Cyclones get names but deadly heat waves don't. Should Australia personalize severe weather?

Australia's climate is changing rapidly due to rising global greenhouse gas emissions. Extreme weather events such as ...
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Advancing Risk Communication with Decision-Makers for Extreme Tropical Cyclones: Learning from Extreme and Unprecedented Weather Events -- A Workshop

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will assemble an ad-hoc committee tasked with planning a workshop on risk communication with decision-makers around tropical cyclones. The ...
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What is a bomb cyclone and how does it differ from a normal blizzard?

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you live in a portion of the country susceptible to severe winter weather, you are likely familiar with both snowstorms and blizzards ...
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Cyclone Montha Highlights: Two-day school holidays declared in Andhra Pradesh

Cyclone Montha Highlights: The IMD has placed Andhra Pradesh under red alert for October 27, 28 and 29 in view of the possible ‘severe cyclonic storm’ - Cyclone Montha - that is expected to make ...

Cyclones get names but deadly heatwaves don’t. Should Australia personalise severe weather?

We name severe cyclones and storms, but not heatwaves or floods. Why? Are there benefits to giving Australia’s ...