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Scientists went to the heart of the El Niño pattern to learn from living and fossil corals. The results show El Niño’s intensifying coincides with global warming.
From global temperature records to drought risk in New Zealand, the developing climate pattern could have far-reaching consequences.
El Niño can trigger intense periods of extreme ocean warming known as marine heat waves that can devastate marine life.
Twin cyclones helped trigger massive ocean warming in the Pacific. But whether that leads to a strong El Niño is still uncertain. Here’s what you need to know.
Media reports have suggested a “super” El Niño is looming. The problem is, these autumn forecasts are notoriously unreliable.
Understanding what is happening deep beneath the ocean surface is key to understanding the weather patterns we are experiencing on land.
New research shows how La Niña and El Niño weather patterns can affect pollen levels, with a shorter and less severe hay fever season during a rainier La Niña.
Climate change is pushing crocodiles outside their comfort zone, and there may be a limit to how much their natural cooling behaviours can help them beat the heat.
Reports of a rare summer La Niña are premature. It is also foolish to look at such climate drivers in isolation. But seasonal forecasting is becoming more complicated as the planet warms.
Get set for a hotter and wetter summer this season in Australia. The long-range forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology today points to above average rainfall, especially in December, and warmth.
Signs of this potential La Niña are emerging fairly late. But new research may help make predictions earlier.
Australia is facing climate hazards on all fronts this spring and summer. Climate scientist Andrew King walks us through the Bureau of Meteorology’s new national outlook.
Fluctuations in the path of storms over the Australian continent can influence the conditions delivered by an El Niño or La Niña.
Contrary to popular belief, new research shows the abrupt, often gale force wind changes known as “southerly busters” are becoming more frequent, but less severe, as the climate changes.
NOAA issued its busiest preseason hurricane forecast yet, with the second highest accumulated cyclone energy. An atmospheric scientist explains what’s behind the numbers.
Option price swings show how much traders believe seasonal climate and weather matters for all sorts of industries, not just the ones you might expect.
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.
The 2023 megafires burnt more than 84 million hectares of desert and savannah in northern Australia. That’s larger than the whole of NSW, or more than three times size of the UK.
Weather forecasting is improving at a great rate, even though climate change could be making it tougher.
Top contributors
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Associate Research Professor in Climate Modeling, University of Colorado Boulder
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Researcher, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO
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Associate Professor – Hydroclimatology, University of Newcastle
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Newcastle
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Senior Research Associate, UNSW
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Professor, UNSW
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Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Our Future Oceans and Scientia Professor in Oceanography, UNSW
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Professor School of Engineering, University of Newcastle
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Marine ecologist, CSIRO
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Senior research scientist, CSIRO
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO