Hail conditions on the move as winter crops face rising risk

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Jun 3, 2026, 11:40 am53 ptsTrending
A hailstorm can undo a season's work in minutes. It can strike quickly and unevenly, shredding wheat, bruising fruit, flattening crops—while also leaving neighboring paddocks untouched. In a new Nature Climate Change study, scientists from UNSW Sydney say the geography and seasonality of that risk is changing.

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