Bushfires are strongly driven by weather: hot, dry and windy conditions can combine to create the perfect environment for flames to spread across the landscape.
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As temperatures rise around the world, city heat becomes increasingly unbearable during the hottest seasons. The urban heat island effect causes cities to become significantly warmer than surrounding rural areas due to human ...
Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on record in 2025, according to AFP analysis based on data from the European Copernicus program.
Environment
Dec 31, 2025
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Atmospheric rivers are massive plumes of moisture carried across the sky that can dump heavy rains or snow over land.
Environment
Dec 22, 2025
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Tropical cyclones can unleash extensive devastation, as recent storms that swept over Jamaica and the Philippines made unmistakably clear. Accurate weather forecasts that buy more time to prepare are crucial for saving lives ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 24, 2025
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A team of researchers from the University of Exeter and the Met Office have been investigating the impact of Arctic sea-ice loss on the British Isles.
Environment
Nov 4, 2025
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Predicting bushfires is difficult at the best of times. But as climate change wreaks havoc with our world's weather systems it's getting harder and more important to get right.
Environment
Oct 23, 2025
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As climate change continues to reshape the intensity and behavior of hurricanes, meteorologists and researchers are examining whether the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, a decades-old classification system, still adequately ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 9, 2025
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For farmers, every planting decision carries risks, and many of those risks are increasing with climate change. One of the most consequential is weather, which can damage crop yields and livelihoods. A delayed monsoon, for ...
Biotechnology
Sep 3, 2025
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The seatbelt sign pings on, trays rattle, drinks slosh in their glasses. For many fliers, air turbulence can be an unnerving experience—and in a world warming under the effects of climate change, it is only set to worsen, ...
Environment
Aug 22, 2025
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