Weather News
Friday October 14, 2016
Weekend change for South Australia
16:00 EDT
Adelaide will have a weekend of two halves as hot and windy conditions on Saturday gives way to cold and showery weather on Sunday.
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Damage bill rising as floodwaters recede from NSW roads and highways
12:56 EDT
Flood and water damage to New South Wales roads could cost as much as $1 billion to fix, the NSW Minister for Roads says.
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Signs of winter abound
12:53 EDT
You could be forgiven for thinking it's still winter if you woke up in Australia's southeast today.
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Avocado grower says loss of crops to heat stress highlights effects of climate change
11:11 EDT
A Victorian avocado grower says the loss of crops to heat stress has highlighted the effects of climate change on his farm.
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Climate science: Does the Great Barrier Reef affect rainfall in north Queensland?
10:55 EDT
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Does coral create rain?
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Climate scientists aboard the CSIRO's research vessel are leading a world-first study to understand how the Great Barrier Reef influences rainfall.
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Federal Government, SA Opposition push for reopening of Port Augusta power station
10:01 EDT
The South Australian Government should consider reopening the Northern Power Station at Port Augusta to help avert future statewide outages, the Federal Energy Minister says.
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Thursday October 13, 2016
The rangelands of the future balancing grazing and biodiversity
14:31 EDT
Are they the unsung hero of the landscape or instead just cheap and marginal grazing land, giving only negligible returns from a highly variable rainfall?
The rangelands, or pastoral zones, have many characteristics in common no matter on which continent they are located.
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Indian Ocean soaking
14:04 EDT
Christmas Island is being soaked by heavy rain from a low pressure system that has an outside chance of becoming Australia's first tropical cyclone of the season.
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Red Cross calls for greater investment in disaster risk reduction
13:42 EDT
Governments need to radically rethink disaster management and invest in communities before cyclones, floods and other devastating events strike, according to the Australian Red Cross.
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Wintry week coming to an end
12:17 EDT
Tasmania and Victoria will have a chance to thaw out tomorrow after shivering through a bitterly cold start to the week.
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Sheds and crops crushed, as Eyre Peninsula farmers count costs of South Australia's super storm
09:59 EDT
The extent of serious farming losses on Eyre Peninsula continues to emerge in the wake of South Australia's super storm last week.
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Wednesday October 12, 2016
Victorians still without power after weekend windstorm causes extensive damage
21:02 EDT
Thousands of Victorians are still without power after Sunday's huge windstorm where a strong cold front blasted through the state bringing wind gusts of up to 120 kilometres per hour.
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Frost has damaged nearly half of WA's grain crops according to agronomist
19:11 EDT
Some farm businesses in Western Australia will struggle to survive from the financial hit of frost this season, according to an agricultural consultant.
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Near-record wet season heat in Darwin
16:10 EDT
Darwin is experiencing one of the hottest starts to a wet season on record.
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From floods to fires in NSW
11:12 EDT
New South Wales could go from floods to fires in coming months as weather patterns shift across the country.
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Sinkhole risk at Tasmania's Beaconsfield mine could threaten tourism in region
09:59 EDT
There are concerns a 35-metre sinkhole could form at the Beaconsfield mine in Tasmania's north, swallowing the mine's iconic headframe and part of its heritage museum.
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Tuesday October 11, 2016
Flood recovery grants of up to $10,000 to be offered to 300 vegetable growers north of Adelaide
16:27 EDT
The South Australian Government has announced grants of up to $10,000 for 300 growers whose properties were inundated during the floods this month
However it conceded further taxpayer funds would be needed to support flood-hit farmers on the Gawler floodplain, north of Adelaide.
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It's heating up on the west coast
15:01 EDT
Perth is finally thawing out as temperatures spike for the first time this season along the nation's west coast.
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More late-season snow
13:43 EDT
Mountains in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales are covered in snow this morning after another impressive late-season fall during the last 24 hours.
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Flood's ripple effect leads to 'scarily quiet' tourist season in Central West NSW town
11:08 EDT
A West Wyalong business owner has described the town as 'scarily quiet' since a section of the Newell Highway was closed due to flooding.
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Victorian homes without power two days after gale-force winds hit the state
07:52 EDT
More than 13,000 homes in Victoria are still without power as emergency services receive hundreds of calls for help, two days after deadly winds buffeted the state.
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Monday October 10, 2016
Victoria winds: Thousands without power; severe weather warning remains for Gippsland
21:08 EDT
More than 20,000 properties across Victoria remain without power after a day of high winds left a woman dead and at least six other people injured.
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Power supplies in SA's mid-north stabilise after repairs to toppled transmission lines
20:59 EDT
Repairs to powerlines have stabilised electricity supplies in South Australia's mid-north, electricity utility ElectraNet says.
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Cyclone outlook: NT predicted to get above-average number of tropical cyclones this season
19:15 EDT
Weather forecasters are expecting an average to above-average number of tropical cyclones to form this season in the region that includes the Northern Territory.
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More active cyclone season on cards for north west, BOM warns
18:15 EDT
Western Australians should brace for more cyclone activity this season, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has warned.
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Tasmanian weather: Strong winds rip roof from Hobart high school, bring down power lines, trees
18:15 EDT
Strong winds which have battered Tasmania in the past 24 hours have downed power lines, ripped the roof from a school and even blown a waterfall backwards.
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Man convicted of shaking baby 'knew what he was doing', has sentence doubled
17:45 EDT
A father of four convicted of shaking the infant baby of his de facto partner three years ago, has his sentence doubled from two years to four after three judges from Victoria's Appeal Court rule he "knew full well what he was doing."
Darren Weston, 33, slapped, threw and shook the 4-week-old daughter of his de facto partner when the baby was under his care in November, 2013.
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Winter holding on in the mountains
16:14 EDT
Spring is struggling to get going in the alps this year, with another pulse of antarctic air hitting the region tonight.
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Queensland's cyclone outlook points to 'average' summer season, weather bureau predicts
15:30 EDT
Up to eight cyclones could form off the Queensland coast this summer, but only one or two would be expected to cross the coast, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says.
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Termite proof timber to weatherproof an outback economy
13:52 EDT
The western Queensland town of Tambo has turned to timber in an effort to diversify their economy.
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SA weather: Landslide risk forces Waterfall Gully cafe to close at short notice
11:28 EDT
The operator of a Waterfall Gully cafe in the Adelaide foothills says the South Australian Government ordered its indefinite closure at short notice because of fears of a possible landslide, but failed to offer it assistance.
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Temperature ups and downs
10:56 EDT
The spring seesaw is in full swing across Australia this week, with temperatures varying markedly between capital cities across the country.
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SA weather: Severe winds lash state in wake of recent storm damage, body of missing man found
07:12 EDT
Severe winds gusting to more than 100 kilometres per hour have lashed parts of South Australia, bringing down trees.
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Victoria weather: Woman dead at Millgrove as gale-force winds batter the state
00:35 EDT
A woman is dead and at least a half dozen people, including firefighters, have been injured as high winds hammered Victoria, bringing down power lines and trees onto houses and roads.
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Sunday October 9, 2016
Wild wind batter Melbourne
16:20 EDT
There are currently fierce winds affecting Melbourne, with a Severe Weather Warning currently in place for the entire state for damaging winds.
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Victoria weather: State hammered by high winds with airport delays, power cut
15:33 EDT
Winds gusts are exceeding 100 kilometres per hour in Victoria, cutting power to tens of thousands in the west of the state and wreaking havoc at Melbourne Airport.
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Quick burst of heat for Sydney
13:26 EDT
Monday is going to be a warm one for Sydney, however by Tuesday it will be quickly forgotten.
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SA flood leaves northern Adelaide crops under water
09:12 EDT
Some vegetable crops on the northern Adelaide plains remain under water more than a week after the Gawler River burst its banks.
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Victoria weather: Damage expected from significant wind event set to hit the state
08:32 EDT
Victoria is set to be hit by a "significant wind event" which will cause damage, mainly from fallen trees, the State Emergency Service (SES) says.
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Saturday October 8, 2016
Hurricane Matthew: Shepard Smith's weather warning that 'you and your kids will die' criticised
17:01 EDT
A US news presenter has been slammed for a strongly worded weather warning that advised viewers "you and everyone you know will die" as Hurricane Matthew battered the country's south-east coast.
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Victoria weather: Wangaratta residents return home after levee leak
15:33 EDT
Residents have returned to their homes after officials managed to stabilise a levee that began to leak at Wangaratta, in northern Victoria.
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Heavy rain and gusty winds for WA
12:55 EDT
Southwestern parts of Western Australia are experiencing areas of heavy rain.
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Sydney's first hit of heat
12:32 EDT
It felt like summer on Friday, with the heat set to return shortly.
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SA weather: Storm damage at Linear Park trail worst Adelaide council has seen
08:40 EDT
A trail of destruction left along the River Torrens and Linear Park trail after South Australia's wild storm will take weeks to clean up and repair, the Charles Sturt Council says.
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Wangaratta residents face flood risk from levee as Victorians warned of wild weekend weather
07:31 EDT
A levee at risk of breaching has prompted an emergency evacuation warning for about 350 residents in Wangaratta, in Victoria's north-east.
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Friday October 7, 2016
NSW flood: Farmer shares videos of crop devastation, isolation on social media
23:31 EDT
A New South Wales farmer has taken to social media to share the experiences of residents living in the aftermath of the recent floods, which have destroyed crops and left local communities isolated.
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Bureau of Meteorology launches weather app to keep up with smartphone-obsessed Australians
14:46 EDT
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has released a new weather app for smartphones, designed to keep up with the growing number of Australians accessing information on their smartphones.
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Kayakers rescued from floodwater at Warrandyte; emergency warning issued for Victoria's north-east
13:39 EDT
Two kayakers who became trapped in floodwater at Warrandyte in Melbourne's north-east have been rescued.
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Impressive late-season snow depth
12:33 EDT
Damaging winds are blowing across an unusually deep snow base on Australia's alps today.
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SA blackout: Energy ministers to hold snap meeting over possible national electricity market review
12:12 EDT
State and territory energy ministers are set to discuss whether to hold a review of Australia's electricity market at a snap meeting in Melbourne with the Federal Government.
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Weather News
Weekend change for South Australia
16:00 EDT
Adelaide will have a weekend of two halves as hot and windy conditions on Saturday gives way to cold and showery weather on Sunday.
Damage bill rising as floodwaters recede from NSW roads and highways
12:56 EDT
Flood and water damage to New South Wales roads could cost as much as $1 billion to fix, the NSW Minister for Roads says.
Signs of winter abound
12:53 EDT
You could be forgiven for thinking it's still winter if you woke up in Australia's southeast today.
