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Flooding alters the environment in ways that favour malaria transmission.
Survivor accounts reveal how quickly evacuation routes become fatal, and why the danger of getting behind the wheel is often underestimated.
A nationwide scheme known as Flood Re is only a temporary fix.
Capturing floodwater in the winter could help avoid summer droughts, research suggests.
After a series of extreme weather events over the past month, NZ has been reminded that disasters aren’t just acts of nature.
London has lost the natural buffer that used to help water drain away. As the sea level rises and storm surges get more prevalent, chances of flooding are greater.
After record rains devastated Lismore in 2022, many businesses have rebuilt with the next flood in mind – from waterproof interiors to running practice evacuations.
When floods happen, disadvantages mount and people fall further behind.
Scientists can warn of a risk of floods days in advance. But forecasts often aren’t definitive enough to trigger action.
Severe floods hit parts of South Africa in January 2026, damaging roads and forcing evacuations.
Understanding what is happening deep beneath the ocean surface is key to understanding the weather patterns we are experiencing on land.
We have for too long persisted with approaches that seek to persuade, instruct, or direct people toward predetermined behaviours. Here’s a better way.
We must get used to the idea such events will become more common as the climate changes, and adapt accordingly.
Behind flood and bushfire disasters is a less visible influence: changes in the planet’s water cycle. Rainfall and temperature shifts are amplifying climate change.
Most African climate-related financial policies remain voluntary, leaving climate risk as something to consider rather than a firm requirement.
For the first time, countries now have a shared way to understand whether the world is actually improving at adapting to climate impacts.
Chaucer and Shakespeare lived through periods of weird weather not unlike what we are seeing today. So what can we learn from their writing?
Governments and experts need to consider both the frequency and size of floods to better prepare for future ones.
How Sri Lanka can move from reactive disaster management toward proactive climate resilience.
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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Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science, University of Reading
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Professor of Environmental Planning, University of Waikato
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, Climate Science and Science Communication, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Associate, UNSW
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Clinical Associate Professor, School of Medical Science & Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute; Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, Adelaide University
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Senior Research Associate, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Macquarie University
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Senior Research Fellow, The University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia