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A future of heat and strife or humanity’s finest hour – our response to climate change today will define the 21st century.
Climate change is likely to mean disasters such as Cyclone Seroja will become more intense, and be seen further south in Australia more often.
Misunderstanding disaster warnings can have catastrophic consequences for people who don’t speak the language used for emergency communications.
By collaborating with Indigenous ranger groups, we can make strategic fire and land management practices economically sustainable for traditional landowners.
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.
Many storms, heatwaves, fires and droughts slipped under the radar this year.
A new statistical model predicts the number of tropical cyclones up to four months before the start of the season from November to April.
Hurricane Harvey destroyed the fishing infrastructure of Aransas Bay and reduced fishing by 80% over the following year. This removed humans from the trophic cascade and whole food webs changed.
The report by the World Meteorological Organisation shows that with large and rapid emissions cuts, we can still avoid the most severe climate change. But worryingly, we also have time to make it far worse.
Cyclone Amphan was one of the worst cyclones to hit Bangladesh in modern times. But thanks to local action, many lives were saved.
Massive cyclone that hit India and Bangladesh could have been so much worse.
Australian emergency services are using social media for a number of purposes during disasters. What they are not doing well is analysing social media data in real time to improve disaster management.
Concentrations of carbon dioxide are now 147% above pre-industrial levels, according to a definitive report by the World Meteorological Organisation released today.
Most homes are not as cyclone-ready as they could be. It seems lower insurance premiums aren’t enough of an incentive for owners to upgrade their homes, but a new study points to some solutions.
Hurricane Dorian has devastated the Bahamas, with the death toll expected to rapidly rise as rescue work gets under way.
At best, nuking a hurricane will do nothing, and at worst it will spread radioactive fallout around the world.
South Africa’s annual sardine run is occurring increasingly late, and there have been instances where it doesn’t happen at all. Here’s why.
Half the deaths from Atlantic hurricanes are down to storm surge. People in vulnerable regions need to be aware of what it is and how it threatens their safety.
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.
Top contributors
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Head of Long-range Forecasts, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Climatologist, National Climate Centre, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Chief research scientist, Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; and Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Risk Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Senior Researcher, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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Research Fellow, James Cook University
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Curtin Research Fellow in Psychology, Curtin University
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Hong Kong
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FXB Research Fellow, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
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Professor of Cognitive Psychology, UNSW
