Scientists are developing all kinds of wild tech to try and change our climate, including carbon capture machines to suck CO2 out of the atmosphere and special chemicals that can create rain clouds in places susceptible to drought. Now, those very creations are being blamed for record-breaking flooding in the Middle East, but experts say … Read more
Warragamba Dam, Sydney’s major water supply which supplies 80 per cent of Sydney’s drinking water., has reached capacity and is spilling over. Following heavy rainfall, the dam began spilling about 5.45am on Saturday. NSW Government operating rules and protocols prevent water being released from the dam — which would reduce the storage level ahead of … Read more
The worst is yet to come for an already soggy Sydney, as drizzle from a cold front moving across the state on Tuesday develops into a downpour within days. A separate weather pattern brewing off the east coast is expected to lash the coastal regions of NSW as it moves from the state’s northeast to … Read more
Southeastern Australia is set to sizzle for another day as a record-breaking autumn heatwave rolls on. Melbourne is expected to bake on Monday, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting a top of 37C after a low of 24C. Hot weather is predicted across most of Victoria, with temperatures in the mid to high 30s likely. … Read more
Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 19 people and leaving seven others missing, officials say. Tonnes of mud, rocks and uprooted trees rolled down a mountain late Friday, reaching a river that burst its banks and tore through mountainside villages in Pesisir Selatan district of … Read more
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake has rocked New Zealand. The quake originated in Wellington’s Upper Hutt about 5.18am, with a depth of 23km. More than 11,000 people have reported feeling the quake on GeoNet. Stream local 7NEWS free on 7plus The earthquake was felt as far north as Auckland and as far south as Christchurch. “Not … Read more
Every year, dedicated scientists have the grim task of compiling a master list of climate calamities that have befallen Australia. It’s a miserable chronicle of extreme events, but the scientists who put it together say it’s essential reading. Because people forget, and forgetting is dangerous in the face of escalating climate threats that demand preparation. … Read more
Forecasters did a “superb job” to give Queenslanders an “enormous amount of warning” about severe weather events this summer, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s boss in a vehement defence of his staff. During a Senate estimates grilling, bureau director Andrew Johnson delivered a stunning rebuke to “aspersions on the quality of the bureau’s forecast” … Read more
Multiple domestic flights to and from Sydney Airport have been delayed or cancelled after a thunderstorm ripped through the city. The Bureau of Meteorology warned of a thunderstorm across Sydney and surrounding areas on Monday morning, including the potential for flash flooding as a result of heavy rainfall. Before 11am on Monday, about 210,000 lightning … Read more
A wild afternoon electrical storm has hit parts of Western Sydney dumping hail, downing trees and sparking a fire as wild weather batters Australia’s east coast. In Victoria, a storm has knocked out power to half a million customers. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Intense electrical storm causes chaos throughout Sydney. Watch the latest news and … Read more
