Archives for January 2011
Death toll rises to nearly 600 in Brazil flooding
The death toll from flooding caused by torrential rains in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state rose to 591 people Saturday,…
Severe TC Zelia intensifies, races towards NZ
Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia has continued to rapidly intensify Sunday while roaring towards New Zealand at 44km/h. This is significantly faster than Vania…
Queensland death toll rises to 17
The death toll in Queensland’s flood crisis has risen to 17. State Premier Anna Bligh says the body of a…
Sunday’s national highs
Today’s highest temperature was 34 at Kaikoura, Christchurch. Today’s lowest maximum temperature was 18 at Invercargill, Milford Sound. Kaitaia :…
Scorching heat ahead of cool change
Christchurch has rocketed to 34 degrees this afternoon as a blustery nor’wester and mostly clear skies push across the region….
What will Vania and Zelia do to NZ?
Two tropical systems have their sights set on New Zealand this coming week and WeatherWatch.co.nz continues to monitor their progress…
Column: Queensland wet season has just begun
The forecast for Queensland is terrible. More rain is expected – not just in the next few days but the…
Zelia upgraded to “Severe” Tropical Cyclone
Tropical Cyclone Zelia has been upgraded further overnight to a category 3 storm, making her now a “severe” tropical storm reports…
Animation: Timelapse of Cyclone Vania being born
This timelapse uses false colour infrared imagery from JMA’s MTSAT geostationary satellite to track the path of Tropical Cyclone Vania…
MAPS: Vania and Zelia – where exactly are they heading?
Here are three maps that show the projected paths of Tropical Cyclone Zelia and ex-tropical Cyclone Vania. The maps are…
