A rare ‘Fallstreak Hole‘ appeared over Australia earlier today. The National Weather Service describes a fallstreak hole as follows: A fallstreak hole (also known as a “hole punch cloud”) is a large circular or elliptical gap that can appear in cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds. Fallstreak holes can result from a number of things, one being […]
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Severe Weather Hits Sydney
While our region of the world has been facing severe weather, Australia has taken a hit of their own. Flooding, damaging winds, and even snow wreaked havoc on Sydney, as a major storm passed through the area Tuesday night (local time). 30,000 homes were without power, and 40 flood rescues took place in and around […]
Tropical Cyclone Ita – Australia
A very strong tropical cyclone is going to hit the northwest portion of Australia very soon. As of 11:15 PM on April 10, the cyclone has yet to make landfall. So what is a cyclone? A tropical cyclone is very similar to a hurricane, we just call them different names. Much like we name our […]
Katy Perry: Weather Anchor
Did she really just recommend a “Crap App?” No words. #smh
Bats Battle Extreme Heat
While a large portion of the country suffered through a bitter cold snap earlier this week, a completely different story was evolving across the northwest coast of Australia. Temperature values rose as high as 122˚F in certain locations, causing some rather odd events to unfold. The image above was taken at a Bat Clinic in […]