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Australia: Record breaking rainfall causes havoc
South-east Tasmania is counting the costs of damage from the heaviest rainfall in more than three years. The State Emergency…
Eruption in Tonga strands hundreds of travelers
Hundreds of travellers and holidaymakers have been left stranded after flights to and from Tonga were cancelled yesterday because of…
Tongan volcano eruption puts flights on alert
A large ash cloud from a volcano in Tonga is starting to affect flights in the region and aviation authorities…
Australia: SA and Central Aus drenched in ‘the big wet’
The Central Australian big wet has dumped more than half the annual average rainfall in the last six days. The…
Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week
The first full week of 2015 has been a busy one – both at home and abroad, as the new…
Australia: SA gears up for ‘once in a generation’ rainfall
The State Emergency Service (SES) is sending sandbags and swift-water rescue teams into South Australia’s north where a major summer…
Can farmers help address climate change?
The following is an article from the NZ Herald’s Nigel Parry. Climate change can have significant effects on farming and…
Australia: 2014 the third hottest year on record: BoM
The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed that 2014 was Australia’s third-warmest year since national records began in 1910. Australian maximum…
Is Everest getting warmer? The Himalayas’ future in a changing world
As snow layered the trail before him, Hari Chaudhary thought it was odd. The veteran trekking guide had never seen…
Weather questions answered: Is there a difference between a tropical storm and a cyclone?
Depending on where you are in the world, you may hear a tropical cyclone being called a several scary-sounding words…
