If greenhouse gas emissions continue at a high rate, breadbaskets of Europe and North America will see a 50% chance of a flash drought each year by the end of this century.
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March 2023 was the wettest for 40 years in England and Wales.
North America’s boreal forests have been burning a lot, probably more and more over the past 60 years. Yet the long-term trend indicates that they are burning less than they were 150 years ago.
Do record-breaking wind speeds mean a particularly catastrophic storm? Not always – and it can be tricky to get precise measurements.
An expert explains why the UK’s winter has been relatively calm.
A tragic plane crash has claimed at least 68 lives in Nepal – the latest in a string of aviation disasters in a country grappling with improving the safety of its flight industry.
When something disrupts the smooth, laminar flow of high-altitude winds, your flight might get a little bumpy.
Research shows storms that might have caused minimal damage a few decades ago are becoming stronger and more destructive as the planet warms.
Flash droughts can develop within a few weeks, causing water shortages, damaging crops and worsening fire risks.
Processes like La Niña set the scene for the sort of extreme weather that has hit eastern Australia. But what decides which towns and suburbs are hit hardest, and which ones are spared?
The air that arrives at Kennaook is said to be some of the cleanest in the world. I set up my camera and tripod, and started filming.
The meteorologist leading NOAA’s 2022 hurricane field program describes flying through eyewalls and the technology in these airborne labs for tracking rapid intensification in real time.
The UK is no stranger to drought – especially southern England.
Step one: check the thermometer isn’t next to an ice cream van or barbecue.
The Met Office issued its heatwave warning six days before the mercury peaked – potentially saving many lives.
The strongest signal of our changing climate flares while most of us are asleep.
Global warming is changing the high-altitude autumn winds over southeast Australia, which means less rain and trouble for air travel.
Would you trust a weather forecast made by a machine that had learned how weather systems behaved by reviewing thousands of past weather maps?
One weather configuration has been responsible for record-breaking downpours in Australia, South America, and South Africa this year.
You can’t photograph the inside of a twister, but radar offers some clues.
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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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Professor of Journalism, La Trobe University
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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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Professor Emerita of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Lecturer in Meteorology, University of Reading
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Professor, School of Mathematical And Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Assistant State Climatologist and Research Scientist in Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
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Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Hydrology, University of Reading
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Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Meteorology, University of Reading
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Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Mississippi State University
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Professor of Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
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Professor emeritus, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
