Even with advances in technology, it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly where and when some of the most severe weather will occur until just before it happens. Precipitation intensity Source: National ...

The fire burning in north-east Victoria near Walwa was so fierce it generated its own weather this afternoon, including a ...

How do harmless puffy white clouds grow into towering, potentially dangerous cumulonimbus thunderstorms? On their surface, clouds appear to be an odd contradiction of nature — light enough to float on ...

Severe storms — thunderstorms that produce tornadoes, hail at least one inch in diameter, or damaging winds (58 mph or higher) — are destructive and deadly. They cause an average of 200 deaths ...

James Renwick receives climate research funding from the NZ MInistry for Business, Innovation & Employment. Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington provides funding as a member of The ...