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Today, November 1, marks the beginning of Australia’s 2024-25 tropical cyclone season. Here’s what to expect over Australia’s tropics this season and what each cyclone will be named. The Australian tropical cyclone season runs from the start of November...

Tasmania’s impressive renewable energy achievements are facing challenges as low rainfall significantly reduces hydropower.  Hydro Tasmania is Australia’s largest generator of renewable energy, building 54 major dams, 30 hydropower stations and hybrid power stations.  Their hydropower station was built...

Lacklustre rainfall over the past seven months has exacerbated drought conditions across large areas of SA and Vic, with Adelaide nearing the end of one of its driest ‘wet seasons’ on record. The agricultural areas in SA and Vic...

A large pool of hot air will spread across Australia in the opening week of November, giving many parts of the country an early taste of summer. A stubborn ridge of high pressure to the south of Australia has...

Thunderstorms will hit parts of Qld and NSW on Monday afternoon as a low pressure trough lingers over eastern Australia. Sunday night saw a flurry of thunderstorms develop along a 2000km corridor stretching from Qld’s northwest to southeast. These...

People of Perth and southwestern WA, prepare for a scorching last few days to round out the month. An extreme run of heat is coming next week, with Perth temps set to soar as much as 14 degrees above...

Thunderstorms will develop over a broad area of NSW and Qld on Thursday afternoon, with severe storms likely in some areas. Thursday’s storms will be triggered by a low pressure trough interacting with an unstable atmosphere and moisture over...

A burst of unusually hot weather will cause severe to extreme heatwave conditions across parts of three states and territories in northern Australia this week, with the heat also elevating fire danger ratings in some places. Northern Australia is...