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VIDEO: Special update on historic Hurricane Hilary – USA & Mexico
The first tropical storm for California in over 80 years is moving in and brings significant rain and flooding risks…
California faces first ever tropical-storm watch. Hurricane Hilary could dump years worth of rain to three US states
Concern is growing Hurricane Hilary will unleash a prolific amount of flooding rainfall on the southwestern US and parts of…
Drought-stricken Mexico is turning to a controversial technology to make it rain
By Laura Paddison, CNN — As an extreme drought grips Mexico, leading to crop losses, a lack of water and higher food prices,…
ClimateWatch: How AUGUST is shaping up as official El Niño announcement draws nearer (+16 Maps & Video)
As of August 2, El Niño was still not officially with us – but the latest update from the Bureau…
Tracking two northern hemisphere storms today: Western Pacific & North Atlantic
There are two named tropical storms on the planet at the moment – a Super Typhoon approaching Taiwan and China…
IBM forecast data & AI used by WeatherWatch / RuralWeather deemed “world’s most accurate” once again
Forecast data was over 3 times more likely to be the most accurate forecaster than other weather providers studied. AI and advanced technology…
VIDEO: A brief snowy change this week, followed by westerlies
This week kicks off a little milder than usual in NZ but a cold, snowy, change moves in on Wednesday…
JULY ClimateWatch: Some order to the chaos as El Niño conditions grow (+20 Maps & special Video)
As we do each month ClimateWatch looks at the main climate drivers influencing NZ and Australia’s weather patterns. June was…
What in the Tatooine? 2 Suns rising: Super rare optical illusion seen in New Zealand this week (+5 Photos)
There are two rising suns – both bright, both side-by-side, one just slightly smaller than the other. The photo captured…
Meteorologists face unprecedented harassment from conspiracy theorists, including in NZ
Republished via CNN (see end of story for comments from NZ’s WeatherWatch). CNN story by Laura Paddison — “Murderers.” “Criminals.” “We…
