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Australia is heading into a scorching summer, but the factors causing the hot and dry weather are expected to ease later in the season.
Drought has both natural and human causes, but deep cuts in our greenhouse gas emissions are urgently needed, regardless.
Monitoring the timing of recurring biological events is key to understanding the effects of climate change.
The brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri kills 97% of its victims, and infections are almost impossible to diagnose quickly. Here is how it kills.
Recent reports describe people dying from infections caused by flesh-eating bacteria. But that doesn’t that mean you can’t still enjoy time at the beach frolicking in warm water.
The millennials have boosted rosé consumption: in the United States alone, 65% of them declare themselves “rosé drinkers”. How can this overall success be explained?
You can stay fit during soaring summer temperatures — if you follow some simple precautions.
Municipal swimming pools flourished in the 20th century. But too often, their success was based on the exclusion of African Americans.
The habit of using our phones while at a summer music festival can negatively impact our experiences.
The hottest Australian summer on record is ending, and it’s likely we’ve got a warm, dry autumn to come.
Migrants are no more at risk of drowning than Australian-born swimmers but you’d never know from media reports.
Much of Australia is sweltering due to a high pressure system parked over the Tasman Sea – and there’s no sign it’s moving any time soon.
The reason we have seasons is because, during its journey around the Sun, the Earth is tilted.
Most of us get thirsty when we need to drink more water. But there are other tell-tale signs that not all is well.
The summer forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology predicts a hot, dry summer.
A nutritionist’s expert view on barbecue success.
You can be a better tourist this summer. Here’s how.
The number of young people who work traditional summer jobs has declined significantly in recent decades. A scholar who focuses on generational differences in the workforce explains why.
The tilt of Earth’s axis as it orbits the sun results in the seasonal changes.
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Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Professor, UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health & co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney
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Professor in Department of Earth and Environmental Science, and Dean of Science, University of Waterloo
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Lecturer in Veterinary Education, Royal Veterinary College
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Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Associate Professor of the School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, UNSW Sydney
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Adjunct associate, CSIRO
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Head of Operational Climate Services, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University
