Powerful bombing Tasman Low brings large waves to NSW ports
A powerful Tasman Low spinning off Australia’s East Coast is whipping up large waves along coastal NSW. A low pressure trough that slowly made its way from outback Queensland and over NSW over the past week, delivering widespread flooding,...
South Korea’s largest wildfires on satellite
Deadly wildfires have burnt across South Korea’s southeast since last weekend, claiming the lives of at least 28 people and displacing nearly 40,000. At least 28 people have lost their lives to the fire and more than 35,000 hectares...
How DTN’s Flood Risk System helps businesses across Queensland
A deep feed of moisture streaming from a monsoonal burst has brought widespread flooding to much of Queensland this week. Moisture started streaming over the north of Queensland last week. With a 301mm rain day last week, Townsville has...
Tropical Cyclone Courtney has developed northwest of WA
Tropical Cyclone Courtney, currently a Category 1 system, developed in the early morning of Wednesday, March 26, marking the eighth tropical cyclone of the Australian season. Tropical Cyclone Courtney was slow to develop from a tropical low located south...
Long period swell impacts NSW ports
A series of very long period swells will bring deceptively powerful waves to NSW ports. Image: Satellite loop of powerful lows well to the south of Australia on Monday, March 17. A very active period with powerful low pressure...
Tropical cyclone potential increasing near Australia
Australia’s tropics will be invigorated by a pulse of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) this week, increasing the risk of tropical cyclone activity near Australia. A surge of monsoonal winds crossing the Maritime Continent will cause an injection of moisture-laden...
How cold winds in Hong Kong spawn monsoonal rain and tropical cyclones around Australia
East Asia experienced significant drops in temperatures this weekend, which could lead to flooding rainfall over Indonesia and tropical cyclones in the Australian region. But how? After reaching maximum temperatures of about 25°C during the day, Hong Kong experienced...
NSW faces low energy reserves amid scorching heat
A sweltering inland air mass will filter across NSW on Sunday, bringing scorching autumn heat that could cause challenges across the energy market. This heat will be drawn from the Australian interior by a broad low pressure trough and...
