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Climate check-up ‘screams world is warming’
A report on the world’s climate has confirmed that 2009 was one of Australia’s hottest years on record and provides more evidence of global warming. Continue reading
Fair weather ahead for Watson
Jessica Watson was welcomed back to Australia waters by some fairly atrocious weather, but sunny skies are on the horizon. Continue reading
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Tagged Ahead, Atrocious Weather, Australia, Fair Weather, Horizon, Jessica Watson, Sunny Skies
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An ap-PAUL-ling lack of cyclones
Tropical cyclones seem to have been giving Australia a wide berth of late, with none appearing since late January. Continue reading
Cyclones to become ‘fewer but fiercer’
The author of a new study on the effects of climate change on tropical cyclones says Australia can expect more destructive storms before the end of the century. Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Destructive Storms, Effects Of Climate Change, Tropical Cyclones
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Australia joins global lightning database
Australia will join a global database on lightning activity, after an international company was given approval to build a lightning sensor in far north Queensland. Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Far North Queensland, Global Database, Lightning Activity, Lightning Sensor
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Operation Desert Storm for Laurence
Tropical Cyclone Laurence is on a mission which will bring soaking rain and storms to Australia’s biggest deserts during the next few days. Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Deserts, Few Days, Operation Desert Storm, Rain, Storms, Tropical Cyclone
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Lightning sparks new blazes
Lightning, fires and wild storms continue to wreak havoc across Australia with homes gutted, properties under threat and enormous clean-ups underway. Continue reading
Sunraysia Region Support for Wear Orange to Work Day
The Sunraysia region has nearly a quarter of Australia’s citrus, making it the perfect place to wear orange on wear orange to work day. Continue reading