How does the weather impact the forestry industry?
Australia’s forests are ecologically diverse and vast, covering millions of hectares of the country’s landscape. According to Forests Australia, Australia has 125 million hectares of forest, which is 16 per cent of Australia’s land area. This is about...
Broome receives more rain in two days than the whole of last year
Parts of the Kimberley have been lashed with the heaviest rainfall in 120 years, with the multi- day deluge leaving towns, roads, and railways underwater. Image: Flooding in Broome on Sunday, January 30, Source: @lauren.hall95 Businesses and...
Extreme heat about to hit Brisbane
An extremely hot and humid airmass has begun spilling into southeastern Queensland today, with the stage now set for several uncomfortable days and nights in Brisbane. While bursts of heat are common in southeast Queensland during summer, the next few days...
Monsoon squalls hit northern Australia as tropical cyclone risk looms
A burst of monsoonal rain, wind and storms is lashing northern Australia this week, while the threat of multiple tropical cyclones lingers in the east and west. The satellite image below shows clouds covering a vast area of central and...
More 40ºC days on the way for Perth
Perth could soon add another one or two days to its already record-breaking tally of 11 40ºC days so far this summer. Two intense heatwaves in late-December and mid-January have seen Perth endure unprecedented heat this season. At the start of...
Dangerous heat on the horizon for southeast QLD
A mass of extremely hot and humid air will cause oppressive conditions in southeast Queensland in the middle of next week. A pool of hot air originating over western Queensland will be pushed over the state’s southeast in the middle...
Heavy rain and storms hitting QLD
The heaviest rain in three to five years has already soaked parts of Queensland’s eastern tropical coast this week and more rain and storms will affect the state in the coming days. An active monsoon is causing copious moisture to flow over northern Queensland this...
Active storm week to be captured by Total Lightning Network
Australia set to see active thunderstorm week Australia is set to see a very active thunderstorm week as the monsoon trough deepens over northern QLD. During this week’s monsoon, severe thunderstorms are likely to impact parts of NT, northern WA and QLD. These storms have the potential...
