Sally Thompson – The Conversation

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June 24, 2022

Our flood predictions are getting worse as the climate changes. We have to understand how hills shape floods

Sally Thompson, The University of Western Australia; Anneliese Sytsma, Colorado School of Mines; Dana Ariel Lapides, Simon Fraser University, and Mary H. Nichols

A warmer atmosphere can hold more water – and that makes floods harder to predict. To help, we improved one common tool used to predict floods.

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February 4, 2022

Sally Thompson, The University of Western Australia; Débora Corrêa, The University of Western Australia; John Duncan, The University of Western Australia, and Octavia Crompton, Duke University

Satu pohon di hutan tropis memiliki efek pendinginan yang sama seperti dua AC. Bayangkan betapa panasnya saat seluruh hutan ditebang.

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November 15, 2021

Sally Thompson, The University of Western Australia; Débora Corrêa, The University of Western Australia; John Duncan, The University of Western Australia, and Octavia Crompton, Duke University

A single tree in a tropical forest has the same cooling effect as two air conditioners. Imagine how hot it gets when a whole forest is felled.

April 21, 2021

Ana Manero, Australian National University; Anneliese Sytsma, University of California, Berkeley; Margaret Shanafield, Flinders University, and Sally Thompson, The University of Western Australia

Some flood dangers can be hard to spot initially – to planners, developers and home-buyers. Sometimes, the danger comes from underground.