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Severe thunderstorms are built differently from other storms, meaning they can last many hours and travel long distances— ... Thunderstorms are associated with very tall clouds called cumulonimbus that produce turbulence, lightning and thunder. So what ... East Coast Lows are intense low pressure systems that occur off the eastern coast of Australia, often bringing damaging weather ... Learn about the solstices – the shortest and longest days of the year. Find out what they are, when and why they happen, and why ... There's the air temperature, and there's what it 'Feels like'. Think you know your Nimbostratus from your Cirrocumulus? Our new video takes you through the ten main cloud classifications, ...

Once thought to be portents of doom, auroras are now known to be remarkably common phenomena, caused when electrically ... Rainbows are one of the most beautiful phenomena that we see in meteorology. But the science behind these displays can be ... A cold front is a feature we see every day on weather maps, particularly through southern parts of Australia. This video explains ... A monsoon is a time of the year when seasonal winds generate widespread, persistent rain across a broad region. Climatologist ... Dry lightning occurs when a thunderstorm is generating lightning is producing little, if any, rain at ground level – the rain is mostly ... If you're travelling across Australia, you'll notice a huge variety in our terrain. This is because Australia covers a large range of ...

The monsoon has officially arrived, bringing cooling rain to northern Australia after persistent hot and humid conditions. The initial ...