# Climate, Weather and Emergencies **URL:** \ **Category:** Spy Lounge\ **Created:** [December 28, 2015, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199 "2015-12-28T07:20:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 137
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2761 "2024-04-10T00:32:56Z")
> [@TV.Cynic](#): > > Seems like it will be windy in Sydney today! Sure is… wind gusts of up to nearly 80 km/h today so far. ---
**Author:** ![tamago\_otoko](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tamago_otoko/32/488237_2.png) [@tamago\_otoko](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/tamago_otoko)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2762 "2024-04-10T01:11:34Z")
I would argue it’s largely consistent with news coverage dramatising/sensationalising most events these days. Meanwhile, this morning was officially the first doona day here in Brisbane. The seasons are finally turning. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Laverty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Jack\_Laverty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Jack_Laverty)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2763 "2024-04-10T01:23:42Z")
> [@tamago\_otoko](#): > > I would argue it’s largely consistent with news coverage dramatising/sensationalising most events these days. I don’t think it’s that, I think it’s more to do with weather changes. ---
**Author:** ![glen2006](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@glen2006](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/glen2006)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 4:57am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2764 "2024-04-10T04:57:25Z")
> [@TV.Cynic](#): > > Last week SEQ was repeatedly warned about rain events that emphasised the possibility of flash flooding. Nothing eventuated and there were clear skies mostly. These events were described as delivering up to 25 mm of rain which hardly seems notable. Is the bureau trying to cover itself or are media just looking for stories - everyone loves to talk about the weather. The Bureau did say there was a “risk” that some areas of the region may experience large amounts of rainfall. One weather model was predicting 200-400mm of rain in a short space of time , if the right conditions lined up. While others weren’t. Even non-BoM meteorologists such as Anthony Cornelius and amateur weather forecasters were saying the confidence on the forecasting wasn’t great, due to the various model dis-agreeance. So if anything, I think it’s likely more the case of both the Bureau covering their bases, in case the prediction is right. Recently they got queried about why the flooding around Cairns after ex-Cyclone Jasper stalled as a rain depression, was not forecast or even spoken about highly until it happened. But equally, parts of the media picking out specific facts based on comments or media interviews. It wasn’t the entire SEQ region which could have seen those conditions, rather it would have likely just been the areas around the Scenic Rim, Gold Coast and southern border ranges. But still broad statements like “South-East Queensland on flood watch” were being made. > **[Anthony Cornelius Meteorologist](https://www.facebook.com/ACMeteorologist/posts/pfbid025mRJ7qMZX5S4BBCThwD3H8P4Rpsto9zgp6APtmvJFZ8t3mZdY6F6hPXe6TREbyYFl? __cft__ %5B0%5D=AZUs66fg_feG8MOyt_B7fDbArEu620c5TAuj1c-MKRFlQjtmij06DZdsFjLXF6jixx03Mx2BPTC7Xy4CTZ6NrTIVFtK0gIFUcvEQSU2kjUjlacM8AQFUjUeh28UQRR-we5osb8qJ25b53xDL6ySwPZV2JHBJJBeCp6liv6IR_1rLlNaCJJ4X9OXc-PblsQcF0OM& __tn__ =%2CO%2CP-R)** > > Increased Threat of Heavy Falls & Flash Flooding in SE QLD Overnight Tonight > > The confidence on this is lower than normal - but all the ingredients are there for this type of event to occur. This is... ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 5:23am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2765 "2024-04-10T05:23:37Z")
To me it seems that even rain events that are only expected to produce 25 mm take on the status of a major news story with their own report with live crosses etc. Used to be that an inch of rain was a line item in the weather report to end the bulletin. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Cee1](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Karen\_Cee1](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Karen_Cee1)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2766 "2024-04-10T07:12:16Z")
It’s about bloody time too👍 ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2767 "2024-04-10T07:22:47Z")
> [@tamago\_otoko](#): > > this morning was officially the first doona day here in Brisbane Thanks for reminding me. I need to buy a new one. It was the coolest morning here too since last spring. And good preparation for my Tassie trip next week. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2768 "2024-04-11T06:19:28Z")
#### [Tropical cyclone Paul forms in Coral Sea off Far North Queensland](https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/weather/tropical-cyclone-paul-forms-in-coral-sea-off-far-north-queensland/news-story/e6eccb806215b4b8998d3e39bda03cf3) > A Tropical cyclone has formed off the Queensland coast in the Coral Sea and is intensifying as it moves south east, the Bureau of Meteorology has warned. > > Tropical cyclone Paul is currently a category 2 system situated in the far northeast Coral Sea, opposite Cairns. > > The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast the cyclone to track southeast towards Cape York Peninsula overnight, before weakening on Friday. ---
**Author:** ![Pranks](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/pranks/32/1318_2.png) [@Pranks](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Pranks)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2769 "2024-05-05T13:09:19Z")
Looks like this stationary High which has been hanging around won’t be going anywhere for the next week again, great for those in Melbourne and Adelaide, NSW coast is in for a rain week as a consequence sadly. ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2770 "2024-05-05T22:05:53Z")
> [@Pranks](#): > > NSW coast is in for a rain week as a consequence sadly. Yep looks like it… Newcastle has already had 190 mm this month and up to another 80 mm forecast across the next 7 days with showers forecast every day. ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2771 "2024-05-07T05:33:44Z")
Why it’s been so wet in much of NSW lately, and dry in other states like VIC > **[It's raining for a week, and there is more. Why the east is stuck in...](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-07/australia-weather-rain-continues-in-nsw/103810112)** > > If you're living in south-eastern Australia, the weather has probably been feeling a bit like Groundhog Day. What's been causing this extended rain streak? And why does it matter for Australia's weather?  ---
**Author:** ![Pranks](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/pranks/32/1318_2.png) [@Pranks](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Pranks)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2772 "2024-05-08T00:28:23Z")
I note some outlets this week pushing the climate card. It’s literally just a stationary High causing SE winds to then slam the NSW coast. Perhaps some of these people need a briefing on how a High works and what happens if an ocean lies underneath it. It’s not a rain bomb either. It’s just a High doing its thing. ---
**Author:** ![William\_C](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/william_c/32/305521_2.png) [@William\_C](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/William_C)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2773 "2024-05-08T08:09:41Z")
Is this right? > [Driest 12 months on record for big chunk of WA](https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/driest-12-months-on-record-for-big-chunk-of-wa/1889385) > Here’s one more chart that should give reason for hope for residents of the southwest. It shows sea surface temperature anomalies in the waters off the coast. > > ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/6/f/d/6fd74c1da0b025e0984b71537429da0a2d697fe8.png) > With warmer than usual waters, there’s a greater chance of storms and heavy downpours when moisture-laden winter cold fronts start sweeping northward from southern waters. > > The positive IOD isn’t all bad news for the southwest either. While it tends to point towards a drier winter (and worse snow season) for the southeast, the southwest can see more rain than average. I thought a Positive IOD meant less rain to the SWLD of WA. However, according to Weatherzone it means that Perth and SW may get above average rain this winter. ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2774 "2024-05-12T11:36:07Z")
> **[Warragamba Dam spills over as flash flooding warning issued for NSW South Coast](https://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/warragamba-dam-spills-over-as-flash-flooding-warning-issued-for-south-coast-20240512-p5jcv4.html?btis)** > > The dam, which is four times the size of Sydney Harbour and supplies water to more than 5 million people, began overflowing on Sunday morning. ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2775 "2024-05-13T02:22:22Z")
Apparently, we are headed for another La Nina phase, so may be a sign of things to come again. I hope I’m wrong. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2776 "2024-05-17T23:06:04Z")
“Polar Blast” is the weather phrase of the day. ![vlcsnap-2024-05-18-09h04m12s173](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/a/c/d/acddc1a6774182f22119bc1243591d31f4b0574f.jpeg) > **[Polar blast hits east coast, bringing strong and gale force winds](https://www.9news.com.au/national/polar-blast-hits-east-coast-bringing-strong-and-gale-force-winds/8ca2f6ca-32e6-4ceb-a863-13b0eaf242ca)** > > Parts of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia will feel a cold nip in the air this weekend as a p... ---
**Author:** ![dxnerd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/dxnerd/32/404112_2.png) [@dxnerd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/dxnerd)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 12:30am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2777 "2024-05-18T00:30:03Z")
More like just a routine southerly breeze. Not even much snow for the mainland Alps. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2778 "2024-05-30T21:33:44Z")
![Law___Order#_Organized_Crime_20240530_2334.ts_028374555](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/d/2/0/d203c69cdb8520d334e795fca3b75fb3165b8c9a.jpeg) ![Law___Order#_Organized_Crime_20240530_2334.ts_028495761](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/8/e/3/8e3f78f39580a83a04f848c48390f41ec5087246.jpeg) ![05-31_00-40-01_Channel 9_Channel 9.ts_023004800](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/d/5/5/d5590d2d58395ca3ef5e106806feed9282331044.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TV\_Addict](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv_addict/32/317_2.png) [@TV\_Addict](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV_Addict)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2024, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2779 "2024-06-02T08:11:20Z")
Perth got a good soaking overnight . I notice it got really muggy on Dec 1 and although Yeppoon has double and sometimes triple the average number of 30 deg days , by early March it was already cooler and wetter. My fan went off in March and then it seems to keep slowly cooling ever since. Still slightly warmer than average at night . ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2024, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199/2780 "2024-06-02T08:23:00Z")
> [@TV\_Addict](#): > > Perth got a good soaking overnight . Sydney had 142 mm of rain in the 24 hours to 9am today. [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199.md?page=136) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/climate-weather-and-emergencies/199.md?page=138)