Extreme weather
Health & Medicine
Research
Rural Australians need mental preparation as much as sandbags ahead of disasters
Facing 12 times higher disaster risks than city dwellers, psychological readiness for rural Australians can be just as vital as emergency kits
Sciences & Technology
Analysis
The lessons learned from Black Saturday are saving lives today
Seventeen years after Black Saturday, Victoria's overhaul of fire management reshaped how Australia (and the world) prepare for an increasingly dangerous climate future
Sciences & Technology
Opinion
Don’t be fooled by Melbourne’s Fool’s Spring
From the ‘Spring of Deception’ to ‘The Swooping’, understanding the cycles of Australian weather can help us all love Melbourne’s eclectic seasons
Sciences & Technology
Analysis
Extreme weather is Australia's new normal
Over the last few weeks, parts of Australia have been inundated by rain, scorched by heatwaves and slammed by storms. Is this our country's new normal?
Sciences & Technology
Research
A ‘do nothing’ approach won’t help Australia deal with bushfires as the climate gets hotter
With extreme fire seasons on the rise, combining science, strategic planning and proactive management can help us face these mounting challenges
Environment
Taking a punt on Melbourne Cup weather
In the time it takes 24 horses to run 3.2 kilometres, Melbourne’s weather can change from hot northerly winds to freezing southerly gales. Here’s why
Environment
Analysis
Where has our summer gone and will it come back?
Australian summers can be fickle and hard to predict - and that's without the extreme weather resulting from climate change
Environment
Analysis
Where has our summer gone and will it come back?
Australian summers can be fickle and hard to predict - and that's without the extreme weather resulting from climate change
Sciences & Technology
The new model powering faster flood predictions
A new simplified hydrodynamic model provides a practical and effective solution to predict flooding quickly – reducing forecasting time from days to seconds
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