Tyne Logan

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Tyne Logan

From the deck of an enormous research ship, surrounded by icebergs, Chelsea Bekemeier releases a tethered balloon into the air. She's standing in temperatures well below freezing, stationed deep in the Southern Ocean, just off East Antarctica. It's about as far from civilisation as you can get. The closest city, Hobart, is 5,000 kilometres away. But for scientists like Ms Bekemeier, this remote part of the world represents a treasure trove.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Tyne Logan

Temperatures have been plummeting in large parts of the country as Australia closes in on the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice. On Friday morning, widespread frosty conditions spread across large parts of New South Wales and Victoria, and some parts of Queensland. Cold air and clear skies combined saw broad areas drop to sub-zero degrees, with the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) recording some of the coldest temperatures in two years in several locations.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Tyne Logan

The world's cloud cover has been shrinking significantly and may help explain the extraordinary heat of the last two years, new research led by NASA found. The research, published this month, analysed satellite observations during the past 24 years. It found areas over the ocean where storm clouds often form have dwindled by between 1.5 and 3 per cent per decade.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Daniel Mercer |Tyne Logan

Western Australia's biggest electricity system could be sliding towards a crisis as customers not shielded by taxpayer subsidies are hit by eye-watering price rises. Businesses have reported electricity price hikes of up to 50 per cent or more, prompting warnings some are scaling back their operations or could even be sent to the wall in the face power of bills costing thousands of dollars more a month.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Tyne Logan

There are signs a major climate driver could shift into its ‘wet phase’ over the coming months, boosting the chance of rain acrosslarge parts of Australia toward the end of winter. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has released its official outlook for the season ahead. It shows strong signs that winter will be warmer than normal, continuing on from what has been a record warm start to the year for large parts of southern Australia.