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Scientists need your help to complete Australia’s longest daily weather record
Climate scientists are calling on the public to help transcribe important weather observations from 170 years ago.
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Newly discovered weather records back to 1838 reveal snow is falling less often
Scientists have pieced together weather records back to 1838, creating the longest analysis of daily temperature extremes.
Science & Environment
In pictures: Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s 2018 calendar
The Bureau of Meterology’s annual calendar this year features captivating images of forked lightning over the pink hills of Lake Argyle, the Aurora Australis across Antarctica and the monstrous waves off of Mornington Pier, perfectly capturing the unpredictable beauty of Australia’s weather.
Science & Environment
The science behind Cyclone Debbie
The category 4 cyclone – the fifth storm of this year’s season, and the strongest so far – buffeted the Queensland coast across a wide area centred on Airlie Beach.
Science & Environment
Old floods show Brisbane’s next big wet might be closer than we think
Research based on palaeological flood records suggests floods as big as those that hit Brisbane in 2011 may be more common than we think.
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Amazing Australian weather photos feature in new calendar
The Bureau of Meteorology has released its 2017 weather calendar, full of breath-taking images of Australian skies.
Science & Environment
More tropical cyclones likely for Australia this year: here’s why
Australia is facing an above-average cyclone season, with at least 11 cyclones likely in the region.