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Thursday November 17, 2016

Double heat for Sydney

19:26 EDT
Two rounds of hot weather during the next week will pack out beaches and pools across the Sydney Basin.
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Central Melbourne gets a tree change in readiness for hotter climate

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Central Melbourne's streetscape is set for a marked change over the decades to come.
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Reality of frost damage across Western Australia sets in as farmers begin harvesting

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As the 2016 grain harvest kicks off, Western Australian farmers' worst expectations for frost damage are being met, with some experiencing crop losses of up to 90 per cent.
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Cape Grim: Forty years of providing science with some of the cleanest air in the world

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Sitting on the edge of the cliffs on the north west coast of Tasmania is the Cape Grim baseline air pollution station, which has been sampling air straight from the Southern Ocean for the past 40 years.
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Damage inspections underway to shape relief for Riverland growers hit by hail storm

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State Government assessors are visiting Riverland properties to witness firsthand the extent of damage from South Australia's devastating hail storm on Friday.
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What causes a thunderstorm to become a hailstorm?

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Moisture, atmospheric instability and updrafts combine to create a thunderstorm, but did you know you need gravity-defying rain to make hail? Last Friday, several of Adelaide's eastern suburbs bore the brunt of large hail stones, experiencing widespread damage to cars and structures.
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Southeast hot season's sluggish start

11:18 EDT
It's taking a while to heat up across Australia's southeast this season.
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Wednesday November 16, 2016

Torrid Thursday for southern states

16:20 EDT
Parts of southern Australia will have their hottest day in eight months tomorrow.
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Banana growers counting cost after freak storm leaves thousands of bunches on the ground

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Banana growers in the production stronghold of the Cassowary Coast are still counting the costs after a wild storm battered crops and left tens of thousands of banana bunches on the ground.
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Fire danger looms for NSW

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Parts of New South Wales are on track to have increased bushfire potential this summer.
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Tuesday November 15, 2016

Tasmania's Cataract Gorge out of action again due to 'Mother Nature'

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Heavy rains have again hit a flood prone tourist attraction in Tasmania's north, just as the region was getting over the catastrophic June floods.
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Sydneysiders catch quick but disappointing glimpse of supermoon

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"I was expecting something a bit more super to be honest.
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Fire danger rising in Western Australia

13:15 EDT
Catastrophic fire danger is forecast for parts of Western Australia today as temperatures near a near two-year high in some areas.
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Tasmania floods

10:00 EDT
Flooding has returned to northern Tasmania and some areas could experience major flooding this evening.
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Freak storm wipes out crops at hundreds of north west Victorian farms

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Farmers in north west Victoria are counting the cost of a freak storm cell and 'mini tornado' that ripped through the region.
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That time my grandad saved Neil Armstrong's life

09:00 EDT
#title That time my grandad saved Neil Armstrong's life #subtitle My grandfather had a lot of stories, but there was one that transfixed me: about how he worked with NASA and saved the crew of Apollo 11.
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Schools closed, fire crews on standby with catastrophic conditions forecast

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Extra fire crews and water bombers are on standby and some schools are closed because of catastrophic fire conditions across swathes of southern Western Australia.
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Dust storm sweeps through NT town of Katherine

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A dust storm has struck the Northern Territory town of Katherine, leaving parts of it coated in red soil.
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Monday November 14, 2016

WA weather: Catastrophic fire conditions forecast for parts of the state

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Hot, dry conditions and strong winds have combined to produce catastrophic fire conditions across southern Western Australia and the Gascoyne region for tomorrow.
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Tasmania Police urge drivers to stay clear of floodwaters after two helicopter rescues

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Tasmanian police have again pleaded with motorists to stay clear of floodwaters after two men had to be rescued in separate incidents in the state's north.
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Riverland wine grape growers still assessing the damage after devastating hail storm

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Riverland wine grape growers are continuing to assess the damage from last week's vicious hail storm, which ripped grapes from vines and toppled vineyard rows across the region.
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Storm clean-up underway in south-east Queensland

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A clean-up is underway after wild storms bearing hail and damaging wind gusts battered south-east Queensland on Sunday, with more than 100 shipping containers tossed around by 160 kilometre per hour winds at the Port of Brisbane.
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Tasmanian flood watch: Farmers moving stock as rivers rise in state's north

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Farmers in parts of the state's north are being advised to move stock to higher ground, with several rivers at risk of breaking their banks.
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Wild end to stormy spring week

16:36 EDT
Violent thunderstorms erupted over multiple states and territories during the last three days, capping off a big week of intense spring storms across Australia.
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Sunshine Coast caravan park visitors relive terrifying super cell storm

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Visitors at a Sunshine Coast beachside caravan park have described their terrifying ordeal when a super cell storm ripped through the coastal community.
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Climate change an influence behind rare SA storm and NSW coastal damage, Climate Council says

14:51 EDT
Storms that knocked out electricity infrastructure in South Australia and brought coastal flooding to New South Wales were influenced by climate change and more could be expected in coming years, the Climate Council says.
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Will you see the supermoon?

13:19 EDT
Millions of people around Australia are expected to flock outside tonight to witness the most highly anticipated supermoon of our time, but will you be able to see it? The arch-enemy of any astronomical spectacle for earth-dwellers is cloud.
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Tasmania flooding: Two men rescued in state's north, as river warnings remain

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Two men had to be rescued by helicopter after becoming caught in floodwaters in Tasmania's north-east on Sunday.
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Broken Hill council to request assistance from NSW Government as storm recovery continues

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The Broken Hill council will seek emergency funding to help with the clean-up as the recovery from Friday's severe hail storm continues.
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Freak storm destroys horticulture and cereal crops, leaving farmers with no income for next 18 months

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More than 12 months' production and the livelihoods of some producers across South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales has been lost after a freak storm and a 'mini tornado' struck on Friday night.
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Depot Hill battlers: Life on the floodplains

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#subtitle On the fringe of Australia's 14th-largest regional city, Rockhampton, a tiny community is united after more than a century of frequent natural disasters.
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Thunderstorms sweep across south-east Queensland, delay flights again at Brisbane airport

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Severe thunderstorms hit south-east Queensland for the second day in a row on Sunday afternoon, bringing damaging winds and large hailstones to areas north of Brisbane.
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Sunday November 13, 2016

SA storm devastates crops in Riverland, state MPs view losses

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Crop losses from severe weather late last week are being assessed by growers in the South Australian Riverland, as state politicians head to the region to consider what can be done to support hard-hit primary producers.
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Winds whip up western Sydney fire

14:42 EDT
An out of control fire in western Sydney threatens homes as it sends smoke across the city.
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Hot, dry desert winds in WA heading south

13:26 EDT
Dry, desert winds will cause temperatures to reach the high thirties and low forties across western and southern parts of Western Australia in the next few days, leading to extreme fire danger.
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Mildura mini tornado: Merbein residents face days of clean-up after freak storm

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Residents at Merbein, near Mildura in Victoria's far north-west, still face days of clean-up after Friday's mini tornado, which swept through the town damaging homes and felling trees.
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Northern Adelaide could be protected by levees in flood mitigation scheme

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Low-lying farms and properties north of Adelaide are likely to be protected by new levees in the near future.
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Saturday November 12, 2016

Brisbane Airport resumes normal operations after severe thunderstorms take out runway lights

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Brisbane Airport has resumed normal operations and its runway lights are back on after being taken out by Saturday afternoon's wild storms.
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Buildings damaged, thousands without power after 'mini tornado' wreaks havoc in Mildura

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Thousands of properties remained without power on Saturday afternoon after a 'mini tornado' and severe thunderstorms swept through Victoria's far north-west, leaving a trail of destruction.
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Severe hail storm cuts power to thousands of homes in Broken Hill, Bathurst and Tamworth

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Crews have restored power to many of the 12,000 homes that were cut off after a severe hail storm damaged electrical infrastructure in far-western and central New South Wales late on Friday.
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Long line of storms sweeping across southern QLD

14:29 EDT
A line of storms is stretching from Byron Bay to central QLD as it surges northeast.
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Severe Weather for Tassie

12:22 EDT
A severe weather warning is in place for eastern parts of Tasmania alerting for damaging winds, heavy rainfall and abnormally high tides.
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Bushfire threat: Extreme conditions tipped for WA on anniversary of fatal blaze

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Authorities are warning of extreme fire conditions for parts of Western Australia on Tuesday, the anniversary of a fatal bushfire on the state's south coast which claimed four lives last year.
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Friday November 11, 2016

Mildura storms: Woman rescued from tent, SES responds to over 200 calls for help

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Emergency workers received more than 200 calls for help as severe thunder storms hit Victoria's far north-west on Friday night.
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Broken Hill begins clean-up effort after major hail storm, severe winds hit far west NSW

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Emergency services are cleaning up after a severe hail storm lashed the city of Broken Hill, in far west NSW.
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Hail the size of golf balls pelts Adelaide in sudden downpour

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Hail the size of golf balls has pelted Adelaide in a sudden downpour as spring storms moved across South Australia.
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Southern storms

16:36 EDT
South Australia is having a stormy end to the working week, with a windy weekend on the way.
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Melbourne longing for rain

13:44 EDT
Parks and gardens in Melbourne may be feeling a little parched today after an unusually dry start to a typically wet month.
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Thursday November 10, 2016

Mildura riverfront to close for Murray River floods

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Parts of Mildura's riverfront development will close tomorrow with flooding already starting to impact the Sunraysia region.
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Huge hay haul after wet winter, but warning on fires

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On the back of the wet winter growers have been out in force making hay while the sun shines.
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Double heat for Sydney

19:26 EDT

Two rounds of hot weather during the next week will pack out beaches and pools across the Sydney Basin.

Central Melbourne gets a tree change in readiness for hotter climate

19:09 EDT

Central Melbourne's streetscape is set for a marked change over the decades to come.

Reality of frost damage across Western Australia sets in as farmers begin harvesting

18:52 EDT

As the 2016 grain harvest kicks off, Western Australian farmers' worst expectations for frost damage are being met, with some experiencing crop losses of up to 90 per cent.