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Prolonged Rainfall Puts NSW and QLD on Flood Watch

Communities across New South Wales and South East Queensland are bracing for even more wet weather, as a complex and slow-moving system pushes across the eastern states this week. The combination of a low-pressure system inland, a coastal trough, and a high-pressure system over the Tasman is drawing in deep moisture, leading to sustained rainfall over already saturated catchments.

How Climatics Helps Businesses Prepare for Mandatory Climate Reporting

The landscape of corporate reporting in Australia is in one of its most significant shifts in...

Australia’s Forecasting Vulnerability and the Technology Powering a More Resilient Future

Australia’s weather has always been dramatic, but recent years have seen an alarming escalation. In...

How Smart Operators Are Protecting Their Assets in Real Time

In Australia’s growing solar sector, hailstorms aren’t just a weather event; they’re a business...

Winter Hailstorm Surprises Southeast Queensland

On Friday, July 18, a combination of atmospheric forces brought an unexpected burst of severe...

Unseasonal Hail and Thunderstorms Hit NSW

Winter weather took an unseasonal turn across New South Wales on Sunday, with thunderstorms...

NSW Prepares for a Multi-Day Coastal Low Threat

The New South Wales east coast is bracing for an extraordinary weather system this week, as...

Australia's long-range winter forecast is here

Welcome to Winter, everybody! The Bureau of Meteorology has just released its long-range forecast...

Floods and droughts - the concurrent climate crises in Australia

Australia is facing an extraordinary convergence of extreme climate events in May 2025. On one...

Record-breaking flood crisis in NSW

As of tonight , Wednesday, May 21st, 2025, communities across the Mid-North Coast and Hunter...

5 Reasons Why Paying for Professional Weather Services Is Worth Every Cent

As climate risks escalate and business operations become more complex than ever, the old adage “you...

Empowering Underwriters with Precision Weather Intelligence

These days, insurance underwriting demands more than traditional data and reactive strategies....

Déjà vu on the Tasman: Why tonight’s coastal storms feel a lot like 1999

Twenty-six years ago, on the evening of April 14, 1999, Sydneysiders watched in awe as a seemingly...

Australia’s May–July 2025 Weather Outlook

As we transition into the cooler half of the year, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has released its...

Ready or Not, Climate Reporting Rules Are Here

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released its final guidance for...

Western Queensland Flooding is a Disaster of Unprecedented Scale

The heart of outback Queensland is experiencing a once-in-a-generation flood disaster that is...

How Technology and Climate Data Are Shaping Disaster Resilience: Key Insights from Climate Action Week Sydney

Last week, Early Warning Network and FloodMapp hosted a thought-provoking panel discussion at...

Tropical Cyclone Alfred: Landfall Looms for Southeast Queensland

Tropical Cyclone Alfred has now turned towards land, intensifying as it approaches the southeast...

Australia’s Summer of Extremes: A Season of Severe Storms, Hail, and Cyclones

As summer comes to an end, we reflect on the major weather events that shaped Australia over the...

Hailstorms Are Shifting South: What Does This Mean for Risk Assessment?

Hailstorms have long been one of Australia's most damaging weather events, causing billions in...

Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia: Extreme Threat to Pilbara Coast

Tropical Cyclone Zelia is poised to become one of the most significant weather events of the...

Northern Queensland Floods: A Record-Breaking Crisis and the Road Ahead

The start of 2025 has brought unprecedented challenges to North Queensland, with Townsville and...