Professor Todd Lane
Deputy Dean, Faculty of Science; ARC Centre of Excellence for Weather of the 21st Century; Professor of Atmospheric Science, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne
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Environment
Rainfall is on the rise in northwest Australia
Warming oceans have altered a common weather pattern that brings monsoon rains across northern Australia, causing a massive increase in rainfall in the northwest
Environment
To limit future flooding in Sydney, COP26 pledges need action
Weather events that led to Sydney’s 2021 floods will likely increase by 80 per cent by the end of the 21st Century under both high and moderate emissions scenarios.
Sciences & Technology
Does Melbourne’s rain occur in ‘lines’?
From 15 years of radar data, researchers show Melbourne’s rain often appears in ‘squall lines’ across the city, and they make a substantial contribution to total rainfall because of their size and motion
Sciences & Technology
Turbulence: Not as dangerous as you think
Many people think turbulence causes major damage or can even bring down a plane, but the truth should soothe nervous flyers
Sciences & Technology
Go Figure
Big white clouds are light and fluffy right? Wrong!
We lift the fog on cloud dynamics