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USA: Over 300 tornadoes already, most active start to a year since ’08
A series of outbreaks that began in January has propelled the preliminary 2017 U.S. tornado count to its highest level for…
The autumnal equinox occurs tonight at 11:28pm
Monday is a special time in astronomy. This is when the sun’s direct rays are crossing over the Earth’s equator…
Yes, this is a real house completely encased in ice
There’s cold, and then there’s “my entire house is covered in ice and looks like an outtake from ‘Frozen’” cold….
Highlights of the Week – What’s been making Weather News?
Wow! What a topsy-turvy end to Summer/beginning of Autumn we’ve had this week – as March certainly got off to…
Somalia: At least 110 die as fears of famine grow due to drought
At least 110 people, most of them women and children, have died from starvation and drought-related illness in Somalia in…
Highlights of the Week – What’s been making Weather News?
A warm week has come to an end – and with it, the high temperatures that dominated our weather over…
Antarctic sea ice extent bottoming out at lowest on record
As summer draws to a close across the Southern Hemisphere, the extent of sea ice ringing Antarctica has fallen to…
Glacial pace for Southern Hemisphere cyclone season
From Antananarivo to Darwin to Suva, an odd tranquility has filled the heart of the Southern Hemisphere’s tropical cyclone season….
Will El Nino return in 2017?
The chance of El Nino forming during 2017 has recently increased according to the latest El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO)…
Hawaiian Airlines flight data to NZ set to help monitor global Climate Change
New equipment installed on aircraft flying in and out of New Zealand as part of an international climate change initiative…
