Published on September 6, 2010 by Technology Slice
The worst of the floods are still to come for Victoria with more rain forecast for most of the state. Saturday and Sunday, thousands were stranded or forced from their homes due to rising flood waters. Residents did have forewarning from the forecasts but many underestimated just how bad it would get. Even this morning [...]
Tags: Financial Help, Flood Victims, Flood Waters, Floods, Forewarning, Hammer, Power Outages, Preference, Rain Forecast, Rural Areas, Saturday And Sunday, Strong Winds, victoria, Victorian Government
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Published on May 18, 2010 by Technology Slice
Smog Alert For Melbourne – Melburnians have been asked to avoid unnecessary use of their vehicles and wood heaters today as a layer of smog hovers over the city. Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has issued a smog alert today due to the build-up of airborne particles in and around Melbourne.
Tags: Air Monitoring, Air Pollution, Air Quality, Airborne Particles, Breathing Difficulties, City Environment, Environment Protection Authority, Environment Protection Authority Victoria, Forecaster, Light Winds, Open Fires, Peter Blake, Pollutants, Smog Alert, Smoke Stacks, Stable Conditions, Stable Weather, Strong Winds, Weather Conditions, Wood Heaters
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Published on March 22, 2010 by Technology Slice
Brendon McCullum Leads New Zealand – Brendon McCullum is poised for a fifth Test century heading into the final day of New Zealand’s first Test against Australia in Wellington after he and the captain Daniel Vettori inspired a much-needed fightback. When Australia declared at 459 for five midway through the second day, then skittled the [...]
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Published on March 15, 2010 by Technology Slice
Queensland Cyclone Not A Threat – The weather bureau says an intense cyclone in the Coral Sea is unlikely to pose a threat to the Queensland coast. Tropical cyclone Ului is a category four system and is more than 1,400 kilometres north-east of Mackay in north Queensland and moving slowly west-south-west.
Tags: Coral Sea, Few Days, Fisheries, Forecaster, Local Media, Mackay Queensland, North Queensland, Queensland Beaches, Queensland Coast, Queensland Weather, Rainbow Beach, Shark Nets, South East Queensland, Strong Wind, Strong Winds, Sunshine Coasts, Tropical Cyclone, Weather Bureau, Wild Weather, Wind Warnings
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Published on March 14, 2010 by Technology Slice
Tropical Cyclone Ului – A CATEGORY five cyclone is charging across the Coral Sea towards north Queensland. Tropical cyclone Ului is now southeast of the Solomon Islands after building rapidly from a category three on Saturday to a category five this morning. Queensland’s Bureau of Meteorology says the cyclone is packing wind gusts of up [...]
Tags: Bureau Of Meteorology, cairns, Central Queensland, Charleville, Coral Sea, Flood Damage, Forecaster, Heavy Rain, Industries Minister, Mr Harrison, North Queensland Coast, Property Losses, Solomon Islands, Strong Winds, Swells, Tasman Sea, Tim Mulherin, Tropical Cyclone, Whitsundays, Wind Gusts
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