Thunderstorms

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

Arts & Culture

Storm in a petri dish

The Storm exhibition and symposium explores the connection between art, nature and science to generate new enquiries into the human condition, health and wellbeing

Big white clouds are light and fluffy right? Wrong! thumbnail image

Sciences & Technology

Go Figure

Big white clouds are light and fluffy right? Wrong!

We lift the fog on cloud dynamics

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