Professor of International Affairs & Director Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk, Penn State
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Assistant State Climatologist and Research Scientist in Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
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Professor of Journalism, La Trobe University
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Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Mississippi State University
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Lecturer in Meteorology, University of Reading
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Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Meteorology, University of Reading
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Professeur-chercheur en écologie forestière, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
