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Week in Weather – What’s been Making Headlines this week
Another eventful and tragic week in the weather world started with gale force winds and ended with fire, with all…
Australia – Another NSW fire rages out of control
Firefighters were last night desperately battling out-of-control fires threatening homes and properties across much of the southeast of New South…
Japan: Deadly Typhoon hits south of Tokyo
A typhoon has caused deadly mudslides that buried people and destroyed homes on a Japanese island before sweeping up the…
India: Clean up continues as government’s early warnings praised
The last time a storm as powerful as Cyclone Phailin struck the eastern coast of India, 10,000 people died. So…
India: Relief at low death toll of Cyclone Phailin – so far
Mass evacuations spared India the widespread deaths many had feared from a powerful cyclone that roared ashore over the weekend,…
Poll Results – We love daylight savings (surprise, surprise)
Well, the people have spoken – we are predominantly a nation of daylight savings lovers. Weatherwatch.co.nz asked readers last week…
Cyclone Phailin menaces India’s east coast
Preparations are under way on India’s east coast ahead of the expected landfall of a massive cyclone now gathering strength…
Stargazers – looking for ‘the darkest place in the world’?
It’s thought to be the world’s oldest desert. The sun has been beating down on it for at least 55…
Australia – Bushfire warnings in NSW
Hot, dry and gusty northwesterly winds across New South Wales are causing dangerous fire conditions and potential record October heat.A…
Antarctica: Air link to continue despite US trouble
Antarctica New Zealand is confident the air link between New Zealand and Antarctica will continue when American operations on the…
