Extreme weather

Health & Medicine

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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