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2014’s bad weather costs at $135m – and counting
Severe weather has caused more than $135 million worth of damage so far this year, the Insurance Council of New…
Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week
A quieter week after the action packed second half of winter here at home, but there were still plenty of…
Australia: Severe weather continues for Sydney – warnings issued
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds and dangerous surf conditions for Sydney. A…
Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week
It’s been a week of high drama, both here and abroad, with earthquakes, meteors and politics! Let’s start the week…
Weather damage boosts insurance company profits
The parent company of New Zealand’s biggest insurer pushed up profits 10.6 per cent from last year’s A$1.43 billion to…
Australia: Drought impedes QLD flood recovery
Ongoing dry conditions are impeding the rehabilitation of farming land badly damaged by widespread flooding last year. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald…
Nepal: 109 confirmed dead after flooding; thousands more homeless
The death toll from landslides and flooding triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Nepal and northern India has climbed to…
Australia: SA rains break 40 year records
Parts of South Australia’s North East Pastoral have received the most significant August falls since the early 70’s. A low…
Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week
There hasn’t been much in the way of good news this week – most of the major events in weather…
Wellington landmark hit by lightning (+VIDEO)
It’s not clear what will happen to a Wellington sculpture blasted by lightning this afternoon. The base of the Zephyrometer…
