Guest post: How declining cloudiness is accelerating global warming
For the past two decades, low-level cloud cover has been declining, increasing the amount of sunlight absorbed by…
Company that built highly criticised BOM website wins $16m contract for new site
The company responsible for the highly criticised Bureau of Meteorology website overhaul has won a $16 million tender…
Australia’s summers are getting longer with more extreme heat
Major shifts to Earth’s climate usually unfold over thousands of years. Today, one can be seen in just…
Global warming, American cooling: US freezes climate science
WASHINGTON: The United States has gone cold on global warming after putting climate safeguards on ice. In a…
Climate change worsened rains and floods in southern Africa, study shows
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Human-caused climate change worsened recent torrential rains and floods that devastated parts of southern Africa,…
What is a pyroCB, a fire-generated thunderstorm?
The fire burning in north-east Victoria near Walwa was so fierce it generated its own weather this afternoon,…
Ancient Antarctica Reveals a ‘One–Two Punch’ Behind Ice Sheet Collapse, New Research Shows
BYLINE: Jennifer Micale Newswise — When we think of global warming, what first comes to mind is the…
‘Most significant’ heatwave in six years brings temperatures above 45C
Parts of southern Australia are forecast to hit temperatures above 45C for multiple days in a row this…
BOM Christmas weather forecast shows cool day in the east, searing heat in the west
Australia is getting a smorgasbord of extreme weather over the next few days, featuring heat and humidity, severe…
EPA alters site to erase fossil fuels as climate change cause
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has removed any mention of fossil fuels — the main driver…
Extreme heatwave forecast for NSW, with Sydney’s west set to reach temperatures in the low 40s
The first heatwave of the summer will reach its peak across New South Wales today, with temperatures above…
Six Ways Supercomputing Advances Our Understanding of the Universe
At NASA, high-end computing is essential for many agency missions. This technology helps us advance our understanding of…