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Here are the average temps & rainfall values we normally see in May across Aus. In the south, cooler conditions are due to shorter days & longer nights. In the north, May marks the beginning of the dry season, with cooler temps & reduced rainfall. Latest: bom.gov.au/places/

Undertaking the final environmental audit for construction of the Parramatta Light Rail this week! #PublicTransport #Sydney #Parramatta

Where will all the rainfall & #flood water we're seeing in #Qld & #NSW end up? Much of the water will be distributed between the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Murray-Darling Basin & Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre. Latest forecasts: bom.gov.au or the BOM Weather app.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily is likely to bring some heavy rain to parts of NSW, and possibly Canberra, over the coming days. Find the latest at bom.gov.au or on the BOM Weather app.

Water Technology are proud to be sponsoring the 20th Annual Western Australian Wetlands Conference being held on the 1st to 2nd of February 2024 in Bibra Lake, WA. The timing of the conference also coincides with World Wetlands Day (2nd February)! #WA #Wetlands #Environment

Great interactive article by The Guardian outlining and describing the ways in which extreme heat, as a result of climate change, is killing so many Australians. #climatechange #heatwave #Australia theguardian.com/environment/ng…

⚠️🌧️Severe Weather Warning issued for HEAVY TO LOCALLY INTENSE RAINFALL that could lead to FLASH FLOODING in parts of southeast #QLD on Tues. Incl #Brisbane, #SunshineCoast, #Toowoomba, #Beenleigh. Rapid river & creek rises likely due to wet catchments. ow.ly/NWx450QvhCp

"Communities are important actors in preparing for and recovering from disaster, and should be supported to do this job well" #community #Flood #QLD theconversation.com/when-disaster-…

"Several models have indicated the system could drift northward before making a U-turn and moving south later in the week" #floods #QLD #heatwave #climate abc.net.au/news/2024-01-2…

The Water Technology tradition continues this year of putting together a calendar of photos that our employees have taken across the country during 2023. Here is the photo selected for January 2024 - the beautiful Seal Bay on Kangaroo Island, taken by Tahlia Rossi #coastal

Low-severe intensity #heatwaves continue across much of the country. Locally extreme heatwaves are impacting Pilbara/Gascoyne. Extreme Fire Dangers for parts of the Pilbara coast today and tomorrow. A cool change will develop from Wednesday. More: bom.gov.au

We can’t rely on the ‘dogs breakfast’ of disaster warnings to do the hard work of building community resilience theconversation.com/we-cant-rely-o… #warning #Australia #flood #Cyclone #bushfires

Not bad when this gets to be the office! Fieldwork from Tamworth area #ecology #environment #nsw #Australianecology #environmentalconsulting #conservation #Sustainability

"If we have a La Niña, we can be quite confident we're going to have a wet spring and a wet summer. With El Niño, we have less confidence in the other direction — that it will be drier than normal,". sbs.com.au/news/article/a… #weather #coastal #ElNiño #Flooding

Beautiful scenes from some ecology field work in the Blue Mountains that some of the team got to do before the Christmas break! #ecology #bluemountains #bats #ausecology #Australia #eucalyptus #environment

Invasive species of #grass such as buffel and Gamba grass are increasing #bushfire #fuel loads in Australia's arid and semi-arid regions. #fire theconversation.com/invasive-grass…

"People drive through floodwater ... because they think it's safe, but what they're not aware of is the structural integrity of the road surface and the infrastructure around it." Never drive or walk through #floodwaters. #flooding #floods abc.net.au/news/2024-01-0…

Summary article of the Flood Intelligence Portal that Water Technology have co-designed with the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority! #flooding #FloodRelief #naturalhazards linkedin.com/pulse/how-floo…

"Cyclone Jasper’s slow-moving progress across the Coral Sea exposed as much as 20% of the Great Barrier Reef to waves high enough to break apart corals, according to modelling from the Australian Institute of Marine Science" theguardian.com/australia-news…

"There are also major flood warnings for the Buchan and Thomson rivers, and moderate warnings for the Snowy, Macalister and Mitchell rivers. They are expected to remain in place over the weekend." #flood #flooding abc.net.au/news/2023-12-0…