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HURRICANE MATTHEW CURRENT ADVISORIES

Hurricane Matthew threatened several Caribbean countries with storm surge and flooding on October 3, 2016 Courtesy of ABCNEWS

Powerful Lightning Storms Knock Out Power To Entire Australian State

The government had planned to cut funding to its renewable energy agency by a A$1.3 billion, in an effort to plug a major budget shortfall, but was forced to reduce the cut to A$500 million in September to gain parliamentary…

Major Flood Warnings For South Australia

Flooding in the Barossa town of Tanunda today. Photo: AAP/David Mariuz   The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a major flood warning for the Gawler River Catchment, and a moderate warning for the Torrens River.   There are also concerns…

Typhoon Megi slams into Taiwan

Typhoon Megi poses ‘severe threat’ to Taiwan

Typhoon Megi, the third storm of the month, is packing strong winds that are likely to intensify and pose a severe threat to Taiwan, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said Saturday.   Chances are high that a sea warning will…

Record Rainfall With More Monster Rain On The Way For Australia

THE biggest September rainfall in a century has drowned Victoria while South Australia has copped a monster drenching as wild weather lashes Australia.   A series of cold fronts combined with warmer than average ocean conditions have produced higher than…