A powerful weather system known as a “bomb cyclone” is bearing down on New South Wales, with authorities warning residents to prepare immediately for potentially dangerous conditions expected to peak on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued severe weather warnings as the low-pressure system rapidly intensifies off the coast, a process meteorologists call “bombogenesis.” This term describes a weather system that forms very quickly, with pressure dropping significantly in a short period. “This is a severe weather warning for a deepening low-pressure system that will affect a large portion of the NSW coastline,” said BOM Hazard … Continue reading NSW Bomb Cyclone Alert: 300mm Rain, 100km/h Winds Expected as 11,000 SES Volunteers Mobilize