Some rainstorms drench you in a second, while others drop rain in a nice peaceful drizzle. A meteorologist explains how rainstorms can be so different.
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You might have already felt what it would be like inside a cloud made of condensed water vapor.
Lagos is vulnerable to heavy storms but the impact can be mitigated with better preparation.
Some parts of Australia have enjoyed excellent rainfall this year, but others have not. Drought relief is still slow and patchy.
Earth’s biggest rivers are streams of warm water vapor in the atmosphere that can cause huge rain and snowfall over land. Climate change is making them longer, wetter and stronger.
Today’s three-day weather forecast is as accurate as a 24-hour forecast in the 1990s. But floods are still particularly tricky to pin down.
Dry and warm conditions in winter are set to continue into spring, and the likely culprit is the positive Indian Ocean Dipole
The UK has seen drought conditions since 2018, but the flooding of June 2019 shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Why does the impact of rain in a puddle look different from when it falls elsewhere, like in a lake or the ocean? A ‘puddle equation’ dives deep into the secret math of ripples.
A climatologist who studies precipitation trends explains how climate change is projected to make flooding events in the Midwest more severe and more frequent.
We can’t make it rain. But you are already helping if you don’t use more water than you need. And you can talk to your parents about the planet getting warmer, because the heat makes drought worse.
Satellites hundreds of miles overheard are helping scientists to predict drought, track floods and see how climate change is changing access to water resources.
A new biography sheds light on Engenas Lekganyane, founder of the Zion Christian Church.
Twice every day the Bureau of Meteorology sends out the official weather forecasts for towns and cities across Australia. Here’s how we work out what to say in them.
Bushfires across Queensland are fanned by high winds pushed north by a strong low in NSW.
When water turns from a gas into a liquid, it forms droplets. Whether those droplets are dew or rain depends on where the droplet forms.
Adapting to climate change means improving soil health, so it can hold more water (even during droughts).
After the warmest month on record, it looks like Australia will have an El Niño event – which means the drought is likely to continue.
Ants have many tricks to deal with rain – like holding their breath, blocking nest entrances or drinking excess water and releasing it elsewhere by ‘communal peeing.’ But can they see rain coming?
A weather expert explains where petrichor – that pleasant, earthy scent that accompanies a storm’s first raindrops – comes from.
Top contributors
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Head of Operational Climate Services, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Research Assistant, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Regional and Rural Futures, Deakin University
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Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Senior Research Associate, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, University of Adelaide
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Chief Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO, CSIRO
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Senior Meteorologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professor of Hydrology, University of Reading
