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Tyne Logan
Tyne is the weather and climate reporter at ABC in Perth.
Prior to moving to Perth, she lived and worked at several regional locations in WA, including Broome, Albany, Bunbury and Kalgoorlie in roles including rural reporter, features reporter and breakfast presenter.
Tyne grew up in Denmark and left in 2012 to pursue journalism at Curtin University.
She is thrilled to be working at the ABC, in a position she believes constantly challenges, entertains and intrigues her.
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The heat index – or "feels like" – temperature reportedly reached 59C in Rio de Janeiro as thousands of fans queued up for Taylor Swift's performance.
Week-long spell of extreme heat and storms to hit Australia
Storms carrying the risk of heavy rain, large hail, and damaging winds are set to hit much of northern and eastern Australia this week while Western Australia bakes under a potential record-breaking November heatwave.
The unintended climate benefit of the 1980s car industry
Research shows a change to cars 40 years ago virtually stopped decades of rising toxic gas levels in the Southern Hemisphere, and led to an unintended benefit for the world's climate.
How do thunderstorms trigger widespread asthma attacks?
Residents across Victoria are on heightened alert for thunderstorm asthma outbreaks this week, but how does stormy weather combine with pollen levels to create such chaos?
After the driest September-October on record, much of Australia to cop severe thunderstorm activity
Some of the storm activity has the potential to become severe, carrying the risk of gusty winds, heavy rain and hail.
Older people, men and Queenslanders among most susceptible to extreme weather related injury, new data shows
As extreme weather events become more frequent, a new report from the nation's key agency for information and statistics on Australia's health and welfare unpacks the impacts.
The cyclone that just hit Vanuatu was the earliest Southern Hemisphere category 5 ever recorded. Here's why
The cyclone not only formed outside of the normal cyclone season, it is now the earliest, strongest system ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere — by a long way. So what allowed it to become so strong so early on?
Gagged and grief-stricken, yet defiant: Ecologists and climate scientists reveal devastating culture of suppression
The beauty and wonder of the natural world is what keeps scientists like Dana Bergstrom fighting to protect it. She's one of many who say speaking out comes at a cost but not speaking up can take an even greater personal toll.
'I wish I'd made my house resilient for far less money': How to build a house that can survive extreme weather
As the climate changes, an increasing number of houses in Australia are projected to be exposed to bushfires. Now, a new tool, flagged by a royal commission, has been developed that lets individuals and communities realise their vulnerabilities, plan for change and go into the next disaster better prepared.
'Unusually warm temperatures until next year': Heatwave and bushfire alert for eastern Australia
The Bureau of Meteorology has just released its outlook for the coming season, detailing the risk of tropical cyclones, floods, heatwaves, fires and storms.
Weather scientists worry fast-warming oceans have warped BoM's El Niño index
Climate researchers at the Bureau of Meteorology hope a new system will prevent situations where some agencies are declaring an El Niño event and others aren't.
Dangerous wind, heavy rain, flooding forecast to hit eastern states as intense storm system deepens
Thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast for parts of Victoria and New South Wales, dousing fires but bringing the threat of flash flooding, as a low pressure system intensifies over the eastern states.
'Arguably the greatest weather systems on Earth': How the jet stream has been driving extreme weather
From record-breaking spring heat over south-eastern Australia to flooding rains in Greece and Spain, the jet stream has had a lot to answer for recently. Here's what it is and how it works.
What makes a bushfire alert 'catastrophic', and how should you respond?
Catastrophic fire danger warnings have been issued in parts of Australia already as it enters a hotter and drier than average climate pattern. If the fire season has taken you by surprise, here's a reminder of how the warning system works.
In Australia, El Niño has been linked to some of the worst droughts in modern history. Here's how it works
It was Peruvian fishermen, hundreds of years ago, who first noticed and named El Niño. Little did they realise they had named one of the most consequential climate drivers on Earth. This is how it works.
BOM officially declares El Niño, warns of extreme heat risk over spring and summer
One of the world's most consequential climate drivers, El Niño, is underway for the first time in eight years, according to Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Invasive grass with role in deadly Maui blaze 'absolutely a threat' to Australian lives
As Australia experiences "bigger … hotter fires", experts say buffel grass — which is now found in every state and territory — poses a growing bushfire risk.
Climate scientists say they've 'never seen anything' like this year's potential El Niño event as it inches closer
The prospect of an El Niño climate pattern has made headlines for months now, but while ocean temperatures are strongly favouring its development, the atmosphere still hasn't kicked into gear. So what's going on?
South-east Australia set to bake as hot spring weather soars up to 16 degrees above average
Some parts of Australia could face temperatures up to 16 degrees Celsius above average as a prolonged, unseasonal spell of hot weather sets in over the next week.
Sydney has been trapped under a blanket of smoke for days. Here's why
Sydney is the most recent city to be covered in an an eerie smoke haze, a familiar sight to Australians during autumn and spring as fire crews make hazard reduction burns ahead of summer.
Parts of Greece have recorded an entire year's worth of rain in 18 hours, a month after heatwaves and fire. What's caused it?
Greece has been slammed by "extraordinary" downpours from a weather pattern shaped like the final letter of the country's alphabet. Here is why this one was so intense.
How might this year's potential El Niño compare to previous events?
From drought and bushfires to hail storms and flooding, El Niño's official declaration for the first time in eight years is likely to bring it all. Or maybe not. We look back at the impacts the major climate driver has brought to Australia in the past.
East coast braces for severe storms as near-record-breaking heat builds in west
A storm outbreak is set to hit broad parts of the east coast on Wednesday afternoon, with warnings of possible damaging winds and large hail for much of coastal New South Wales into south-east Queensland. Meanwhile, potentially record-breaking heat is building in the west.
What you can expect for weather and fires this spring
Fire and weather forecast agencies have put large parts of Australia on high alert this spring with hot, dry conditions set to combine with a hefty amount of fuel.
With the world's oceans in the middle of an unprecedented heatwave, scientists are worried
Climate scientists say natural "anaesthetics" have been masking the true impact of climate change for years but have now worn off. Here's why the world's ocean temperatures are at record highs and what they could bring.