A heat dome occurs when a persistent region of high pressure traps heat over an area. The heat dome can stretch over several states and linger for days to weeks, leaving the people, crops and animals below to suffer through stagnant, hot air that can feel like an oven.
To comprehend El Niño, we must first acknowledge its counterpart, La Niña, and their intricate relationship as part of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) system.
The Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1, and forecasters are keeping a close eye on rising ocean temperatures, and not just in the Atlantic.
The El Niño Southern Oscillation, is a powerful climate cycle that affects almost every part of the world. El Niño and La Niña are two phases of this cycle that originate in the Pacific Ocean but can have global impacts, causing flooding, droughts, famine, and mass die-offs of marine life.
This documentary "Weathering the Future" explores the growing impact of extreme weather events on communities across the United States.
The wild storms that recently raged across eastern Victoria caused major property and environmental damage, and loss of lives. They’ve also triggered serious water contamination incidents.
Last week’s storm system wreaked havoc across Victoria. Some 220,000 households and businesses lost power, and residents in the hills on Melbourne’s fringe were warned yesterday it might not be restored for three weeks.
It might be summer in New Zealand but we’re in for some wild weather this week with forecasts of heavy wind and rain, and a plunge in temperatures.
Polar lows are particularly challenging to forecast due to their small size and short lifetime, and many questions remain unanswered.
Over the past three years, I’ve been working on the forthcoming report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Yet again, large swathes of New South Wales are underwater. A week of solid rain has led to floods in the Mid-North Coast, Sydney and the Central Coast, with several areas being evacuated as I write.
Springtime in the U.S. is frequently a season for thunderstorms, which can spawn tornadoes. These large storms are common in the South and Southeast in March and April
At the start of February 2021, a major snowstorm hit the northeast United States, with some areas receiving well over two feet of snow. Just a few weeks earlier, Spain experienced a historic and deadly snowstorm and dangerously low temperatures.
The U.S. recently has experienced two rarer events: organized lines of thunderstorms with widespread damaging winds, known as derechos.
In just over a month’s time, the US Atlantic hurricane season will begin. This means a series of big storms may hit the country for around six months until the end of November.
Hurricane season is about to start and its risks will only grow and potentially compound any impacts from the pandemic.
A severe drought threatens millions of people in East Africa. Crop harvests are well below normal and the price of food has doubled across much of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and nearby countries.
Recent helpful rains dampened fire grounds and gave many farmers a reason to cheer. But much of southeast Australia remains in severe drought.
Many parts of Kenya have been experiencing torrential rainfall for a couple of months now. This has resulted in floods and landslides.
Tropical storms are classified once clouds have reached an organised cyclonic formation and wind speeds have exceeded 60km/h.
Summer is likely to start off hot and dry, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s summer outlook, released today.
When prolonged periods of severe weather strike, two things often get the blame these days: climate change and the jet stream.
“Blocking events” have produced some of the 21st century’s deadliest heat waves. These stalled high-pressure weather systems will increase due to climate change, research finds.
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