3rd September 2010

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  • South-east Qld battered by winds, sleet

    Created Thu, 12th of Aug 2010

    Windy weather has caused problems across south-east Queensland today, while Stanthorpe and other border regions have shivered. Energex spokeman Mike Swanston says about 6,000 customers were ... more

  • Icon_camera Flights delayed as fog shrouds major airports

    Created Fri, 30th of Jul 2010

    Sydney Airport is warning passengers to expect some delays as flight patterns return to normal after disruptions caused by thick fog early this morning. Two international flights had to be ... more

  • Mercury soars to record high in Russia

    Created Fri, 30th of Jul 2010

    Temperatures on Thursday (local time) soared to 38.2 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Russian capital, the highest since records began more than 150 years ago, the Moscow Weather ... more

  • Crops destroyed as Russia swelters in heatwave

    Created Fri, 16th of Jul 2010

    Soaring temperatures across large swathes of Russia have destroyed nearly 10 million hectares of crops and prompted a state of emergency to be declared in 17 regions. On Friday the state-run ... more

  • 2010 on track to be hottest year

    Created Fri, 9th of Jul 2010

    Last year was the second warmest on record, and this year could be the planet's hottest, according to a forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology, which says uncharacteristically warm conditions are ... more

  • Seven killed by US tornado

    Created Mon, 7th of Jun 2010

    Seven people were killed when a devastating tornado tore through north-western Ohio, in the United States, at the weekend. "All seven deaths were a result of the tornado," said Tamara McBride, ... more

  • Icon_camera Retirees help rebuild storm-ravaged Guatemala

    Created Thu, 3rd of Jun 2010

    A retired Australian couple is helping feed and rebuild rural Guatemalan villages after the devastating Tropical Storm Agatha killed 183 people across Latin America. Guatemala was worst hit by ... more

  • Ball lightning could be all in the mind

    Created Mon, 17th of May 2010

    Scientists say the mysterious phenomenon of ball lightning may be caused by the triggering of currents in the brain. People have been seeing these glowing spheres of electricity for hundreds of ... more

  • Dust storm warning for east coast

    Created Tue, 11th of May 2010

    The east coast of Australia is being warned to expect more serious dust storms in spring, because of the floods out west. The floods inland have brought fine particles of clay and minerals that ... more

  • La Nina a possibility for spring, but drier winter in the south

    Created Tue, 11th of May 2010

    The weather pattern El Nino has officially ended, and the Bureau of Meteorology says it's possible a La Nina pattern will develop in coming months. El Nino is generally connected to lower than ... more

  • Storms lash South Australia

    Created Tue, 20th of Apr 2010

    Severe thunderstorms and lightening have triggered blackouts to about 10,000 homes and businesses in South Australia's north and west. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm ... more

  • Icon_camera Strange cloud rolls over Alice Springs

    Created Tue, 13th of Apr 2010

    Alice Springs residents have been treated to an unusual sight this morning - a twisting diagonal cloud formation. Sally Cutter from the weather bureau says it is a roll cloud. She says roll ... more

  • Sandstorms blanket Beijing in yellow dust

    Created Sat, 20th of Mar 2010

    Beijing residents woke up Saturday to find the Chinese capital blanketed in yellow dust as a sandstorm caused by a severe drought in the north swept into the city. The storm, which earlier ... more

  • Icon_camera WA on track for hottest summer

    Created Sun, 28th of Feb 2010

    The Bureau of Meteorology says Western Australia will have had its hottest summer on record by the end of today. Duty Forecaster Graham Oakley says Perth will have also recorded the equal hottest ... more

  • 32 killed as heatwave roasts Rio

    Created Thu, 11th of Feb 2010

    The worst heatwave to hit Rio de Janeiro in 50 years turned the city into a pre-Carnival furnace and killed 32 elderly people further south, officials said. According to the Inmet national weather ... more


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