Unusually strong positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) event develops, powers severe droughts in Australia, and supports warmer October in Europe.
-spread the word- There are many global factors and influences that drive our climate and the weather that we feel. A lot of these “drivers” come from the oceans...
Record south stratospheric warming brings cold to Australia and even reduces the size of the ozone hole!
-spread the word- A few days ago, we wrote about the intense sudden stratospheric warming starting over the south pole. As recent data shows, it will go down as...
Intense tropical cyclone Veronica is approaching Western Australia this week, Mar 20-24th
-spread the word- Yet another very intense tropical system of 2019 is ongoing this week – a Category 4 tropical cyclone Veronica is nearing Western Australia. It went through...
Tropical cyclone Oma on its way towards northeast Australia this weekend, Feb 20-25th
-spread the word- Tropics have become quite busy lately. One of the latest systems is tropical cyclone Oma, which has passed NW of New Caledonia earlier this week and...
Extreme heat with locally up to +48 °C continues across parts of Australia this week
-spread the word- The extreme heat which has been ongoing across a large part of Australia is resulting in peak afternoon temperatures between +45 and +48 °C locally. Latest...
Extreme heat across parts of Australia will continue and even intensify through the next 4-6 days, Jan 20-26th
-spread the word- The ongoing extreme heat wave across a large part of Australia is expected to continue into mid next week – mid-afternoon temperatures will peak into 46-49...