Australia’s tropical cyclone season is officially underway, but we may not see much activity for few months yet.  The season runs from November to April, and for mining operators and businesses across northern Australia, 2026-27 is shaping up to be a season where the headline numbers and the real risk may not line up.  On […]

A positive Indian Ocean Dipole is underway, but this one is unlikely to deliver the textbook dry spring and summer that businesses have come to expect from the pattern.  The Bureau of Meteorology officially declared a positive IOD on Tuesday, October 27, which typically like El Niño can cause drier and warmer conditions over parts of […]

Waters off Indonesia have cooled in recent weeks, an indication that a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) event could be developing. It’s an important climate driver for Australia, and it could shape rainfall and temperatures heading into summer, with flow-on effects for farmers, energy and other industries.  What is the Indian Ocean Dipole?  The IOD […]

Australia’s Mining and Resources sectors are bracing for a wet season shaped by one of the most rapidly developing El Niño events on record.    Looking back at how the strongest El Niño events in Australian history have played out, it becomes apparent that mining operations in Australia should be planning for a later monsoon […]

A very strong high pressure system centred over Tasmania will impact southern and eastern Australia’s weather over the coming days. How strong is this high pressure system? Mean Sea Level Pressure (MSLP) has already reached 1039.3 hPa at Ouse, Tasmania on Sunday morning, and is forecast to peak at 1041 or 1042 hPa on Monday […]

Two key measures scientists use to track El Niño broke records in July 2026, indicating that a record-breaking event is underway with real implications for Australian businesses this spring and summer.  The Bureau of Meteorology officially declared El Niño in mid-June 2026, with modelling at the time already indicating that this could be one of the strongest […]

The tropical Pacific Ocean has rapidly warmed to a ‘very strong’ El Niño threshold for the first time in more than 10 years, a milestone that puts extreme heat, water stress and higher energy demand squarely on the radar for businesses across Australia  and Southeast Asia in the upcoming seasons. El Niño was declared by […]

One of Australia’s main climate drivers, the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), may be shifting into a phase that could impact the energy market, fire and emergency services, and mining operators in the late winter and spring. What is the Indian Ocean Dipole? Australia’s weather is shaped by the seasons – cooler winters, warmer summers, and […]

A positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) could develop in the coming months, a signal mining and energy operators and fire agencies will want on their radar with it potentially increasing the likelihood of warm and dry weather over large areas of Australia in late winter and spring, with flow-on effects for water availability, dust/heat exposure, […]