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Australian Severe Weather
Australian Severe Weather. Weather photography with over 4300 weather photos catalogued, tropical cyclones and maps, storm news newsletter, storm chasing, tornado, flood and thunderstorms reports, weather observations and observation techniques, links to the latest satellite images and weather maps and Australian weather pages and data. By Michael Bath and Jimmy Deguara, Sydney, Australia.
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Severe weather
Severe weather phenomena are weather conditions that are hazardous
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Cyclone
In meteorology, a cyclone is the rotation of a volume of air about an area of low atmospheric pressure
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Drought
A drought is an extended period where water availability falls below the statistical requirements for a region
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Wildfire
A wildfire, also known as a forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, or bushfire
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Blizzard
A blizzard is a severe weather condition characterized by low temperatures and strong winds
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Derecho
A Derecho is a widespread and long-lived windstorm that is associated with a fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms
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Droughts Fact Sheet for Kids
Fact sheet for youth about what to do before, during, and after a drought.
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Flood
A flood is an overflow of water
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Winterstorm and Extreme Cold Fact Sheet for Kids
Fact sheet for youth about what to do before, during, and after a winter storm or extreme cold.
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Extreme Heat Fact Sheet for Kids
Fact sheet for youth about what to do before, during, and after extreme heat.
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Winter Storms - Blizzards
Blizzards are characterized by low temperatures (usually below 20°F) and accompanied by winds that are at least 35 mph or greater
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Heat wave
A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by excessive humidity
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Ice storm
Freezing rain begins as snow falling from a cloud towards earth. It melts completely on its way down in a layer of warm (above freezing) air and then supercools
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Arctic cyclone
Arctic cyclones are vast areas of low pressure. They should not be confused with what are commonly referred to as polar lows that behave similarly to hurricanes
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