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And how long before such extreme heatwaves become the ‘new norm’ across the region?
Yesterday’s weather helps make sense of today’s, but how will this change as the climate changes?
When you see a bolt of lightning, do you immediately start counting to see how far off a storm is? An atmospheric scientist parses the practice.
Why can’t meteorologists call the weather correctly every time? Blame the battle of the weather models.
The skies can tell us when there might be trouble ahead.
Governments and private companies have been seeding clouds to create snow for decades, without proof that it actually works. A recent study peered into clouds in search of answers.
Wind is just air moving from one place where there is high pressure to another place where there is low pressure.
But it’s too early to tell whether climate change is to blame.
To answer this question from Fiona, age 6, we need to know some things about clouds and light.
At the time, their existence was unknown.
European tornadoes may not come along as often as their US counterparts but they are a real threat and need to be taken seriously.
Pictures of ocean bays emptied of water as Hurricane Irma moved through the Caribbean and Florida show that storm surges can move away from the coast, as well as onto it.
An expert in extreme weather events explains why the rain – and thus flooding – associated with Hurricane Harvey has been ‘unprecedented.’
Meteorology researchers across the country are prepping experiments for the mini-night the eclipse will bring on August 21 – two minutes and 36 seconds without the sun in the middle of the day.
The weather segment at the end of news bulletins has stuck to a familiar format for more than 50 years. But the question of who should actually present the weather has been in a constant state of flux.
The category 4 cyclone - the fifth storm of this year’s season, and the strongest so far - has buffeted the Queensland coast across a wide area centred on Airlie Beach.
Why a mysteriously placed rainbow made perfect symbolic sense – and how weather experts knew the exact date that it appeared.
As the planet warms, the amount of moisture in the atmosphere is increasing. This will cause a lot more heavy rainfall, even in areas that are becoming drier.
Lightning strikes are powerful – but we haven’t had solid estimates of their energy until now. Researchers turned to the hollow stone tubes they create by vaporizing sand for more precise calculations.
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Professor of Atmospheric Science and Colorado State Climatologist, Colorado State University
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
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Meteorologist and Research Program Manager, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Visiting Fellow in Meteorology, University of Reading
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Professor, School of Mathematical And Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Scientist in Climate Variability and Hazards, CSIRO
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Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Weather of the 21st Century, Monash University
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Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science, University of Reading
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Professor of Journalism, La Trobe University
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Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Mississippi State University
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Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Meteorology, University of Reading
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Professor Emerita of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Professeur écologie et aménagement forestier, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)
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Professeur-chercheur en écologie forestière, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)