EXTREME WEATHER: Sydney Heatwave - City Sets Record For Days Above 26 Degrees Celsius As Mercury Hits 41.7C!

A father and daughter at Bondi beach. The Bureau of Meteoreology forecast temperatures of 41C in Parramatta, Penrith and Richmond, with 35C in the CBD.© Jenny Evans/AAP

February 25, 2016 - SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Sweltering day 21st consecutive day over 26C as Bureau of Meteorology predicts temperatures above 26C for the next week

Temperatures in parts of Sydney topped 40 degrees today, as the city sweated through a record streak of 21 days above 26C.

In Penrith, the temperature reached 41.7 by mid-afternoon and hovered just below into the evening.

Closer to the city it wasn't much cooler with 39.2C recorded at Sydney Olympic Park and 36.9 at the airport.

Blair Trewin of the Bureau of Meteorology told Guardian Australia the scorcher marked the 21st consecutive day of 26C or over in Sydney, a record stretch not matched at any time of year.

The next-longest streak was 19 days of temperatures above 26C in March 2014.

Trewin said the record hot spell was caused by a combination of warmer than normal ocean breezes, few major southerly winds and a lack of easterly troughs that tend to bring rain and cool temperatures. Since the streak started there has been just 9.2mm of rain in Sydney.

Sydney may continue its hot streak, with the bureau predicting temperatures above 26C for at least the next seven days. The coolest days will be on the weekend, with maximums of 27C forecast for both Saturday and Sunday.

Canberra is also feeling the heat with a maximum of 37C while Darwin and Brisbane are expecting maximums of 33C.

Trewin said: "It has been an unusually hot February in parts of the northern tropics because it's been much drier than usual for this time of year - it's normally the peak of the wet season."

The tropics were unlikely to set any records this month, though, as the hottest time of the year is usually in November/December before the wet season starts properly, he said. - The Guardian.

SIGNS IN THE HEAVENS: "Ball Lightning" - Strange Light Seen Over Canberra, Australia?!

© Youtube/Joanne Steen (screen capture)

January 7, 2016 - AUSTRALIA - A video appearing to show a strange light above Canberra during a storm was probably capturing "ball lightning", an astronomer has said.

The video uploaded to YouTube last night, claims to show a circle or donut-shaped light appearing in the Canberra sky during a storm.

Australian National University astronomer Brad Tucker said the red and green light which glowed faintly in the background was "characteristic of an aurora" however believed this time it was ball lightning.

"An aurora is when energy from the sun hits the earth's atmosphere, the energy rubs the earth's atmosphere with friction and charges the gas," he said.

"But the problem is there was no activity from the sun, it was cloudy, we can't see the aurora, so it doesn't really fit." Dr Tucker said in this case, the energy to create an aurora probably came from the thunderstorm itself.

"The same activity that causes an aurora, can actually happen inside our atmosphere if you have a storm with a lot of electrical charge that is rubbing against the gases in our atmosphere, causing it to grow that green or red colour," he said.

"Sometimes, if you get a really interesting occurrence, you create something called 'ball lightning'. "Normally lightning strikes up and down hitting the ground, but ball lightning is a weird thing where it appears as a ball explosion, sometimes it can even move around in the sky."

Ball lightning had been reported to occur "more often in Australia than elsewhere".

"[But] there are lots of weird natural phenomenon that happens everywhere," Dr Tucker said.

"In Norway there's this weird appearance that happens every Autumn for a few weeks that causes weird UFO lights, but the lights happen regularly like clockwork."

Dr Tucker said he felt fairly certain extraterrestrial creatures could be ruled out as the cause of the light.

"I don't think it's aliens," he said.

"It's always hard to discredit aliens, but I think they would probably visit somewhere more active than Canberra coming back from holidays.

"It's probably not Photoshop either. Everything kind of fits and it seems right.

"Someone probably just got lucky, back from the holidays a little bit bored and saw an interesting storm, it's the only interesting thing going on in Canberra right now."

Forecaster Sean Carson said while he was speculating, he agreed that the light could be ball lightning.

"It's pretty amazing, no doubt about it," he said.

"There were obviously thunderstorms at the time, so lightning is all I can think of."

The ABC has contacted the person who uploaded the video to YouTube for comment.

Youtube video posted by Joanne Steen shows the event with slow motion footage included:


WATCH: Strange lights over Canberra.

- ABC Online.

MONUMENTAL EARTH CHANGES: "We Are Seeing Storms Just About Every Afternoon In Australia" - Magnetic Polar Migration In Full Effect Mode As New South Wales Have Been Battered By Storms All Week, With More To Come; Freak Clouds Turn Sydney Sky Dark!

A montage of lightening strikes in Sydney. © Roland Taylor

December 6, 2014 - NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA - The radar image says it all. A big blob of red, yellow and blue heading your way.

If you've been in Canberra, Sydney or Brisbane in recent days and weeks, you've seen storms just about every afternoon.

This weekend, more thunderstorms, hail and powerful winds are expected in New South Wales set to last until early next week.

Saturday is likely to be the worst day with heavy rains across one third of the state.

It comes after three days of severe weather in New South Wales that saw the State Emergency Service receive about 300 calls for help overnight and has led to thousands of volunteers being put on standby.

Crews will be stationed at flash-flood hotspots in Sydney, while the Belubula River in the central west region will be on flood watch on Saturday.

"Definitely not a good afternoon for golf tomorrow," SES spokesman Phil Campbell said.

"While it's still sunny, clean your gutters and downpipes, secure loose items in your yard or balcony like trampolines and also check your roof is in good repair."

Sydney radar this Friday arvo. Bring your brolley! © NewsComAu

Meanwhile large hailstones, heavy rain and damaging winds have been forecast for Brisbane and parts of southeast Queensland, just a week after a supercell smashed the city causing up to $1 billion worth of damage according to Brisbanes's Lord Mayor Graham Quirk.

Queensland's Bureau of Meteorology says severe thunderstorms have hit parts of Brisbane's outer northwest, including Mount Nebo, Highvale and the D'Aguilar Ranges.

"These thunderstorms are moving towards the northeast," it says. "Damaging winds, heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding and large hailstones are likely."

But why is it so bad?

We put that question to Chris Webb, forecaster at the Bureau of Meteorology in Sydney. He started spouting confusing weather jargon at us like these people often do so we said, whoa, slow down and talk English please.

Spooky. © TWITTER @kwogowitch

This he eventually did and we now translate for your afternoon reading pleasure.

Basically, the wind has been blowing from the north all week. That makes it hot. That northerly wind has also been carrying a bunch of moisture and humidity down from Queensland. That makes it sticky.

There has also been a trough in central New South Wales.

WATCH: Freak clouds turn Sydney sky dark, thunderstorm cuts power.

No, not a big thing that cattle are all drinking from, but a part of the atmosphere which has low air pressure, and which is therefore acting like a giant basin where all the air converges.

All that air has to go somewhere. So what happens is, it goes up.

That turns the moisture into liquid for a bunch of reasons which you probably learned in school. And because it's all unstable, you get heaps of thunder and lightning as part of the show. - News Australia.

FIRE IN THE SKY: Two Large Meteor Events - Loud Booms Over Memphis, Tennessee And Amazing Meteor Over Canberra, Australia!

August 17, 2013 - SPACE - Two very large fireball events occurred over Memphis, Tennessee, USA and Canberra, Australia. However, nothing or not much was said about these two sky phenomena either on the news or by authorities. We are lucky this was not another Russian situation!

Large Meteor During Daytime In Memphis, Tennessee On August 14 2013

A loud boom accompanying this meteor was reported in Missouri. According to this same witness, the booms broke her windows. Look at this link for more information.


Amazing Meteor Over Canberra, Australia On August 13, 2013.

This report was submitted on the Lunar Meteorite Hunters website. It occurred at 9:36pm local time (Australia), and the fireball was flying in the SSW direction with a magnitude between -10 and -15

- Strange Sounds.

MASS ANIMAL AND FISH DIE-OFF: 40 Adult Penguins Die In Mass Die-Off On The Otago Peninsula In New Zealand, And Mass Fish Kills In Albany And Canberra, Australia!

February 26, 2013 - NEW ZEALAND - Tests are being carried out to determine what caused the deaths of more than 40 adult yellow-eyed penguins on the Otago Peninsula.

Officials hope the die-off does not become as bad as that of 1990 when almost 150 adult penguins died.

Department of Conservation (DOC) officer David Agnew said it took the penguin population in the area several years to recover from those deaths.

It was hoped the current deaths were being caused by a biotoxin occurring naturally in the marine environment, and for now it was assumed the fish the penguins were eating were making them ill.

40 Adult Penguins Die In Mass Die-Off On The Otago Peninsula In New Zealand.

"We're hoping that whatever is causing it, perhaps weather conditions affecting the water column, will dissipate so the penguins will return to normal, and hopefully penguin adults will stop dying," Agnew said.

The first dead penguin was found on January 21 and the latest were found last weekend, although some had been dead for some time.

"It's quite a blow," he said.

"In some cases, both the male and female of a pair might have succumbed to this."

Agnew, who is DOC's programme manager for biodiversity assets in coastal Otago, said staff were surveying more beaches today.

The dead birds had been sent to Massey University for autopsies. All had been found to have been in good condition when they died, without any obvious cause of death.

Two birds that had died recently were being sent to the Cawthron Institute to be tested for toxins.

It was hoped to have the results of those tests by early next week, Agnew said.

As well as the impact on the penguin population, another issue was that the birds were important for some tourism businesses.

He said the 40 deaths were spread over 13 breeding sites, so people visiting the sites were still able to see penguins.

As in 1990, dead birds were being found only around the Otago Peninsula, while penguins in North and South Otago were unaffected, Agnew said.

There were 450 to 500 breeding pairs around the South Island coast.

The timing was different in 1990, when the penguins started dying earlier, meaning many more chicks had to be taken into captivity, where they had to be looked after for much longer.

He said that was not such a big issue this time as the young birds were due to head out to sea about mid-February.

This summer had been good for chicks, with the young birds mostly reaching healthy weights. Any that were found to need help, perhaps underweight or with both parents dead, were being cared for.

"For us it's the loss of the breeding adults. They know how to survive, where to forage and where to breed," Agnew said.

A plan was being prepared to ensure as rapid a recovery as possible of the yellow-eyed penguin population on the peninsula, he said. - Stuff.

Lake Ginninderra. Photo: Carmel Nelson.

Fish Kill In Lake Ginninderra In Canberra, Australia.

A redfin virus is believed to be responsible for a fish kill in Lake Ginninderra last week.

Staff from Territory and Municipal Services and the Environment Sustainable and Development Directorate were called out to clean up many hundreds of dead fish on Thursday last week.

A TAMS spokesman said the majority of dead fish were redfin, an introduced species, and a virus is the suspected cause.

“Tissue samples of the dead fish have been sent for laboratory testing in Sydney with results expected early next week,” the spokesman said.

“EHN or redfin virus, which has previously been reported in Lake Ginninderra and Lake Burley Griffin, is believed responsible. EHN poses no risk to human health.”

He said there was no correlation between the fish kill and the recent release of more than 30,000 golden perch fingerlings into the lake.

Any further sightings of dead fish in Canberra’s lakes and rivers should be reported to Canberra Connect on 13 22 81. - Canberra Times.

Phytoplankton analysis of water samples taken from Marbellup Brook by the Department of Water confirmed the bloom was cyanobacteria Nodularia spumigena, a species common to waterways in the region. Image: Wikicommons.

Great Southern Algae Bloom Kills Waterway Fish In Albany, Australia.

A SIGNIFICANT freshwater fish kill 15km west of Albany earlier this month has been attributed to a large bloom of blue-green algae affecting the waterway.

Residents in Elleker living adjacent to Marbellup Brook first notified water authorities of the bloom at the end of January when hundreds fish were found dead along a 1.4km stretch of water within the Torbay catchment area.

Phytoplankton analysis of water samples taken from Marbellup Brook by the Department of Water confirmed the bloom was cyanobacteria Nodularia spumigena, a species not uncommon to waterways in the region.

Nodularia is known to produce a liver-damaging hepatotoxin that can adversely affect birds and mammals, but evidence in the water samples showed no sign of any microalgae species toxic to fish.

Department of Water south coast regional manager Brett Ward says analysis indicated the algal bloom was in late stages of decomposition when samples were taken.

“During the decomposition phase [of an algal bloom] oxygen is taken up, which often depletes the system, as indicated by the very low oxygen levels present at the time of sampling,” he says.

“This supports the likely cause of the fish deaths being due to the low oxygen levels.”

At least 100 black bream and five mullet were officially recorded dead.

However, department staff were unable to obtain suitable fish samples for analysis due to decomposition, thus were unable to conclusively state oxygen depletion caused the fish-kill event.

Low rainfall over winter resulting in reduced stream flow, combined with recent hot weather has been attributed to the increased risk of algal blooms, which according to many Elleker residents have been a common occurrence throughout the Torbay catchment for 25 years.

The annual stagnation of Marbellup Brook also has residents concerned as provides conditions for the spread of mosquito-borne Ross River virus (RRV).

At least two recorded incidents RRV have been recorded in the area in the last seven years.

The Water Corporation has installed a temporary pumping operation in the affected area to help improve water circulation, aiming to minimise reformation of large algae blooms. - Science Network.

MASS BIRD & FISH DIE-OFF: Australian Weather Anomalies - "Immeasurable" Number Of Dead Fish Span 40Km Of The Fitzroy River In Australia; Over 200 Ducks Found Dead On Two Ponds In Nowra, Australia; Fish Kill In Lake Ginninderra In Canberra, Australia; 40 Adult Penguins Die In Mass Die-Off On The Otago Peninsula In New Zealand?!

February 16, 2013 - AUSTRALIA - Ian Price loves nothing more than catching a fish and eating it for dinner.  But the Rockhampton man will not be taking his chances with any of the fish in the Fitzroy River after seeing thousands of dead fish washed up along the banks of the river this week.  "It's absolutely shocking," he said. "I've never seen anything like this before."

Large amounts of dead fish on Bill Angus' property Riverina' off the Fitzroy River following the floods. Photo Sharyn O'Neill / The Morning Bulletin. Photo: Sharyn O'Neill ROK070213sfish6.

"Immeasurable" Number Of Dead Fish Span 40Km Of The Fitzroy River In Australia.

Mr Price said that he had travelled more than 40km up the river and there was an "immeasurable" number of dead fish on the banks for that whole section.  "I've seen plenty of floods in my time, but I've never seen anything like this happen afterwards," he said.  "I don't even think I saw one dead fish after the 2011 floods.  "I know it's been said that all the organic material that has washed down has caused this, but there was all of that with the other floods, so what is different this time?"

Large amounts of dead fish on Bill Angus' property Riverina' off the Fitzroy River following the floods. Photo Sharyn O'Neill / The Morning Bulletin. Photo: Sharyn O'Neill ROK070213sfish7.

Ian Price and Bill Angus investigate large amounts of dead fish on Bill's property Riverina' off the Fitzroy River following the floods. Photo Sharyn O'Neill / The Morning Bulletin. Photo: Sharyn O'Neill ROK070213sfish1.

 Mr Price said he was concerned that if water was killing the fish, there could be significant implications for the town's drinking supply.     Environment Minister Andrew Powell yesterday said tests by Fitzroy River Water found dissolved oxygen levels were 1.7-1.8mg/l.  "The optimal dissolved oxygen level for fish is 5mg/l. Below 2mg/l they are not likely to survive," Mr Powell said.  "Fish need oxygen to live; it's as simple as that.  "The fact is that this incident, as unfortunate and distressing as it is, is a natural phenomenon which is a result of the natural disaster that hit Queensland last week.  "The organic material decomposed and consumed oxygen, which made it impossible for fish to survive.  "We will continue our investigations though, and EHP will liaise with other expert agencies such as the Department of Natural Resources and Management."  He said that on Wednesday evening, the water flow past Rockhampton was more than 5.5 million megalitres, the equivalent of 11 Sydney harbours. Less than 10,000 megalitres was released from mine sites. - The Morning Bulletin.

Over 200 Ducks Found Dead On Two Ponds In Nowra, Australia.

Tests have confirmed that botulism caused the death of more than 200 wild ducks on two ponds in Nowra.  During December and January wild ducks were found dead or dying on the ponds in Harry Sawkins and Marriott Parks.  Testing by the Environment Protection Authority ruled out chemical poisoning, with the Cumberland Livestock Health and Pest Authority discovering the birds had died from botulism.  LHPA senior district veterinarian, Dr Keith Hart said botulism is a paralytic disease which is difficult to diagnose.

“It is caused by the ingestion of a toxin, in this case created through a combination of low water levels and warm temperatures,” he said.  “Several dead and dying ducks and a dying seagull were examined,” he said, adding that botulism was a difficult disease to identify.  “Swabs were also taken to exclude Virulent Avian Influenza – a potentially serious viral disease that could show up initially as water bird mortalities on or near the coast.  “My diagnosis has been based on the history and clinical signs exhibited by the sick birds examined and described by council staff, and the fact that botulism is a fairly common cause of waterbird deaths under these conditions.”  Dr Hart says while the recent rainfall and cooler weather will assist in flushing out the toxins, people should stay away from any duck carcasses.  “It is important that the public don’t touch duck carcasses or allow dogs to touch them,” he said. - South Coast Register.

40 Adult Penguins Die In Mass Die-Off On The Otago Peninsula In New Zealand.

Tests are being carried out to determine what caused the deaths of more than 40 adult yellow-eyed penguins on the Otago Peninsula.  Officials hope the die-off does not become as bad as that of 1990 when almost 150 adult penguins died.  Department of Conservation (DOC) officer David Agnew said it took the penguin population in the area several years to recover from those deaths.  It was hoped the current deaths were being caused by a biotoxin occurring naturally in the marine environment, and for now it was assumed the fish the penguins were eating were making them ill.  "We're hoping that whatever is causing it, perhaps weather conditions affecting the water column, will dissipate so the penguins will return to normal, and hopefully penguin adults will stop dying," Agnew said.  The first dead penguin was found on January 21 and the latest were found last weekend, although some had been dead for some time.  "It's quite a blow," he said.  "In some cases, both the male and female of a pair might have succumbed to this."  Agnew, who is DOC's programme manager for biodiversity assets in coastal Otago, said staff were surveying more beaches today. 

The dead birds had been sent to Massey University for autopsies. All had been found to have been in good condition when they died, without any obvious cause of death.  Two birds that had died recently were being sent to the Cawthron Institute to be tested for toxins.  It was hoped to have the results of those tests by early next week, Agnew said.  As well as the impact on the penguin population, another issue was that the birds were important for some tourism businesses.  He said the 40 deaths were spread over 13 breeding sites, so people visiting the sites were still able to see penguins.  As in 1990, dead birds were being found only around the Otago Peninsula, while penguins in North and South Otago were unaffected, Agnew said.  There were 450 to 500 breeding pairs around the South Island coast.  The timing was different in 1990, when the penguins started dying earlier, meaning many more chicks had to be taken into captivity, where they had to be looked after for much longer.  He said that was not such a big issue this time as the young birds were due to head out to sea about mid-February.  This summer had been good for chicks, with the young birds mostly reaching healthy weights. Any that were found to need help, perhaps underweight or with both parents dead, were being cared for.  "For us it's the loss of the breeding adults. They know how to survive, where to forage and where to breed," Agnew said. A plan was being prepared to ensure as rapid a recovery as possible of the yellow-eyed penguin population on the peninsula, he said. - Stuff.

Lake Ginninderra. Photo: Carmel Nelson.

Fish Kill In Lake Ginninderra In Canberra, Australia.

A redfin virus is believed to be responsible for a fish kill in Lake Ginninderra last week.  Staff from Territory and Municipal Services and the Environment Sustainable and Development Directorate were called out to clean up many hundreds of dead fish on Thursday last week.  A TAMS spokesman said the majority of dead fish were redfin, an introduced species, and a virus is the suspected cause.  “Tissue samples of the dead fish have been sent for laboratory testing in Sydney with results expected early next week,” the spokesman said.  

“EHN or redfin virus, which has previously been reported in Lake Ginninderra and Lake Burley Griffin, is believed responsible. EHN poses no risk to human health.”  He said there was no correlation between the fish kill and the recent release of more than 30,000 golden perch fingerlings into the lake.  Any further sightings of dead fish in Canberra’s lakes and rivers should be reported to Canberra Connect on 13 22 81. - Canberra Times. 

MASS FISH DIE-OFF: "An Unbelievable Mystery" - Tens Of Thousands Of Dead Fish Covering 8 Kilometres Of Shoreline In Yass, Australia?!

February 03, 2013 - AUSTRALIA - Thousands of fish have mysteriously washed up on the shores of Burrinjuck Dam, north-west of Canberra. Liz Richardson from Good Hope Tourist Resort told The Yass Tribune the amount of dead fish was "unbelievable".  "Every type of fish," she said. "Lots of baby fish, lots of small cod."

Thousands of dead fish line the banks of Lake Burrinjuck, with no proper explanation.
Photo: Tiffany Grange, The Yass Tribune.

Around eight kilometres of shoreline, downstream of Taemas Bridge and past Good Hope, was littered with fish carcasses. The Department of Primary Industries said the cause of the fish kill was unclear.  Fisheries officers inspected the site on Tuesday and observed hundreds of native golden perch and Murray cod among the thousands of dead fish.  "Sizes of fish affected ranged from five to 80 centimetres.  "The fish were observed floating in the water, along the water's edge and on the shoreline over an area of approximately eight kilometres within the impoundment," a DPI spokesman said.  Ms Richardson said a similar thing happened about 10 years ago when the water levels were low, and heavy rain had fallen.  She believed the deaths were due to the rapidly falling dam levels, which, combined with recent storm run-off, may have created low oxygen supplies in the dam.  "They've taken the water so dangerously low for the fish... they've ravaged the water," she said.  "In three-and-a-half months [the lake's] gone from 100 per cent to 38 per cent [full].  "We've had big rain before," she said. "Like last year with the floods. It's just the fact they've let all the water out." 

Sandie Jones and Claire Hindle from the Environment Protection Authority testing the water at Hume Park.
Photo: Tiffany Grange, The Yass Tribune.

Dean Brind from Burrinjuck State Park said the falling water level shouldn't have killed the fish.  "The fish normally will keep moving down unless they get stuck in pockets," Mr Brind said.  He was told the first dead fish appeared Saturday morning before the rain. He didn't know the cause but ruled out several factors.  "It's not cold water, it's not run off from the fires," he said, as the fire run-off would have washed into the dam from the Yass River area.  Officers from the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) took water samples from Hume Park on Wednesday.  "Fisheries have let us know there's been a fish kill," head of operations, Sandie Jones, said.  "When there's no clear cause we'll come out to take samples."  Hume Park management was worried about people wanting to use the dam.  "[There's] concern as to why it has occurred and whether or not it is safe for recreational use."  Resort owners will be rolling up their sleeves to clean up the dead fish in their immediate area. It is not known who is responsible for the clean-up of the rest of the affected area.  Fishing takes a hit  Thousands of cod fingerlings released recently may all lay dead on the banks of Burrinjuck Dam.  Mr Brind from Burrinjuck State Park said around 65,000 cod were released before Christmas and just last week there was a trout release.  "Most of them were in that stretch of river," he said. "That's probably wiped those two releases out.  "That's a year we've lost."  - Canberra Times.

MONUMENTAL EARTH CHANGES: Australia's Weather Anomalies - Researchers Document the World's First Fire Tornado From the 2003 Canberra Bushfires!

November 19, 2012 - AUSTRALIA - The world's first confirmed case of a fire tornado has been documented by Canberra researchers, using evidence collected from the devastating 2003 Canberra bushfires.

Researchers have long speculated about the ability of a fire to produce a tornado, but until now they have not been able to scientifically prove it. The study involved collecting a vast quantity of evidence from the Canberra bushfires and has been published in the scientific journal Natural Hazards. Lead researcher Rick McRae says the fire tornado formed in the ranges west of Canberra before pushing into the city's suburbs. "The one that we looked at showed that as it approached the edge of Canberra, its basal diameter was nearly half a kilometre, and the damage indicates that the horizontal wind speeds around it were in excess of 250 kilometres per hour," he said. "There is also a vertical wind in it at 150kph."

He says tornados are different to the whirls often associated with fires. "The fire whirl is attached to the hot ground," he said. "A fire tornado, like a true tornado, is attached to the underside of a thunderstorm." Mr McRae says the study provides crucial information on fire behaviour. "Our analysis indicates that the tornado had a rating of at least a two on the enhanced Fujita scale of tornado severity [scale of 0-5, with five being the worst]," he said. "It had major effects on the behaviour of the fire on the urban edge and had enough force to remove roofs from houses and to blow cars off the road. "It's given us an ability to recreate the behaviour of this thing and for the science community, document what a fire tornado may actually be." Mr McRae says he hopes the case will help emergency authorities better understand the nature of bushfires. - Yahoo.

MYSTERY: The Symbols of an Alien Sky, Man-Made or Natural Phenomena - The Latest UFO Sightings And Aerial Anomalies Around the World?!

Here are several of the latest unidentified flying objects (UFOs) seen recently across the globe.

Lebanon, Missouri, United States - 26th of May, 2012.

London, United Kingdom - 26th of March, 2012.

Brussels, Belgium - 26th of March, 2012.

Canberra, Australia - 13th of May, 2012.

Moscow, Russia - 24th of May, 2012.

Melbourne, Australia - 24th of May, 2012.