Liz Ritchie-Tyo

Professor, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Faculty of Science, Monash University Liz.Ritchie-Tyo@monash.edu

Biography

Liz’s research interests are tropical cyclones, tropical meteorology, extreme weather and climate impacts on societies. She is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society, an editor of Weather and Forecasting and former editor of the Monthly Weather Review. She is a member of the World Meteorological Organisation's (WMO) Working Group on Tropical Cyclones and the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society's expert group on weather and weather prediction.

articles

A 3D render of a topographic map of the Gulf Of Mexico with the clouds from category 5 major Hurricane Milton

Hurricane Milton and climate change: A wake-up call ahead of COP29

The evidence is clear – without a concerted effort to mitigate climate change, the world will continue to face catastrophic weather events that threaten both lives and ecosystems.

Science

What is happening with Australia’s tropical cyclone season?

Despite Australia being under the influence of a strong El Niño, above-average sea-surface temperatures are fuelling multiple cyclones off the northeast Queensland coast.

Science