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The Bureau of Meteorology’s tropical cyclone outlook is out today. AAP Image/Bureau of Meteorology, Japan Meteorological Agency

October 7, 2018

Trust Me, I’m An Expert: Cyclone season approacheth, but this year there’s a twist

Madeleine De Gabriele, The Conversation and Wes Mountain, The Conversation

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Australia must come to terms with some fundamental shifts in our weather patterns. This month, Andrew Watkins from the BOM and climate scientist Joelle Gergis explore what's in store.

The Flock Bronzewing is an inland species that is vulnerable to drought. Those vulnerabilities are heightened in an era of climate change and increased risks from feral predators. Shutterstock

September 26, 2018

We must strengthen, not weaken, environmental protections during drought – or face irreversible loss

John Woinarski, Charles Darwin University; Chris Dickman, University of Sydney; Richard Kingsford, UNSW , and Sarah Legge, Australian National University

Australian wildlife can generally cope with drought, but they’re not prepared for the combination of people, introduced animals, and no water.

It’s unlikely NSW will get the sustained rain needed to break the drought. Alex Ellinghausen/AAP

August 30, 2018

Spring is coming, and there’s little drought relief in sight

Jonathan Pollock, Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Catherine Ganter, Australian Bureau of Meteorology, and David Jones, Australian Bureau of Meteorology

A new outlook from the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts a dry, warm spring – and not the sustained rain we need.

Fires burning in NSW are harbingers of what’s to come. LUKAS COCH/AAP

August 17, 2018

Drought, wind and heat: when fire seasons start earlier and last longer

Owen Price, University of Wollongong

The same day all of New South Wales was declared in drought, the state’s Rural Fire Service issued its earliest ever total fire bans.

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Andrew B. Watkins
Adjunct Professor (Practice) in the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
Catherine Ganter
Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Ben Henley
Lecturer, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Andrew King
ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
Anna Ukkola
ARC DECRA Fellow, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW
Q J Wang
Professor, The University of Melbourne
Michael Roderick
Professor, Research School of Earth Sciences and Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Australian National University
Jonathan Pollock
Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Rory Nathan
Honorary Professor Hydrology and Water Resources, The University of Melbourne
Murray Peel
Senior lecturer, The University of Melbourne
Skie Tobin
Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Robyn Duell
Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
David Jones
Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Ian Rutherfurd
Professor in Geography, The University of Melbourne
Fran Sheldon
Professor, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University

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