Earthquake felt across southeastern Australia
Ground shaking was felt across a large area of southeastern Australia on Wednesday morning amid a series of earthquakes centered near Mansfield in eastern Victoria. The largest of this morning’s tremors was a magnitude-5.9 earthquake, which occurred shortly...
Strong and gusty wind alert for NSW
A cold front will cause damaging winds, large swell, thunderstorms and showers in NSW during the next 48 hours. Sydney and Brisbane are both having a warm start to the week as northerly winds flow over eastern Australia ahead of the approaching cold front. ...
How is renewable energy being integrated into the mining sector?
The renewable energy industry has grown dramatically in the past few years and is fast becoming a mainstream energy source. The push towards renewable energy is also driven by companies’ commitment to reducing their emissions and becoming more sustainable. Some...
Australia on La Nina Watch
La Niña is looking increasingly likely later this year, with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing a La Niña Watch on Tuesday and US climate forecasters also upping their predictions in the past week. The Pacific Ocean has been...
Top End to see dry season rain this week
There are signs that northern Australia’s dry season is nearing its end, with the western Top End to see dry season rain this week. The dry season across Northern Australia occurs between May and September, where sunny days and daytime...
Spring warmth is in the air
Another burst of early spring warmth has begun across south-eastern Australia, with temperatures set to peak from Friday through to Monday. A high-pressure system sitting over NSW is responsible for the warm, dry and settled weather that we will see over the next few days. This high-pressure system...
How big do the waves actually get off the NSW coast?
During April 2015, a massive 14.9 metre wave was recorded by the Manly Hydraulics Waverider Buoy offshore near Sydney. It was the largest wave recorded by this buoy between 1992 and 2016. This record-breaking wave was generated by one of the strongest East Coast Lows this century, which produced severe weather along the NSW coast...
Cloud band set to bring widespread rain, damaging wind and a dramatic temperature drop to the NEM
A northwest cloud band will deliver widespread rain and thunderstorms over central and southeastern Australia during the next four days. The cloud band is developing as moisture-laden air from the tropics moves south and interacts with a cold front passing...
