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Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week
It’s daylight savings this weekend – remember to wind your clocks forward – and we’ve certainly had a full helping…
UN push climate change onto international agendas
Some speed dating diplomacy at the United Nations this week. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will host a special session on climate…
Australia: Darwin nears record-breaking September heat
Darwin sweltered through its second hottest September day on record yesterday, with another stinker on the cards again today. A…
Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week
What a week it’s been – and it’s far from over yet, as kiwis flock (or have flocked, depending on…
Mexico: Hurricane weakens to tropical storm – thousands of stunned residents in its wake
The once-powerful Hurricane Odile weakened to a tropical storm as it worked its way across the Baja California peninsula early…
Australia: Tsunami preparedness tested
It was 10:23am at the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre in Melbourne, and Lindsay Gilbert was speaking to colleagues in…
Asia: Bad weather delays the start of Japan’s dolphin hunting season
The controversial six-month dolphin hunting season has begun in Japan, but bad weather has delayed the slaughter. People from the…
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…
Asia: Typhoon Halong hits Japan
Typhoon Halong has slammed into western Japan after 1.5 million residents were ordered to evacuate their homes in the southwest…
Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week
Another topsy turvy weather week, both at home and abroad – as it seems midwinter/midsummer is once again when everything…
