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It threatens to compound the worst effects of climate change.
A volcanic eruption in 536 kicked off ‘the worst year to be alive’.
Australians love a holiday, but are increasingly making travel plans around unpredictable weather.
Instead of asking whether climate change caused a heatwave, we should ask how much hotter it became because of fossil fuel emissions.
Pennsylvania logged 852 severe weather reports from March through June – more than double the 30-year average. A meteorologist explains what keeps the storms coming.
A National Academy of Sciences report examined the latest advances in extreme event attribution science. As four of the authors explain, the type of disaster makes a difference.
Previous rains and grain stocks could reduce the impact of the expected drought.
Bumblebees are being affected by heat and other factors this summer.
Three climate-related factors have loaded the dice for a drier and warmer winter this year.
With weather records dating back hundreds of years, it’s possible to track everything from sudden downpours that led to flash floods to the slow changes that occur over centuries.
This atmospheric phenomenon can cause floods and droughts across the world.
Costs from severe storms are increasing – and this global shift in hailstorm spells bad news for crops, too.
Extreme weather, both heat and rain, are expected to hit World Cup venues this summer.
It’s been a very warm and dry autumn for much of southern Australia – and winter looks set to be similar.
What the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) does and how it shapes our climate.
Chimps build a new nest every night – but how they choose what to build and where is surprisingly complicated.
In parts of Western Australia and Southern Australia, mouse numbers are reaching plague proportions.
Wheat is one of the most popular grains globally. But climate change is making it harder to grow, harvest and distribute this crucial crop.
Wellington’s extreme deluge was caused by an unfortunate combination of weather factors. But a warming climate is upping the odds of more of these events in future.
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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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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Adjunct Professor (Practice) in the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professor of Atmospheric Science and Colorado State Climatologist, Colorado State University
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Weather of the 21st Century, Monash University
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Professor emeritus, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
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Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Deputy Director, Engagement and Impact, The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Australian National University
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Climate Projections Scientist, CSIRO