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Yahoo
04-08-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Australia blanketed in biggest snowfall since mid-80s
Several towns in eastern Australia were blanketed with their thickest layer of snow in decades as wild weather swept the area this weekend. Cars, roofs and gardens were completely white as a cold air front dropped as much as 16in (40cm) of snow on parts of northern New South Wales on Saturday, the most since the mid-1980s, said Miriam Bradbury, a meteorologist at Australia's weather bureau. Snow also settled in areas of the neighbouring state of Queensland for the first time in 10 years, she said. Ms Bradbury said climate change has made Australia's weather more volatile in recent years but that this sort of event had occurred several times in the historical record. 'What makes this event unusual is how much snow we had but also how widespread, covering quite a large part of the northern tablelands,' she said. With heavy rain lashing other areas, the New South Wales State Emergency Service said it had responded to more than 1,455 incidents. It said more than 100 vehicles had been stranded by snow, storms had damaged buildings and it had issued several major flood warnings. Tens of thousands of homes spent the night without power, state broadcaster Australian Broadcasting Corp reported. Police in New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, said a car had become stuck in floodwater on Saturday evening and a female passenger in her 20s was swept away. The search was continuing on Sunday, they said. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more. Solve the daily Crossword
Telegraph
03-08-2025
- Climate
- Telegraph
Australia blanketed in biggest snowfall since mid-80s
Several towns in eastern Australia were blanketed with their thickest layer of snow in decades as wild weather swept the area this weekend. Cars, roofs and gardens were completely white as a cold air front dropped as much as 16in (40cm) of snow on parts of northern New South Wales on Saturday, the most since the mid-1980s, said Miriam Bradbury, a meteorologist at Australia's weather bureau. Snow also settled in areas of the neighbouring state of Queensland for the first time in 10 years, she said. Ms Bradbury said climate change has made Australia's weather more volatile in recent years but that this sort of event had occurred several times in the historical record. 'What makes this event unusual is how much snow we had but also how widespread, covering quite a large part of the northern tablelands,' she said. With heavy rain lashing other areas, the New South Wales State Emergency Service said it had responded to more than 1,455 incidents. It said more than 100 vehicles had been stranded by snow, storms had damaged buildings and it had issued several major flood warnings. Tens of thousands of homes spent the night without power, state broadcaster Australian Broadcasting Corp reported. Police in New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, said a car had become stuck in floodwater on Saturday evening and a female passenger in her 20s was swept away. The search was continuing on Sunday, they said.
Free Malaysia Today
03-08-2025
- Climate
- Free Malaysia Today
Aussie towns blanketed with rare snow in wild weather
About 50cm of snow had been forecast to fall in some areas of New South Wales yesterday. (EPA Images pic) CANBERRA : Several towns in eastern Australia were blanketed with their thickest layer of snow in decades as wild weather swept the area this weekend, causing floods, stranding vehicles and cutting power to thousands of homes, authorities said. About 50cm of snow had been forecast to fall yesterday in some areas, with more than 10cm of rain expected in others, the New South Wales state emergency service said. Conditions were easing today. Parts of the state's New England North West region received their deepest snow in 20 years, state broadcaster Australian Broadcasting Corp reported, while the Sydney Morning Herald said an area of the neighbouring state of Queensland had its first snow in 10 years. The emergency service said it had responded to more than 1,455 incidents and more than 100 vehicles had been stranded by snow, adding that storms had damaged buildings and it had issued several major flood warnings. Tens of thousands of homes spent the night without power, the ABC said. Police in New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, said a car had become stuck in floodwater yesterday evening and a female passenger in her 20s was swept away. The search was continuing today, they said.
