Rare ‘haboob’ dust storm brings Central Valley to a halt
Startling images show the dust storm that passed from Madera through Fresno to Bakersfield and caused a highway pileup on ...
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Broken Hill, surrounding communities without power after wild overnight storm
A major storm has left Broken Hill and the surrounding region without power. High speed winds have crumpled transmission towers south of the outback city. An entire outback city is running on ...
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Generator powering Broken Hill since severe storm overheated and shut down
Ms Jordan said before last week's wild weather there were two generators in Broken Hill but only one was in use after last week's storm. It had been recently serviced. She estimated supply would ...
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Broken Hill storms report
Severe storms hit Broken Hill at midnight 16 October. Winds were over 130km/hour, and there were over 130,000 lightning ...
The Leader22d
Premier announces support package for Broken Hill after freak storm
Residents affected by a freak storm that left Broken Hill and surrounding outback communities without power for days will be compensated. Carla Mascarenhas is the NSW correspondent covering ...
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Broken Hill battery charges up to create local micro-grid, but why was it disabled in the first place?
As Renew Economy reported on Friday, the 50 MW, 50 MWh battery had not operated since the Broken Hill region was isolated from the rest of the grid after storms tore down seven transmission towers ...