Two tropical cyclones spinning off Australia’s east coast are about to play an epic game of follow-the-leader that could last for several days and cover a distance of close to 5000 km. The satellite animation below shows tropical cyclones Judy and Kevin located over the Soutwest Pacific Ocean on Thursday morning, just over 1500 km […]
Tropical Cyclone Freddy has made landfall near Vilankulos, Mozambique. Although the system is weakening it will continue to cause heavy rainfall leading to flooding for parts of Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Image: Infrared satellite imagery at 00:40 UTC February 25th. Source: EUMETSAT. Wind gusts exceeding 90km/h should continue for the next 24 hours but weaken beyond […]
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 […]
Leonora, WA, had its wettest September day on record earlier this month. Three weeks later, more than 1.3 million lightning pulses were detected within 800 km of the town in 48 hours. Why is a stalled trough delivering storms to mining country, and what it could mean for operations? The DTN Total Lightning Network detected […]
