The threat of the El Niño weather pattern turning into a “super” event before the onset of the Australian summer has soared, according to a new study. The US National Center for Atmospheric Research has this week released the results of an experimental forecast model that takes into account theContinue Reading
An Australian state is being warned record high temperatures are “almost certain” after sweltering through an unseasonable hot spell. Large swathes of Western Australia recorded blistering temperatures over the weekend north of 40C, including in the state’s Pilbara region. Port Hedland, one of the region’s largest towns, recorded a swelteringContinue Reading
Parts of the nation will experience a dramatic temperature drop towards the end of the week after a short taste of summer to kick spring off. The Bureau of Meteorology cancelled its heatwave warning at 4pm on Wednesday after placing large stretches of Australia’s eastern coastlines under catastrophic fire conditions.Continue Reading
Residents in southern Queensland are being warned to brace for catastrophic bushfire conditions for the first time in almost three years. On Monday, residents of the Darling Downs and Granite Belt regions, which includes Toowoomba and Warwick, will face the highest fire threat rating. The neighbouring Maranoa and Warrego regionsContinue Reading
Australians are about to say goodbye to winter, but warmer spring weather is still a little way off with the first weekend of the new season expected to be cold to mild for most. The bureau is forecasting a warmer and drier spring for much of the country this year,Continue Reading
Anthony Albanese has shut down a reporter who asked whether the prime minister could “guarantee” Australia would not face a horror bushfire season this summer. Speaking to reporters in Ulladulla on Tuesday, Mr Albanese knocked back a question asking for assurance that the upcoming summer would not be as destructiveContinue Reading
Australians should be prepared for blistering weather conditions this summer despite an El Nino event not being yet declared. The Bureau of Meteorology has remained at an El Nino alert, meaning there is a 70 per cent chance the weather phenomenon will come to create dry and hot conditions thisContinue Reading