Ahead of the fire season: Turn risk into readiness across your APAC operations
The 2026 El Niño has the potential to become one of the strongest on record, raising the likelihood of a warm and dry spring and summer across much of Australia. With the risk of elevated bushfire conditions later this year, fire and land management agencies are being urged to begin seasonal preparedness early. Potential record-breaking El Niño Beneath the surface of the tropical Pacific Ocean, a pool of abnormally […]
Positive Indian Ocean Dipole possible in 2026 – what this means for Australian businesses
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, […]
The snow has finally arrived after NSW’s best hydro week in a year
For most of June, the Snowy Mountains looked like they’d skipped winter altogether. Now, 28 cm of fresh snow has fallen at Thredbo, providing a promising sign for the season’s eventual snowmelt contribution to hydropower. Thredbo in New South Wales was reporting 28 centimetres of snow overnight with snowfalls continuing this Friday morning, its nearby neighbour Perisher reported 25 cm, while Mt Hotham […]
India’s worst monsoon start in over a decade – what it means for mining and ports
India’s 2026 southwest monsoon delivered the fifth-driest June since records began in 1901 – with Jharkhand’s Chandan Dam, in the heart of the central mining belt, recording zero storage according to the Central Water Commission. The monsoon arrived three days late to Kerala on Thursday, June 4, 2026, before pausing roughly over the Karnataka/Goa/Maharashtra border […]