Tropical cyclone Seroja may swing towards WA later this week
Tropical cyclone Seroja is currently located well to the north-northwest of Broome and unlikely to impact Western Australia during the next few days (right track figure 1). However, the cyclone is forecast to swing south later this week, tracking parallel to the coast near Exmouth and Carnarvon (figure 1). At the same...
Lightning; the weather phenomena that can’t be ignored in business/mining
Lightning is one of the most dangerous weather phenomena to businesses across Australia. Producing weather’s most spectacular display, it is equally as fascinating scientifically and is the result of electrical discharge that occurs between clouds, within a cloud and from cloud to ground. Lightning and thunderstorms can occur at any time of...
The tropics are set to be awakened, with an increased risk of cyclones.
Tropical activity is set to increase across northern Australia, thanks to a pulse of cloud and rainfall called the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) which is approaching the Australian region. This is expected to bring widespread rain and storms and an...
How can nearly a metre of rain fall from the sky in just a few days?
After nearly a week of heavy and persistent rainfall across NSW and QLD, locals may be wondering how that much rain can fall from the sky for that long? There are many ‘ingredients’ that worked together to generate some of the largest accumulated rainfall totals that NSW has...
The business of weather
Today we celebrate World Meteorological Day (March 23), with this year’s theme focusing on ‘The ocean, our climate and the weather’. It is also the beginning of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). Torrential rain in...
World Meteorology Day: how the mighty ocean serves Australia and the rest of the world
Today is World Meteorology Day and this year we are celebrating the ocean. The ocean covers 70% of the Earth’s surface and influences earth’s weather and climate. Of course, most Australian’s love the ocean, beach holidays and if you...
NSW’s 5th consecutive day of heavy rainfall leads to riverine flooding and evacuations
The NSW floods have been declared a natural disaster with the worst flooding since 1990 expected to inundate the Hawksbury-Nepean basin in Sydney’s west. Over 18,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in NSW, as today delivers the...
A balancing act, too much or too little cloud are both a challenge for the electricity grid
To many Australian’s delight, renewable energy is booming across Australia. Rooftop solar is regularly installed for households and solar and wind farms are popping up everywhere. South Australia (SA) has seen a major solar and wind farm boom in...
