Two massive bushfires in New South Wales have been extinguished by the heaviest rain event in 30 years. The rain has cause flooding in many areas. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said 391.6mm of rain had fallen in the past…
Prediction for this Summer’s Fire Season in Australia are bleak
Last Thursday the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said, dry weather across Australia’s east coast will linger until 2019, extending drought conditions that have hit rural production and threatened the broader economy. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said in its latest three-month…
El Niño in the tropical Pacific
In 2009, the El Nino brought the worst drought in four decades to India. It razed wheat fields in Australia and damaged crops across Asia. Food prices surged and fire danger increased. A closely watched forecast by Japan and Australia…