Lowest energy demand of the summer as humidity plunges
Cool, dry air replaced uncomfortable heat and humidity on the weekend, causing parts of the NEM to see the lowest summer demand on record. After a prolonged period of heat and humidity caused by a blocking high pressure system...
Australia’s mining hub powers ahead after Zelia
Destructive winds, the heaviest rain in decades forced major port, rail, and mining operations to shut down in the Pilbara, though many have resumed despite ongoing major flooding and highway closures. Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall as a...
Australia’s mining hub bracing for category 5 tropical cyclone
Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia is intensifying rapidly to the north of Western Australia and is expected to make landfall as a destructive category 5 system on Friday, impacting mining, port and offshore oil and gas operations in the region....
Tropical Cyclone Zelia forms near Western Australia – here’s what businesses can expect
A tropical cyclone has formed to the north of WA and is expected to become a severe tropical cyclone before making landfall later this week, potentially impacting mining, port and offshore oil and gas operations in the region. Tropical...
Severe tropical cyclone threat looms for mining and ports in WA
A severe tropical cyclone could make landfall in northern WA, impacting mining, port and offshore oil and gas operations in the region. At 8am AWST on Tuesday, a tropical low was spinning off the northern coast of WA, roughly...
NEM braces for hottest day in over 5 years
A searing hot airmass across parts of SA may bring one of the hottest days in half a decade, causing energy demand to soar across the state. Temperatures are set to soar into the mid 40s across large areas...
Pilbara mining and port operations could be impacted by a cyclone this week
A developing tropical low off Australia’s northwest coast has a high chance of becoming a tropical cyclone by the middle of this week, possibly as early as Tuesday. The animation below shows a large mass of convective clouds to...
Severe storms lashing NSW, heavy rain looms for South Coast
A massive line of dangerous thunderstorms is bearing down on Sydney this Monday morning, having already impacted parts of central NSW transport operations. Heavy rainfall will develop from this afternoon along the NSW South Coast, however the immediate weather...
