Meteorology
Winter is calming: Warmer, drier weather is forecast for this season
Winter across most of Australia is likely to be warmer than average during the day, and the BOM says there is a 50 per cent chance of it being an El Nino year.
- by Miki Perkins
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Black Summer bushfire smoke likely triggered record flooding
Smoke from the Black Summer bushfires increased cloud cover over the Pacific, cooled sea surface temperatures and likely influenced the formation of the rare triple La Nina weather pattern.
- by Miki Perkins
Sydney snaps 100-year heat record ahead of weekend rain dump
As rain clouds threaten the weekend in Sydney, climatologists have their eyes on a Pacific Ocean water mass that could indicate a brewing El Nino weather system.
- by Angus Dalton
$220k Bureau of Meteorology rebranding ‘ridiculous’, says Plibersek
The minister’s comments come after the bureau was widely criticised online after it asked media organisations to stop calling it the BoM.
- by Billie Eder and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
From the Archives, 1972: Celsius brings a change in temperature
50 years ago, Australia changed from Fahrenheit to Celsius to measure temperature. Hoping to avoid the missteps of England’s earlier transition, the Bureau of Meteorology embarked on Celsius education campaign.
- by Neil Mitchell and Staff Writers
Coastal erosion warning as NSW prepares for strong winds and swell
North Coast communities are being warned of the potential for coastal erosion with showers, strong winds and large waves expected to batter the state’s coastline later this week.
- by Pallavi Singhal
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Extreme weather
What is the ‘feels like’ temperature?
There can be quite a gap between the forecast temperature and the ‘feels like’. What’s the actual difference? And why does it sometimes feel especially cold?
- by Millie Muroi and Stuart Layt
Winter has officially arrived as blizzards hit Victoria
Expect another cold one. Blizzards and damaging winds are set to hit parts of Victoria overnight on Saturday and into Sunday.
- by Nell Geraets