East Coast Low brewing for coastal NSW next week
Heavy rain, intense winds and large surf could impact eastern NSW next week as a significant low pressure system develops off the coast, with potential for an East Coast Low. East Coast Lows (ECL) are a type of low...
Possible negative IOD could impact mining industry
Signals of a negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) developing in the coming months could bring increased risk of heavy rainfall, severe thunderstorms and tropical cyclones for the mining sector. Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) The IOD is a measure of...
Polar blast brings high energy demand to southeast Australia
A cold front sweeping over southeastern Australia is bringing an icy polar blast and chilly nights. The animation below shows the forecast temperatures at 850 hPa (approximately 1,500 metres up) easily dropping between –2°C to -4°C above the capital cities,...
Australia’s highest wind energy generation ever
Wind power generation has reached record levels as a series of powerful cold fronts sweep over Australia’s southeast. Most of Australia’s wind farms are located in South Australia, Victoria and NSW where cold fronts frequently bring periods of high...
Indonesia’s Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano eruption disrupting aviation seen from space
Lewotobi Laki-Laki, on the island of Flores, Indonesia, erupted on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 17, sending a large plume of volcanic ash and gases into the atmosphere. Video: Volcanic Ash plume visible on satellite imagery on the morning...
How wind energy has changed Australia’s energy sector
An increasingly reliable and resilient Australian renewable energy network depends on varied and vast sources of energy and accurate and informative forecasting, to meet the increasing energy demand. The main criticism in the transition to renewable power supplies has...
How DTN APAC’s inversion and blast dispersion forecasting helps the mining industry
Weather such as low cloud, fog, gusty winds, dispersion of dust, smoke and other pollutants, and blast sound shockwaves can all be the result of inversions and have significant impacts on safe and responsible mining operations. What is a...
First western Pacific tropical storm to impact southern China
Gusty winds and heavy rain are impacting parts of Vietnam and southern China as the first tropical storm of the season, named Wutip, closes in on Hainan Island. The satellite loop below shows Tropical Storm Wutip, which translates to...
