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Shark behaviour affected by full moon
Grey reef sharks behave differently depending on the point in the lunar cycle, new research suggests.
Tag: weather
Reader Photos
AG reader photo: Storm cell
This spectacular shot captures lightning strikes outside of Wallaroo, South Australia.
Science & Environment
Australia’s heatwave: a taste of things to come
Unprecedented heat and bushfires are a wake-up call, says Tim Flannery, but we’re running out of time.
Science & Environment
Strange and unusual cloud formations
Clouds help us predict weather, but these phenomena can take on weird and wonderful forms.
History & Culture
Top 10 features of 2011
Natural disasters and Australian icons dominated your favourite features of 2011.
Science & Environment
Cyclone tracking: Australia’s worst storms
These cyclones caused the highest fatalities or most damage to infrastructure in the history of Australia.
News
New tool predicts drought six months out
A new model can predict dry spells, which could provide authorities with advanced warning of impending droughts.
Science & Environment
Life on the floodplains
Sporadic heavy rains bring a slow tide of change to parched lands in the Murray-Darling basin.
News
Monsoons spin the Earth’s plates
For the first time, scientists have found a link between climatic events and the movement of tectonic plates.
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WA town hit by cyclone-related tornado
Karratha has been hit by a mini-tornado in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Carlos.