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.
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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.
Many parts of the US have experienced extreme heat or extreme cold in the past year. Recent research projects that climate change will increase deaths from both types of weather, especially cold spells.
An atmospheric scientist who studies the Arctic explains why – because of global warming – the U.S. may be in for longer cold spells in the winter.
Last year saw plenty of warm weather around the country, but other notable events included dry months in the southeast, some very cold winter nights, and record-warm dry season days in the north.
2017 brought wild, wacky and even deadly weather. Australia was hit by heatwaves and torrential rains, plus some surprisingly cool spells. Hurricanes hit America, and a killer monsoon lashed Asia.
We already know that climate change makes heatwaves hotter and longer. But a new series of research papers asks whether there is also a climate fingerprint on frosty spells and bouts of wet weather.
The science of red skies can also help us understand how stars form.
European tornadoes may not come along as often as their US counterparts but they are a real threat and need to be taken seriously.
Weather forecasters sounded the alarm for the record-breaking Hurricane Irma with several days’ notice.
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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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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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Research Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
