Weather

Health & Medicine

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Opinion

Heatwaves and climate change are Australia’s deadliest ‘unnatural’ disaster

With the mercury soaring in much of the country, extreme heat and heatwaves are fast becoming Australia’s most urgent climate-driven health emergency

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

Where has our summer gone and will it come back?

In summer, more of our rain falls in localised storms but they aren’t strongly related to El Nino and can be very hard to predict

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

Sciences & Technology

When will Australia’s drought break?

For drought-busting rains, Australia might just have to wait for the tropical oceans to serve up some moisture, finds new research

Sciences & Technology

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Go Figure

Explaining Melbourne’s crazy but predictable weather

Melbourne’s weather is renowned for its variability, but it is still predictable, explained partly by its position on a large hot continent close to the cold Southern Ocean

Environment

What does climate mean for wine?

Climate events can have a big impact on the timing of grape growth and harvesting, so how can we use predictions to help winegrowers plan for the best drop?

Environment

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Go Figure

What does a wet spring mean for bushfire season?

While wet weather makes a small impact on bushfire risk, long-term trends are much more important

Environment

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Podcast

Solving our climate history puzzle

Joelle Gergis has pieced together Australia’s climate history for the first time, confirming our continent is already experiencing weather extremes far beyond natural variability

Arts & Culture

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Book extract

The First Fleet and Australia’s unforgiving weather

Passengers onboard the First Fleet received a harsh introduction to their new home’s climate before they even landed. Their diaries and letters reveal just how hard it was