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Australia: NSW preparing for ‘fire season’ ahead of a strong El Niño
A beautiful week of weather ahead for New South Wales as the fire weather season approaches. A broad high pressure…
Aviation: British Airways Boeing 777 catches fire on take off at Las Vegas; 14 injured
A fire broke out Tuesday (Wednesday NZT) on an outbound British Airways flight at the Las Vegas airport, leading 14…
Thailand – Video emerges of ‘mysterious fireball in the sky’
Asteroid? Balloon? Space junk? Social media in Thailand lit up Monday morning as commuters posted photos and videos of a…
Pacific Island Forum – Key expects Climate Change talks
Climate change might be at the top of the agenda for many Pacific countries, but our Prime Minister doesn’t expect…
Study finds more than 3 TRILLION trees worldwide
(CNN)The good news: A new study finds that there are 3.04 trillion trees on Earth, 7½ times more than previous…
Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week
What a week to change seasons – with some wild weather across the Tasman, rain, wind and thunder here at…
2015’s El Niño ‘the strongest in decades’
Ocean and atmospheric conditions over the tropical Pacific Ocean in August 2015 had characteristics of a strong El Niño, according…
Australia: Canberra’s wettest, coldest winter in years
Canberra has shivered its way through the most cold nights since 1997 and its wettest winter since 2005. According to…
Australia: NSW’s wet winter continues
Much of the state has seen great rainfall over winter, with only the north and central coast missing out. In…
Australia: Melbourne shivers through coldest winter in quarter of a century
While we’ve had some pretty severe winter temperatures this year, spare a thought for our Aussie cousins too! It was…
