The huge storms many Australians have experienced recently have damaged or toppled old trees which had withstood the vagaries of our weather for the past century or more.
Plants & Animals
Feb 4, 2022
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Almost 270 years since Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod, lightning protection is still based on this same concept. Although we can't deny the benefits of lightning rods, major drawbacks do remain. Installing permanent ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 25, 2021
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When Oscar Wilde said "conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative" he was unaware of some of the more extreme weather on planets and moons other than Earth.
Space Exploration
May 10, 2021
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While Florida is referred to as the Sunshine State, it could also go by the name of electric reaper given its status as the deadliest state for lightning strikes.
Environment
Jun 30, 2020
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A Western Sydney University Research Fellow has described the specific set of environmental conditions that led to Australia's bushfire emergency.
Environment
Jan 9, 2020
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Conservationists fear hundreds of koalas have perished in wildfires that have razed prime habitat on Australia's east coast.
Ecology
Oct 30, 2019
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A rare tornado injured 19 people, two of them severely, in Luxembourg, while 15 soccer players were injured by a lightning strike in southern Germany as unseasonal storms hit northern Europe late Friday.
Environment
Aug 10, 2019
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With plane crashes making headlines over the weekend, one in Florida with no fatalities and another in Russia that killed dozens, travelers might question whether flying has become less safe.
Other
May 7, 2019
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Every year Tasmania is hit by thousands of lightning strikes, which harmlessly hit wet ground. But a huge swathe of the state is now burning as a result of "dry lightning" strikes.
Environment
Feb 7, 2019
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Dust storms, raging bushfires, gale-force winds, heatwaves, thunder and snow, flash flooding and driving rain—Australia is enduring a bout of wild weather that's hit all parts of the vast continent in recent days.
Environment
Nov 23, 2018
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