Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days
WA’s remote mining regions have been impacted by thunderstorm, lightning and heavy rainfall only detectable using remote sensing methods. Nearly 300,000 lightning strikes detected across WA DTN Total Lightning Network (TLN) detected over 288,000 lightning strikes above Western Australia...
A warm, light wind spring ahead for the NEM
A strong El Niño and an unusually stable Antarctic polar vortex are setting up a spring signal of light winds, elevated solar output, and a real risk of high-intensity heatwaves for the NEM. This forecast could be a major flip to what the...
Habagat and successive typhoons trigger widespread flooding in the Philippines
Three consecutive weeks of enhanced southwest monsoon (Habagat) and back-to-back typhoons have flooded Luzon and the Visayas, grounding flights, triggering distribution power outages, cutting off transport corridors, and raising landslide risk across mining-dense provinces like Benguet and the Cordillera....
Australia’s Spring 2026 Bushfire Outlook: Increased Risk Across Seven States and Territories
Fire agencies, land managers and businesses are being urged to prepare as the AFAC spring seasonal bushfire outlook, released on August 19, 2026, warns of elevated bushfire risk across Australia this season. The outlook identifies above-average fire danger across seven...
Businesses under pressure: how this powerful high will affect Australian industries
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,...
Northwest Cloudband looms despite sunny and dry outlook
A thick cloudband will stretch thousands of kilometres next week from the warm tropical waters off northwest Australia to southeastern Australia, bringing rain and low solar output despite a sunny, dry seasonal outlook. The cloudy week may come as a surprise given the warm,...
Records fall as El Niño strengthens
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...
A huge week of wind for the NEM- why some of it may not make the grid
The National Electricity Market (NEM) is bracing for one of its most active wind weeks of the year, with two powerful cold fronts bringing wind gusts which could force wind farms into cutouts at times. The first vigorous cold front is set to sweep across southeastern Australia...
