These powerful ‘rivers in the sky’ provide a huge share of annual precipitation in many regions, including California. They can also melt sea ice, with global climate implications.
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Planet-scale oscillations in the atmosphere can wreak havoc with rainfall in Australia’s north, according to new research.
People’s moods and decisions can be affected by changes in weather and seasons. Research shows that relatedly, our moral values can also be influenced by seasonal changes.
Climate change disrupts community stability, especially when it leads to food shortages and displacement. Governments must work with communities to set up policies to prevent this.
Signs of this potential La Niña are emerging fairly late. But new research may help make predictions earlier.
As a record-hot summer comes to a close, an atmospheric scientist explains how global warming drove long periods of extreme heat.
Climate change is contributing to larger rainfalls throughout Canada, and aging urban infrastructure is unable to keep up. Blue-green infrastructure updates can help to flood-proof cities.
With new temperature records being broken year-on-year, it may seem tempting to assume that the world will only get warmer. This is a false assumption, as warming is occurring, but it can be stopped.
Digital technology can make flying safer, but it can also disrupt air travel.
For all the energy, creativity and money presidential candidates pour into their campaigns, it turns out that the ‘subtle power of irrelevant events’ can also shift an election’s outcome.
Record-breaking winter warmth has been felt across large parts of Australia, with more to come in coming days. A climate scientist explains what’s going on.
Heat-related deaths are increasing. People at greatest risk in extreme heat include older people, those with chronic conditions and those without air conditioning.
A white box designed by Robert Louis Stevenson’s dad revolutionised weather monitoring, and is still in use.
Climate and weather play a large role in people’s leisure travel decisions.
New techniques are helping forecasters spot potentially dangerous storms earlier than ever.
With Debby’s storm track, much of the East Coast is forecast to get soaked. Climate change also plays a role in the downpours.
Butterflies bruised by rain and gales are hunkering down hoping for pleasant weather.
Something extraordinary is happening above Antarctica, and it might bring unusual weather to the southern hemisphere for months to come.
Fire-produced thunderstorms and tornado-like fire whirls are more common than anyone realized, as high-resolution satellite images and data now show.
Fluctuations in the path of storms over the Australian continent can influence the conditions delivered by an El Niño or La Niña.
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Head of Operational Climate Services, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Atmospheric Science and Colorado State Climatologist, Colorado State University
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professor emeritus, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
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ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Australian National University
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Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Monash University
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Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Research Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
