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USA – At least 133 dead in Bangladesh landslides
Heavy overnight rains triggered a series of landslides Tuesday in southeast Bangladesh, killing at least 133 people and injuring many…
USA: Hurricane season without leaders of NOAA & FEMA should ‘scare the hell out of everybody’
CNN Senior Meteorologist and friend of WeatherWatch.co.nz, Brandon Miller, writes for CNN’s Extreme Weather Center about political dramas in the…
Philippines: A violent volcano on an island within a lake within an island
It’s considered one of the world’s most dangerous active volcanoes. Just 55 kilometers south of Manila, Taal Volcano has erupted 30…
Winter Outlook: June to be colder with a pattern of more big highs & big lows
The pattern of large highs and large lows crossing the New Zealand area continues as we head through June with…
Large ice sheet ‘very close’ to breaking away from Antarctica
A rift in an Antarctic ice shelf will soon create one of the largest icebergs ever recorded, according to scientists….
Unreal mate! When the weather perfectly matches the coastline (+Map)
Every now and then a weather map looks, well, beautiful. Last night (Thurday) there was a cool set up to…
Winter begins, days still shrinking – but ‘solar winter’ ends in early August as days get longer again
June 1st marks the start of winter in the Southern Hemisphere on the meteorological calendar and already people are asking…
Sri Lanka floods: Battle to rescue stranded as death toll tops 160
The monsoon rains are the the worst to hit Sri Lanka since 2003. They come after two months of drought,…
Above-normal Atlantic Hurricane Season most likely this year: NOAA
Wunderground in the USA compares various forecasters around the globe for the upcoming hurricane season — Residents living in Hurricane…
New insight on why frost-free seasons are getting longer
Across the United States, Jack Frost is taking longer summer vacations, and researchers are trying to get a better handle…
