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Australia: Drought impedes QLD flood recovery
Ongoing dry conditions are impeding the rehabilitation of farming land badly damaged by widespread flooding last year. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald…
Nepal: 109 confirmed dead after flooding; thousands more homeless
The death toll from landslides and flooding triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Nepal and northern India has climbed to…
Australia: SA rains break 40 year records
Parts of South Australia’s North East Pastoral have received the most significant August falls since the early 70’s. A low…
Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week
There hasn’t been much in the way of good news this week – most of the major events in weather…
Wellington landmark hit by lightning (+VIDEO)
It’s not clear what will happen to a Wellington sculpture blasted by lightning this afternoon. The base of the Zephyrometer…
Chch council to decide on flood repair measures
The Christchurch City Council will decide today whether to sign off remaining funds for short term fixes to the city’s…
Flood recovery in far north highlights plight of small communities
Community leaders are appealing to the Government to come to the rescue, and help fix deteriorating infrastructure in the north…
Northern Ireland: Squalls capsize dozens of sailors
More than 200 sailors caught in heavy weather off the coast of Northern Ireland have been accounted for and have…
Storms Update: Earthquake hits Japan during typhoon; Hawaii braced for second tropical storm
A tropical storm was moving out into the Sea of Japan last night after lashing the country with rain and…
POLL: Does NZ’s media overhype our weather?
In recent years New Zealand’s news media industry has gone through some monumental changes. Many reporters have been made redundant,…
