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States could be in for another summer of unhealthy wildfire smoke as ‘zombie fires’ resurface in western Canada and more blazes break out in the dry conditions.
After a year of record-breaking global heat with El Niño, will La Niña bring a reprieve? That depends on where you live and how you feel about hurricanes.
Why have we seen so many extreme floods in recent years? Climate change is supercharging thunderstorms, adding moisture and heat.
Too much pavement and old drainage systems are just two of the problems communities face.
Practices such as redlining left marginalized groups in more disaster-prone areas with poorer quality infrastructure − and more likely to experience prolonged power outages.
A powerful storm system produced dozens of destructive tornadoes over three days that tore apart homes in Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa. A meteorologist explains the conditions that fueled them.
Pollution on land inevitably ends up in the sea. Policy makers must stop working in silos and instead consider the indirect consequences human impacts on land have for marine environments.
Some parts of the Gulf experienced 18 months of rain in a single day.
Extreme downpours and droughts, both fueled by rising global temperatures, are taking a toll on water infrastructure. Communities trying to manage the threats face three big challenges.
Turning off power is a last-ditch strategy for utilities to reduce the risk that their systems could spark wildfires. In most states, deciding whether to take that step is up to utilities.
You might be wondering: what is a ‘Black Nor'easter’, what’s causing all this rain and does it have anything to do with climate change? Here’s what you need to know.
The US Department of Agriculture has updated its plant hardiness zone map, which shows where various plants will grow across the country. Gardeners should take note.
Teaching children about the environmental crisis can help fight climate change, but climate change is already negatively affecting children’s education around the globe.
Approximately 22% of Malawians are food insecure, partly because of the poor maize harvest in 2023.
Our expert in disaster recovery and climate change adaptation calls for a longer-term response to conflict zones affected by severe flooding, such as Libya and Pakistan.
Cold snaps can affect everyday services and infrastructure, putting lives at risk.
Last year was the hottest in recorded history. That heat led to a range of unusually intense weather events across Australia.
Extreme winds from thunderstorms have downed transmission towers from Victoria to Western Australia in recent years. What’s going on?
Transmission towers bent like soft plastic when extreme winds whipped through Victoria last week. Fixing it means asking hard questions.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Principal Research Scientist in Extreme Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University
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Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
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Climate Projections Scientist, CSIRO
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Director, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Huffington Foundation Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Wesleyan University
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Imperial College London
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Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Chief Investigator on the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Change, University of Waikato
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Researcher, Agricultural Research Council
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
