People can retreat indoors from extreme weather, but crops can’t. Farmers are increasingly looking at nets, misters, polytunnels and greenhouses to protect crops.
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Behind the long-term climate projections that affect our lives sits one of the most remarkable scientific achievements of the modern era.
Rivers support billions of people but are among the least protected parts of nature. A major review shows what needs to be done as climate change accelerates.
Last year, intense rains saw Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre close to full. As Central Australia braces for floods, the salt lake could fill again.
Satellite remote sensing allows rapid, detailed disaster response and planning. But the rules governing who controls and has access to the data aren’t keeping up.
An avalanche during a storm in the Sierra Nevada killed at least eight skiers on a guided backcountry excursion.
And the cost of new cars may not even come down.
Sustained extreme heat can damage, weaken and kill all living things, from wheat crops to koalas and fruit bats.
Behind this summer’s floods and slips is a simple signal we rarely talk about: humidity. As the climate warms, NZ will need to pay closer attention.
After an exceptionally wet start to 2026, two climate scientists explain what’s going on.
Climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease, doctors and scientists explain. Erasing the federal endangerment finding increases the risk.
The Southern Plains states get a severe drought about once a decade, but long-lasting droughts lately have been leaving farms, rangeland and water sources with too little time to recover.
Scientists can warn of a risk of floods days in advance. But forecasts often aren’t definitive enough to trigger action.
Climate change isn’t rewriting the laws of structural engineering, but it is rapidly eating away at our margins of safety.
Innovations have made recent Winter Games possible, but the future climate will have a big impact on where the Olympics can be held and winter sports themselves.
It wasn’t so long ago pundits claimed Australia’s grid couldn’t run on higher than 20% renewables. Now it’s 50%.
The white-backed swallow survives the extreme temperatures of inland Australia by reducing its body temperature to save energy.
In 2009, the combination of a cyclone, atmospheric waves and warm moist air triggered a record-breaking heatwave. It’s happening again.
Winter storms create many hazards, from slick ice to freezing temperatures. People often underestimate how quickly conditions can become life-threatening
Severe floods hit parts of South Africa in January 2026, damaging roads and forcing evacuations.
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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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
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Principal Research Scientist in Extreme Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Wesleyan University
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Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
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Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science, University of Reading
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Associate Professor of Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Director, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Meteorologist and Research Program Manager, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Imperial College London
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Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Vermont
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Professor of Climate Change Impacts, Newcastle University