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Australia: Severe storms hit SE Queensland
Brisbane has been hit by a severe thunderstorm for the second time in three days. Intense thunderstorms developed over southeast…
‘I’m struggling breathing’ – Sydney air turns ‘hazardous’ today as fires worsen (+4 Maps)
It’s becoming more than a nightmare, it’s becoming reality in Sydney that the bushfires are affecting the health of Australians….
Before & after photos (x6) show White Island eruption captured by GNS cameras
At 2:10pm the volcano images at GeoNet show sunny blue skies over White Island. The violent eruption was a minute…
VIDEO: White Island weather update + NZ forecast to Saturday
We track the weather conditions around Bay of Plenty and White Island plus wind flows in the coming days. We…
White Island death toll at 5, with 8 still missing + latest forecast
UPDATED 8:10am — The death toll at White Island / Whakaari in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty region remains at…
Clearer skies, cooler air returns to NZ – drier trends return too (+8 Maps)
A cold front on Sunday delivered deluges across the North Island, helped clear smokey skies up and ushered the sub-tropical…
Aussie smoke impacts NZ’s air quality – clearer air pushing through Sunday (+5 Maps)
More smoke and dust from Australia continues to drift over New Zealand today but a change on Sunday may improve…
VIDEO: Smoke from Australia, a West Coast deluge and a Monday cool change
Our video this weekend is packed full of info as we track the raging Australian bush-fires and the huge smoke…
Big doesn’t always mean bad for everyone as Southern Ocean storm forms (+3 Maps)
UPDATED 7:51am Monday — A huge area of low pressure is forming in the Southern Ocean creating a large storm…
Australia’s smokey haze to continue lingering across NZ (+InfoGraphics)
As dozens of Australian fires continue to burn, some out of control, the air pressure set up over the Tasman…
