Bogong moth swarms are showing up as rain on weather radar maps

Reports say millions of bogong moths are bamboozling weather radars across NSW, appearing as rain warnings on weather maps. Items are mostly headlines, with limited detail.

Timeline

1. 21 Oct, 02:50 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 21 Oct, 02:50 UTCPicked up on News
3. 21 Oct, 02:50 UTCABC News covers moths triggering rain warnings
4. 21 Oct, 02:50 UTCGuardian reports bogong swarms fooling radars in NSW
5. 21 Oct, 03:13 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

Top sources

• bomGoogle Trends
• Moth man scales six peaks as bogongs return in forceRegion Canberra
• 18 a day: 1100% surge in hot water call outs, but Rhys isn't charging to fix this problemIllawarra Mercury
• Cloudy with a chance of moths: bogong swarms are bamboozling weather radars across NSWThe Guardian