February 17, 2020 Jennifer Fitchett Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand Many parts of Kenya have been experiencing torrential rainfall for a couple of months now. This has resulted in floods and landslides. The unusual weather can be attributed to the Indian Ocean Dipole. This is the difference in sea […]
Rebecca Green and James Paton Gilmour May 21, 2019 Diving on the remote coral reefs in the north of Western Australia during the world’s worst bleaching event in 2016, the first thing I noticed was the heat. It was like diving into a warm bath, with surface temperatures of […]
The weather outlook comes at a time when dry conditions have wilted crops and pasture in Australia’s each coast, leaving many farmers struggling to survive.PHOTO: AFP October 9, 2018 SYDNEY (REUTERS) – A recent warming of the Pacific Ocean has led to a 70 per cent chance of […]
Understanding the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) Sea surface temperatures Indian Ocean sea surface temperatures impact rainfall and temperature patterns over Australia. Warmer than average sea surface temperatures can provide more moisture for frontal systems and lows crossing Australia. Indian Ocean Dipole Sustained changes in the difference between sea […]
Monday 24 July 2017 Australian Associated Press Modelling suggests Australia would face more frequent drought-inducing weather events beyond any climate stabilisation Extreme El Niño events that can cause crippling drought in Australia are likely to be far more frequent even if the world pulls off mission improbable and […]
By Phil Mercer BBC, Sydney January 31, 2017 As a homesick teenager in Britain in the early 1900s, the writer Dorothea Mackellar yearned for the “pitiless blue sky” of Australia. “I love a sunburnt country,” she declared in her timeless poem My Country, and more than a century […]
By Anna Vidot Updated 18 Oct 2015, 9:06pm The Bureau of Meteorology has warned the current El Nino event now looks set to reach record levels and continue well into next year. Appearing at a Senate Estimates hearing in Canberra, bureau director Dr Rob Vertessy said that while […]
