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Climate warming is predicted to intensify rainfall patterns. But new research suggests this could even happen within individual storms, as warmer weather makes them more likely to contain short intense bursts.
The recent wild weather that lashed New South Wales has been described as ‘once-in-a-century’. But how often does it really happen?
Spring has sprung. This time of year is peak wildflower season in the area around Perth, and the display is a major tourism draw card. People flock to places like Lesueur National Park and the Eneabba…
Dust from northern Africa and western Asia is having a direct influence on stronger monsoons in India. Researchers have found…
The State of the Climate 2014 report, released today by the CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology, confirms that Australia is heating up. It has warmed by 0.9C since 1910, with more in store thanks to the…
Australia is almost a degree warmer, on average, than it was a century ago, according to the State of the Climate 2014 report compiled by the CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology. Australia has warmed by 0.9C…
The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed 2013 as Australia’s hottest year since records began in 1910. Average temperatures over the continent have been 1.2C above the 1961-1990 average, breaking the previous…
Extensive deforestation has been found to be a major cause of rainfall decline in Western Australia during the 1980s. A study…
As a climate scientist, it seems for every extreme event - be it the recent hottest 12 months on record for Australia or the floods and heavy rains of 2011 and 2012 - one question is inevitably asked…
Australia has the capacity to absorb enough water to temporarily halt long-term sea level rise. Research led by the National…
A Curtin University survey has shown Australian winemakers are working to reduce climate change by cutting down their use…
Recent global climate models (GCMs) indicate large uncertainty as to whether the recent wetting trend in most of the Pilbara…
University of Hawaii at Manoa researchers have investigated preserved geological rainfall pattern clues, or “proxies”, during…
In space no one can hear you scream, but you may get a bit wet. In particular, if you were thinking of journeying to take in the sights of Saturn, it would be a good idea to pack an umbrella. This is suggested…
Extreme rainfall is typically associated with bad consequences for crop yields and property. A study has revealed that it…
Tree rings from eight cedar trees in the Bolivian Amazon have provided a natural archive of the region’s rainfall history…
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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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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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