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Polar lows are particularly challenging to forecast due to their small size and short lifetime, and many questions remain unanswered. (Shutterstock)

March 24, 2021

Arctic storms: How scientists are improving forecasts of dangerous polar lows

Marta Moreno Ibáñez, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Polar lows — intense maritime storms that are sometimes dangerous — form near Canada without anyone noticing.

Cyclones Trevor and Veronica hit north Australia in 2019. NASA Earth Observatory handout/EPA/AAP

July 5, 2019

I’ve always wondered: how do cyclones get their names?

Richard Wardle, Australian Bureau of Meteorology

In 1887 Queensland’s chief weatherman Clement Wragge began naming tropical cyclones, using names from the Greek alphabet, fabulous beasts and politicians who annoyed him.

Cyclone Ava caused hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage in Madagascar. deruneinholbare/Flickr

April 8, 2018

Measuring the economic impact of cyclones in Madagascar

Tiana Mahefasoa Randrianalijaona, Université d’Antananarivo

Madagascar gets hit by an average of four cyclones each year but their full impact is still being tracked.

Fallen trees and power lines are two of the main hazards that could have been reduced with better planning for cyclones. Geoff Whalan/Flickr

March 28, 2018

Lessons not learned: Darwin’s paying the price after Cyclone Marcus

Akhilesh Surjan, Charles Darwin University; Deepika Mathur, Charles Darwin University; Jonatan A Lassa, Charles Darwin University, and Supriya Mathew, Charles Darwin University

After Cyclone Tracy, you'd expect Darwin of all cities to be ready for the next one. But as the clean-up after Cyclone Marcus continues, it's clear more must be done to increase the city's resilience.

Cyclone Debbie didn’t present strongly on twitter according to the ATNIX. Tracey Nearmy/AAP

April 5, 2017

ATNIX: Debbie misses Twitter

Axel Bruns, Queensland University of Technology

News sharing on Twitter focuses on a broad range of topics, even as Cyclone Debbie dominated other news sources, as shown by the Australian Twitter News Index for March 2017.

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