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Fastest strengthening El Niño on record: Impacts on Australian monsoon timing and wet season planning

Australia’s Mining and Resources sector is bracing for a wet season shaped by one of the most rapidly developing El Niño ...
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Australia’s warmest winter on record pushed gas to a 22-year low

However, according to AEMO underlying demand across the National Electricity Market hit a new winter-quarter record of 24,220 megawatts, edging past the previous high set in 2025. Population growth, ...
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Fog and mining solutions

Fog and mining solutions. Stay informed about the weather conditions and plan accordingly with DTN APAC.
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Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days

WA’s remote mining regions have been impacted by thunderstorm, lightning and heavy rainfall only detectable using remote ...
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Positive Indian Ocean Dipole possible in 2026 – what this means for Australian businesses

A positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) could develop in the coming months, a signal mining and energy operators and fire agencies will want on their radar with it potentially increasing the likelihood ...
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Australia’s 2025-26 tropical cyclone outlook

The Australian region is primed for severe tropical cyclones this season, despite an ongoing trend of reduced tropical cyclone activity over Australian waters in recent decades. Australia’s tropical ...
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Giant hail and intense thunderstorms leaves 161,000 customers without power across southeast Queensland

Over 75,000 customers across southeast Queensland remain without power on Tuesday, after a peak of around 161,000 following the relatively brief, but intense severe thunderstorms complex that crossed ...
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India’s worst monsoon start in over a decade – what it means for mining and ports

India’s 2026 southwest monsoon delivered the fifth-driest June since records began in 1901 – with Jharkhand’s Chandan Dam, in the heart of the central mining belt, recording zero storage according to ...
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Heightened bushfire risk during the 2025-26 summer for WA, Victoria and NSW in latest AFAC Outlook

The Australian and New Zealand Council for fire and emergency services (AFAC) identified western and southern WA, Victoria and inland NSW as key regions that are at risk of heightened bushfire risk ...
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The Indian Ocean Dipole plunges into negative IOD territory

The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) index has dropped below -0.4°C – the critical threshold for a negative IOD event if sustained. Could Australia see its first negative IOD event since 2022? What is the ...
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Southeast Asia hit by deadly widespread flooding with three tropical cyclones, including rare Malacca Strait cyclone

Early last week, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued warnings for a rare tropical cyclone in the Malacca Strait called Senyar. According to MetMalaysia, this is the first tropical storm ...