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Irish Examiner
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Ireland amateurs fall short in European bronze medal match
Ireland battled hard but were defeated by England in the bronze medal match at the European Amateur Team Championship in Killarney Golf & Fishing Club. While at the same time Italy were crowned champions after a phenomenal 6-1 victory over Denmark in the final played in sweltering heat. Ireland did secure a precious bronze at the European Girls' Team Championship, with a fantastic 4-3 comeback win against Germany in Slaley Hall, however it wasn't to be for the men. Ireland came so close to booking their place in an historic home final, when they lost to a rejuvenated Denmark side on Friday afternoon, and having lost the morning foursomes 2-0 to England, it looked set to be another tough result. But the hosts piled on the pressure in the afternoon with Stuart Grehan winning his match 5&3 against Daniel Hayes before Matt McClean finished off Eliot Baker on a 6&5 scoreline. England looked in trouble but they came roaring back and Tyler Weaver defeated Thomas Higgins by 1 hole. John Doyle continued his stunning week with a 19th hole win over Luke Poulter but Charlie Forster's brilliant pitch on the 19th hole of his tie with Caolan Rafferty, sealed Ireland's fate. Meanwhile, the Italians had a comprehensive victory over the Danes with former professional, and team coach Alberto Benaghi, thrilled to see his passionate side come out on top. 'It's almost indescribable. We are very, very proud of what we did, especially when we play in Ireland with such a history in golf. To win on this course and to win in such style, because we really played great yesterday against England and very, very good today,' said Benaghi. 'Today we were really unstoppable so I am very proud of my team. We really enjoyed every single moment. 'The foursomes this morning gave us a lot of strength. After 2-0 you have the responsibility of winning so you can feel the pressure but we played so good that we were very convinced that we could do the job. 'Sport has to be like this, you have to have passion, obviously when you win you celebrate more but you have to live sport like that, something that is coming from the heart.' Italy laid the platform for a dominant afternoon when Giovanni Binaghi and Biagio Andrea Gagliardi teamed up for an impressive 5&4 win. The other morning foursomes match also went the way of the Italians with Filippo Ponzano and Michele Ferrero accounting for their opponents on a 3&2 scoreline. The Danes were still dangerous, having bounced back from a 2-0 deficit against Ireland on Friday to secure their place in the final, but they couldn't replicate those heroics. Instead, Italy pressed on and Riccardo Fantinelli won the top match 2&1. Two more points followed from Ferrero and Ponzano and Italy were crowned champions of Europe. Elsewhere in Flight A, Sweden beat Finland 3-2 and France got the better of Germany 4.5 to 0.5. Switzerland won Flight B, while there were also wins for Poland, Iceland and Czech Republic.
ABC News
01-07-2025
- Climate
- ABC News
Fallout of 'bomb cyclone' sees strong winds batter parts of Queensland
Severe winds have hit parts of south-east Queensland as part of the same system that has delivered a "bomb cyclone" and flash flooding to parts of New South Wales. While the Sunshine State has been spared the worst of the deep coastal low, powerful winds whipped up along the Main Range, Granite Belt and Scenic Rim overnight and could persist until Thursday. Daniel Hayes from the Bureau of Meteorology said while conditions were very different in Queensland compared to what was happening further south, it was all part of the same weather phenomenon. "It's the same rapidly intensifying low-pressure system," he said. Mr Hayes said the combination of the low over New South Wales and a high-pressure ridge over Queensland and central Australia was to blame. "The pressure gradient is getting quite tight between that deepening low-pressure system and the high-pressure system that's strengthening over Queensland," he said. "So, it's the interaction between those two systems that's driving this quite strong west to south-westerly flow." Unlike in New South Wales, it is bringing cold but dry conditions to much of the state. "[The low-pressure system] has pulled away a lot of the moisture that was through south-east Queensland until Monday evening. The BOM said areas around Stanthorpe, Springbrook and Crows Nest were likely to see the worst of the winds and was able to give residents advanced warning of what was to come. Ava Phillips, who works in Springbrook, inland of the Gold Coast, said while the mountain village was well accustomed to severe weather, time to prepare was very welcome. "Whenever we get these huge storms, it can take out power to the shop and then if we don't have enough fuel for the generator, we can lose product, on top of having to close and not having customers come in. "It's making sure you have fuel for your generators, making sure you have long-life food and making sure you have a way to contact neighbours when the phone lines go down, to make contact and make people feel safe." Brisbane Airport said while conditions over the airport had remained fine for flying, seven flights between Sydney and Brisbane and five between Melbourne and Brisbane were cancelled on Tuesday due to the severe weather over New South Wales. Travellers are advised to stay alert for updates from their airlines this morning as the severe weather persists. Mr Hayes said it would remain windy across large parts of south-east Queensland until the low-pressure system moved away from the New South Wales coast and out to sea, which could take until Thursday. He said damaging winds of between 55 and 65kph were possible until that time. "Unnecessary travel — it's probably a good thing to avoid if you can."
ABC News
30-06-2025
- Climate
- ABC News
The weather system brewing off NSW could be the first east coast low in three years
New South Wales residents are being told to prepare for a powerful low-pressure system the Bureau of Meteorology says will "drench and batter" the east coast over the coming week. Forecasts are even flagging the potential for it to develop into an "east coast low" — one of the most dangerous weather systems the region experiences. If it does, it would be the first east coast low in three years. So what exactly are east coast lows and what makes them so dangerous? Broadly, an east coast low is an intense low-pressure system that develops on or near the east coast of Australia. But they're no ordinary storms. What sets them apart from the more typical low-pressure systems, according to Bureau of Meteorology community information officer Daniel Hayes, is their impact. "So, something bringing extreme rainfall, storm-force winds and large waves." To be able to bring this impact, the system needs to tick a few boxes. Firstly, according to Mr Hayes, it must be strong. "An east coast low is first and foremost an intense low-pressure system that forms quite quickly. So it has to get to be a strong low-pressure system, such that it can have a large impact," he said. Secondly, it must be near the coast. "To have an impact it has to be within a couple of hundred kilometres of the coast. If it's too far out, it doesn't matter how strong it is, it won't have nearly as much impact." And thirdly, it needs to hang around for an extended period of time — generally "at least 12 hours", according to Mr Hayes. This means its effects can last much longer — producing long periods of heavy rainfall and flooding, damaging winds and very large swell. With the exception of rare southern-tracking tropical cyclones, east coast lows are the most significant weather systems to impact south-east Queensland and eastern parts of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. Though they are different from tropical cyclones, which are born in warm tropical waters, they can produce winds up to category two cyclone level. "They can be very similar [in their impacts], because largely they have the same mechanisms for causing an impact: heavy rainfall, strong winds, and they can develop large and powerful surf," he said. A look at past events reveals east coast lows have been behind some of Australia's worst natural disasters, including the deadly 1998 Sydney to Hobart race in which six sailors died. Latest forecasts show the low-pressure system developing off the New South Wales coast has the potential to form into an east coast low, with the impacts lasting several days. However, Mr Hayes said it may not reach to east coast low status due to its impact potentially being softened by another low-pressure system nearby. "It's complicated by the fact that we do have another low-pressure system developing off the coast as well, and the two are going to interact somewhat," he said. "They may end up cancelling each other out to some extent and reducing the overall impact." The interaction between the two low-pressure systems is known as "dumbbelling", with the systems rotating around each other. Regardless of whether it does get named a true east coast low, Mr Hayes said severe weather was still likely with the potential for damaging winds, heavy rainfall and flooding and powerful waves. "We are expecting to see significant impacts out of this. Mr Hayes said rain and showers, with the potential for thunderstorms, were forecast to develop around the northern New South Wales coast from Monday afternoon. But he said the main impacts would begin on Tuesday, as the system deepened and pushed further south toward Sydney and Wollongong. A severe weather warning has been issued for areas stretching from Lismore to just south of Woolongong, with damaging winds averaging 60 to 70 kilometres per hour, with peak gusts up to 100kph from Tuesday. These winds are expected to linger throughout Wednesday, potentially even lasting into Thursday. Mr Hayes said significant rainfall was also forecast for some parts of the coast, particularly on the southern side of the system around Illawarra, the NSW south coast and southern parts of Sydney. "The rainfall is likely to be somewhat concentrated on the southern side," he said "So while we might very well see 50 to 150 millimetres of rain in the 48 hours from Tuesday into Wednesday, we could see some areas that do go higher than that and push up to the 200 millimetre range," he said. "On the northern side, we are likely to be seeing that rain starting to taper off after today." East coast lows are most common during late autumn into winter. Their frequency depends on the definition used, but on average, there are around two severe events per year, which generate daily rain totals in excess of 100mm. However, it has been three years since Australia has seen one reach the threshold. Research indicates that east coast lows are projected to become less frequent with climate change, particularly during the cooler months of the year. However, those that do occur are likely to be more intense and potentially more hazardous, with rising sea levels exacerbating coastal impacts.
Business Upturn
27-06-2025
- Business
- Business Upturn
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The Guardian
24-06-2025
- Climate
- The Guardian
Australia's east coast to shiver through cold nights as forecast warns of damaging winds
Australia's east coast is bracing for chilly nights through to the weekend as a cold front moves through parts of New South Wales and Victoria. NSW and the ACT were expecting snowfall on the southern ranges to areas above 1,100 metres on Tuesday evening, with blizzard conditions forecast to develop across alpine areas in Victoria overnight. The Bureau of Meteorology forecast areas of frost through the high country in Victoria and NSW and other parts of both states by Wednesday. 'It'll get a good 2C to 6C below average for most of NSW and Victoria, and those colder temperatures will extend inland into southern Queensland,' said Daniel Hayes, a community information officer at the Bureau. Residents in regional NSW experienced freezing temperatures on the weekend, with Goulburn dipping as low as -10C on Saturday and -7.8C on Sunday, and Cooma reaching a minimum of -8.6C on Saturday and -10C on Sunday. Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email The Bureau issued severe wind warnings for the coming days, particularly for high country areas in Victoria and NSW that would see 'damaging wind gusts', Hayes said. Angus Hines, a senior meteorologist at the Bureau, said wind warnings for Victoria were 'almost everywhere on and south of the mountain ranges'. 'For Tasmania, [it's] just the north-east coast, as well as in the Bass Strait, and for NSW and the ACT, the warning area covers most of the mountain ranges,' he said. In these areas, the Bureau warned that wind gusts could reach up to 120km/h. 'For South Australia we're looking at damaging winds for parts of the Yorke Peninsula around Adelaide, the Mount Lofty Ranges, Kangaroo Island and the south-east,' Hines said. Cold nights and frost are expected as winds ease later in the week. 'We will see frost fairly widespread across Victoria, NSW and into southern and central parts of Queensland by around Thursday and Friday,' Hayes said. Below-average temperatures and frost will extend into southern inland parts of Queensland, with overnight lows forecast between -2C and 2C. Sign up to Breaking News Australia Get the most important news as it breaks after newsletter promotion Daytime temperatures this week are expected to be slightly warmer, and return to 'much closer to the average across most of the eastern parts of the country', Hayes said. Melbourne is forecast to reach a maximum of 11C on Wednesday, 13C on Thursday and 14C on Friday, with similar highs of 14C and 13C expected for the weekend. A top of 18C is forecast in Sydney on Wednesday, with 16C predicted on Thursday, 17C on Friday, 18C on Saturday and 19C on Sunday. Meanwhile, Brisbane will enjoy much warmer weather, with a high of 23C forecast for Wednesday, 20C on Thursday and an average high of 21C from Friday across the weekend. 'It's still winter, of course, and still June, so temperatures will be cool to cold depending on where you are,' Hayes said. 'Obviously, around the higher country, you should still expect to see it be quite cold even when we are hitting averages.'
