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12 July 2017
Many rivers, landscapes, plants and animals need groundwater to support their health. In fact, some of Australia’s most spectacular landscapes rely on groundwater to sustain them in dry times—or all of the time. But they can also be your local creek, park or water supply. Being dependent on an...
06 July 2017
The first month of winter was very dry across most of Australia, causing concern for many farmers. So what's happened to our winter rain? A dry start to winter June 2017 was the second-driest on record for Australia and the driest June the nation has experienced since World War II. In large areas of southern...
05 July 2017
Snaking through stormy skies, lightning is one of nature’s most spectacular displays—but it can also be spectacularly dangerous. So what causes this high-voltage show and how can you track where it’s happening? Image: Lightning over Perth. Credit: Andrew O’Connor, ABC News What is...
13 June 2017
The ENSO Outlook helps keep tabs on the likelihood of an El Niño—or La Niña—developing in the months ahead. But what does it actually mean when the needle points to El Niño WATCH? The ENSO Outlook assesses the likely evolution of the El Niño–Southern...
09 June 2017
Jutting above the landscape like a giant golf ball on a tee, a weather radar uses radio waves to detect rain (and sometimes wind) in the area around it. So, what’s really going on inside the ‘golf ball’ and how do radars work? Australia has the fourth-largest weather radar network in the world,...
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