Thunderstruck: what does the future hold for lightning? Humans have always been awed by the power and beauty of lightning. How does the experience and understanding of it change in a warming world? The Guardian - AU · Nov 7
Tropical Cyclone Narelle: how did global heating fuel one of Queensland’s most severe storms in years? Ocean temperatures can dictate a cyclone’s intensity – and the waters off far north Queensland have just had their hottest months on record The Guardian - AU · Mar 19
Is climate change supercharging Tropical Cyclone Alfred as it powers towards Australia? Cyclone Alfred formed in the Coral Sea towards the end of February when sea surface temperatures were almost 1C hotter than usual The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2025
The things that you’re liable to read in the IPCC bible ain’t necessarily so, Chris Uhlmann says. It’s a bold claim The contributor to Sky News accuses climate change ‘zealots’ of not having read the research. But his own reading is less than comprehensive The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2024
Tropical Cyclone Kirrily: are back-to-back summer storms normal for Queensland? Above-average sea surface temperatures are fuelling the state’s second cyclone of the summer, but weather experts say it’s not uncommon for consecutive storms to form close together The Guardian - AU · Jan 24, 2024
It’s not just the total rainfall – why is eastern Australia experiencing such sudden, devastating downpours? The number of storms in some regions is decreasing, but the intensity of rainfall is on the rise. Global heating seems to be playing a key role The Guardian - AU · Jan 5, 2024
Cyclone Jasper: how did it cause so much rain and could global heating be to blame? It hit the coast as a category two cyclone and took almost five days to move west, leaving a metre of rain and devastated communities in its wake The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2023