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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

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Go Figure

The deadly ingredients in a tropical hurricane

As Hurricane Irma wreaks a path of devastation across the Caribbean, just why do these meteorological monsters form in the first place and are they the result of climate change?

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Environment

Extreme weather: Why the impact will be felt more widely

As floods, heatwaves and droughts increase, how will they affect our lives and bring about change

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Environment

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Go Figure

The science behind these big monsters

We’ve all seen footage of tropical cyclones. But this is how they form and why climate change is reducing their number – but increasing their power

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