Quantcast
Channel: Rainfall RSS Feed from ABC Katherine
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 49 View Live
↧

Dark Ages: sizzling storm stops traffic, tills, tall buildings.

A series of lightning strikes on high voltage transmission lines brought the top end's power infrastructure to its knees on Saturday morning, hurting business and trapping some urban dwellers in their...

View Article


Northern Territory Country Hour podcast 05/03/10

Chickens are the modern-day version of how canaries down the mine letting the miners know of a gas build up -- although in this case it is checking for disease, and Queensland's rain is also having an...

View Article


NT Country Hour podcast 08/03/10

How does a name change help one of the Territory's oldest industries assist in marketing at home and abroad, and a Facebook is up and running for people who oppose the relaxation of beef import laws.

View Article

NT Country Hour podcast 10/03/10

Children join forces with uni students planting trees for bush tucker and a train used to help milk cows.

View Article

NT Country Hour podcast 31/03/10

There is still life in those skeletons, as snapper bones help research, and how should camp dogs be dealt with.

View Article


Groote Eylandt is stuck in the mud thanks to ex-tropical cyclone Paul

The Top End has been inundated in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Paul and Groote Eylandt has been left a bit stuck in the mud with roads cut and communities isolated. But according to locals it was just...

View Article

NT Country Hour podcast 08/04/2010

Can the towns of the Northern Territory cope with the population that is predicted for Australia by 2050, and healthy cocodiles is something that can be of benefit.

View Article

NT Country Hour podcast 09/04/10

Blooding a crocodile in the name of disease research, and hurdling the humps that may be there when it comes to camel handling.

View Article


NT Country Hour podcast 30/03/10

Using the melon to try and have a good crop, and a gas pipeline in some of Australia's most remote areas inspired a performance by Darwin's symphony orchestra.

View Article


NT Country Hour 17/5/10

What are some of the hurdles an Indigenous woman faces if she wants to become a doctor, and its been a long time coming but the second phase of the Ord River scheme is there -- what does this mean to...

View Article

Flood at Mataranka school

Things were a bit on the nose at Mataranka School in the Northern Territory today.

View Article

Flooding cuts roads around Katherine

Northern Territory Police are warning motorists to take care on the roads around Katherine with several roads cut off after heavy rainfall.

View Article

Top End rainfall expected to ease

The Bureau of Meteorology says heavy rainfall caused by a tropical low in the Top End should ease over the weekend, but could then form a cyclone off the West Australian coast.

View Article


Continuing rain a boon for cattlemen

A La Nina system continuing until March is a boon for pastoralists, who can concentrate on getting back into production.

View Article

Carlos sends rain for NT cattle

Pastoralists in the Northern Territory aren't complaining about ex-Cyclone Carlos passing through their region.

View Article


Good rainfall for Top End pastoralists

Pastoralists in the Territory aren't complaining about the wet weather from ex-Tropical Cyclone Carlos. The tropical Low brought good rainfalls to much of the Top End during the weekend. Franz Ranacher...

View Article

Rural Report for Outback NT: Monday, March 7, 2011

View Article


Flooding wipes away freight train in NT

View Article

Floodwaters derail freight train

View Article

NT communities clean up after floods

View Article

No rain means Katherine hay growers may have to replant crops

Hay crops in the Katherine region may have to be replanted if they don't receive more rain soon.

View Article


A wet and wild Australia Day

Top Enders will endure more wild weather this Australia Day, with many public events cancelled and warnings of destructive winds of up to 125kmph.

View Article


Wet season lets Top End hay growers down

Hay growers in the Top End have had to replant their crops with this year's wet season failing to live up to its name.

View Article

Dry season could spur on early muster in NT

Cattle stations in the Northern Territory might start mustering unusually early this season because of a lack of rain.

View Article

Rain a welcome sight in Central Australia

A pastoralist in central Australia says recent heavy rain is welcome, even though it's cut the Stuart Highway and access to many cattle stations.

View Article


NT gearing up for cyclone

A Tropical Low off the Northern Territory's west coast could develop into a cyclone later today, but so far cattle stations in the area have received only a little rain.

View Article

Cyclone warning cancelled but severe weather still expected from Tropical Low

A Tropical Low off the Northern Territory's west coast is no longer expected to develop into a cyclone.

View Article

NT should avoid cyclone

A Tropical Low off the Northern Territory's west coast is no longer expected to develop into a cyclone.

View Article

Bores busy as NT stays dry

It hasn't been much of a wet season for some cattle stations in the Northern Territory.

View Article



Storm chasers

The thrill of chasing storms in the Top End.

View Article

Rivers dry up in the Northern Territory

Several rivers that would normally be running after the wet season in the Northern Territory are dry because of poor rainfall.

View Article

Early taste of the Wet hampers NT cattle muster

The final weeks of second-round cattle mustering in the Northern Territory will be delayed due to the Top End's first wet season storms on the weekend.

View Article

First wet season storm hits Katherine

It felt like a long time coming, but the Katherine region has finally had its first proper wet season storm.

View Article


Missing monsoon a Top End worry

A dry start to the wet season is worrying a Northern Territory pastoralist, who's been carting water to his cattle since October.

View Article

Rain relief for parts of the Northern Territory

Pastoralists in the Northern Territory's Victoria River District say they are relieved to finally have received some good rainfalls overnight, with more than 100 millimetres being recorded at several...

View Article

Gulf stations looking for rain

It might have been raining across some parts of the Top End this week, but spare a thought for those producers who are still waiting for a big downpour to arrive.

View Article


Rainy start to Top End mustering season

The mustering season is off to a slow start for many Northern Territory cattle stations, following heavy rain over the weekend.

View Article


Katherine River gauge back in action

An automatic river-level gauge on the Katherine Bridge has been repaired following a possible lightning strike on Sunday afternoon.

View Article

Beswick cleans up after Easter flood

The small community of Beswick, south of Katherine in the Northern Territory, has been cleaning up following flooding over the Easter long weekend.

View Article

Top End floods cut off NT communities as severe weather warning issued

The weather bureau warns more communities could be affected as the worst of the heavy rain is yet to come.

View Article

Monsoon burst causes havoc on Darwin roads, minor flooding

It has been a wet 24 hours in Darwin, with a dumping more than 200 millimetres of rain over the city, causing havoc on the roads.

View Article


Gulf barramundi fisherman expects best catch in three years

An early wet season in northern Australia is expected to boost barramundi catches to their best in three years.

View Article

Phenomenal wet season sees Northern Territory pastoralists optimistic at its end

The Top End has recorded its third wettest wet season on record according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

View Article


Outback Northern Territory hit with soaking rain, breaking dry stretch

It has been a wet week across much of the Northern Territory, with many cattle stations receiving their first rain of the season, and in some cases the first rain of the year.

View Article

Big monsoon gets Top End wet season back on track for cattle producers

Heavy monsoonal rains has put the wet season back on track for Top End cattle producers.

View Article


BOM declares 2018 Australia's third-hottest year on record

If you thought it was hot last year, you're not wrong. The Bureau of Meteorology is warning there is little relief on the cards, with 2018's high temperatures and severely dry conditions expected to...

View Article

Heatwave, late wet makes for a tough start to 2019 for agricultural...

An unusually dry start to the year has left agricultural industries across northern WA praying for rain.

View Article

'Like a mini cyclone': Trees, powerlines down as Top End lashed by storm cell

An intense storm cell batters parts of the Top End, with strong winds knocking down trees and powerlines from Katherine to Darwin.

View Article

Barramundi fail to breed in Daly River as researchers report 'lowest catch on...

Where have all the barra gone? Research concludes 2019 has had the lowest recording of juvenile barramundi in the Daly River in over a decade as the beloved fish "failed to breed".

View Article

Browsing latest articles
Browse All 49 View Live


<script src="https://jsc.adskeeper.com/r/s/rssing.com.1596347.js" async> </script>