Extreme weather
Unexpected rains around Chinese capital leave dozens dead, missing
The severity of the flooding took the capital by surprise. Beijing usually has dry summers and had a stretch of record-breaking heat this year.
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Antarctica is missing sea ice and scientists don’t know why
CSIRO Fellow and Research Team Leader Dr Steve Rintoul said while there is some annual variation in ice coverage, this year’s records are the lowest in the 40 years since records started.
- by Laura Chung
While a bear jumps into a Jacuzzi, the poorest Americans are desperate for respite
As climate change fans hotter and longer heatwaves, the poorest Americans suffer the hottest days with the fewest defences. Airconditioning, once a luxury, is now a matter of survival.
- by Jesse Bedayn
Like ‘soup’: Amid heatwave, Florida water becomes too hot to cool swimmers
In summer, millions grab their swimsuits for a day at the beach and a chance to cool off in the water. But when water temperatures get too high, the appeal is quickly lost.
- by Michael Phillis, Beatrice Dupuy and Rebecca Blackwell
Global boiling: Sydney hasn’t done enough to prepare for lethal heat
It’s possible that without emission cuts and as climate change worsens, summer temperatures could rise from 26.4 to 29 degrees by 2100, a climate similar to PNG’s.
- by Laura Chung
Widespread fire concern for majority of state after years of heavy rain
As a hot and dry summer approaches, fire agencies are worried fires will sweep across large parts of the state that burnt during the Black Summer Bushfires.
- by Laura Chung
Daily temperatures around Sydney can vary by 10 degrees: How does your suburb compare?
Due to a lack of tree cover, many parts of the city have become “urban heat islands”. Search our map to see how your area rates.
- by Jordan Baker
The missing factor preventing the BoM from declaring an El Nino event
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology is an outlier among global weather agencies because of the specific conditions it requires for an El Nino declaration.
- by Mike Foley
Tornado, hail storms hit northern Italy as the south swelters
Footage shared on social media shows a tornado tearing through Milan and nearby streets flooded with tennis ball sized hail.
- by Maighna Nanu
The hottest July in 120,000 years. What’s in store for Australia this summer?
The scorching heatwaves in Europe, Asia and America provide a glimpse into Australia’s near future and suggest the impacts of global warming might have been underestimated.
- by Nick O'Malley and Angus Dalton
Summer to heat up power prices, cost-of-living pressures
A looming El Nino weather system is forecast to add to the Albanese government’s challenge in delivering its promise to slash power bills by 2025.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano