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A climate scientist explains what is going on with this heatwave.
The “red sky” proverb has endured across cultures for centuries, and modern science can explain why this is so.
Why you should never leave your dog in the car on a hot day.
Yesterday’s weather helps make sense of today’s, but how will this change as the climate changes?
England’s out of the World Cup, but the UK can at least enjoy the weather… can’t it?
July is the hottest month in much of North America. Experts explain who is most affected by heat waves and ways to cope with them.
A gardening expert reveals the simple things you can do to protect your garden during a heatwave.
When you see a bolt of lightning, do you immediately start counting to see how far off a storm is? An atmospheric scientist parses the practice.
Winter is here, and many farmers are still waiting on their ‘autumn break’ of heavy rain. Unfortunately, it looks like it will be a dry, warm winter – although the snow season will likely be good.
Rapidly dropping temperatures, rain and wind are hitting south-eastern Australia, due to a perfect combination of warm seas and low-pressure systems.
Australia has always suffered heat and flood, but a detailed seasonal rainfall reconstruction of the last 800 years shows the extremes are intensifying.
Record-breaking April heat is likely to continue for at least another month.
The relationship between weather and our travel choices is complicated. We can’t change the weather, but, with many other factors in play, good policy and design can reduce its impacts.
Why can’t meteorologists call the weather correctly every time? Blame the battle of the weather models.
The Bureau of Meteorology’s climate outlook for April to June is ‘neutral’, but that doesn’t mean we’re flying blind, weather-wise.
Clouds can reveal a great deal about the world we live in. Here’s what happens when scientists find a whole new type.
The skies can tell us when there might be trouble ahead.
Wind is just air moving from one place where there is high pressure to another place where there is low pressure.
No matter how cold it is, you’re lucky you don’t live on Venus.
Top contributors
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Head of Operational Climate Services, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science and Colorado State Climatologist, Colorado State University
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chief Investigator on the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Professor emeritus, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
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Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Climate Projections Scientist, CSIRO
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Associate Professor, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
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Senior Research Associate, UNSW Sydney
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Research Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
