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Weather Video: Cyclone Marcia hits Oz
Severe Tropical Cyclone Marcia is today making landfall in northern Queensland – and is expected to bring severe gales and…
DEVELOPING STORY: Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Marcia making landfall
Tropical Cyclone Marcia reached category 5 strength early this morning and is currently making landfall, bringing very heavy rain, destructive…
Australia: Northern Territory braced for Tropical Cyclone Lam
Tropical Cyclone Lam is continuing to move westwards along Northern Territory’s coast, and is forecast to make landfall by tonight….
USA – Heavy snow prompts state of emergency for much of the US
Heavy snowfall and glacial temperatures shut down much of the central and eastern United States– including the US government —…
NZer shortlisted for trip to Mars
An Auckland man could end up swapping his job at the Ministry of Social Development for a one-way ticket to…
Australia: NSW storm winds pack big punch
A storm with wind gusts in excess of 90 kilometres an hour hit Griffith overnight, downing trees which trapped two…
USA: Looming ‘Megadroughts’ could last for decades
As bad as recent droughts in California, the U.S. Southwest and Midwest have been, scientists say far worse “megadroughts” are…
New Aussie project aims to answer some ‘big questions’ about meteorites
In the wake of this week’s hubbub over the night skies above New Zealand, we were contacted by representatives of…
Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week
A momentous week for farmers and cricket fans – as two milestones that many have been waiting for finally arrived,…
Australia: Some NSW farmers cut off from drought assistance
Farmers in New South Wales say they may miss out on drought assistance and subsidies because eligibility criteria does not…
