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Tuesday November 22, 2016
Melbourne storm: 'Thunderstorm asthma' cases spike as gusty winds spread pollen
09:26 EDT
Hospitals in Melbourne have been swamped with patients after gusty winds combined with extreme pollen levels to cause a spike in asthma and respiratory cases.
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Monday November 21, 2016
Melbourne weather: Storm causes damage in city's west, following sweltering temperatures
22:42 EDT
A number of buildings in Melbourne's west have been damaged by a severe thunderstorm that swept through the city after the state's hottest day since March.
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Storms erupt across Australia
17:05 EDT
Thunderstorms were occurring over six states and territories this afternoon.
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Temperatures soar in Melbourne, Mallee under fire ban, after late start to spring
12:27 EDT
Melbourne is on track to have the hottest day since March, with the temperature set to hit 38 degrees Celsius.
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Late-spring heat fuelling fire danger
11:15 EDT
Emergency services in Australia's southeast are facing one of their first challenges of the fire season today.
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Sunday November 20, 2016
Heatwave for WA on the way
17:45 EDT
Parts of Western Australia are in for a week of hot weather.
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SE Australia heat brief on coast but long-lasting inland
15:37 EDT
Hot weather affecting of Southeastern Australia will only briefly reach coasts but last several days and nights over western New South Wales.
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Saturday November 19, 2016
Melbourne set for a scorching Monday
14:28 EDT
Hot and dry northerly winds will drive the temperatures into the mid-thirties for the start of the working week.
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Last significant spring cooling for Canberra
14:12 EDT
Following a spell of heat in Canberra that started on Friday, a final cooling event will drop temperatures next week.
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Victorian grain growers hold their breath in 'make or break' season
12:34 EDT
Victoria's grain growers have been frustrated by cool and unpredictable weather as they try to start what is shaping up to be an excellent season.
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Friday November 18, 2016
Late-spring heat gripping NSW
14:59 EDT
New South Wales is baking today as temperatures soar more than 10 degrees above average in some areas.
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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
19:09 EDT
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
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.
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Cape Grim: Forty years of providing science with some of the cleanest air in the world
18:38 EDT
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
15:14 EDT
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?
13:11 EDT
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
13:42 EDT
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
11:58 EDT
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'
16:13 EDT
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
14:52 EDT
"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
09:36 EDT
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
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That time my grandad saved Neil Armstrong's life
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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
08:11 EDT
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
01:11 EDT
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
20:14 EDT
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
19:54 EDT
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
19:21 EDT
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
18:48 EDT
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
17:30 EDT
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
15:51 EDT
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
12:41 EDT
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
10:04 EDT
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
09:12 EDT
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
08:15 EDT
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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
01:32 EDT
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
15:17 EDT
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
09:57 EDT
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
08:52 EDT
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
22:20 EDT
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
15:56 EDT
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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Weather News
Melbourne storm: 'Thunderstorm asthma' cases spike as gusty winds spread pollen
09:26 EDT
Hospitals in Melbourne have been swamped with patients after gusty winds combined with extreme pollen levels to cause a spike in asthma and respiratory cases.
Melbourne weather: Storm causes damage in city's west, following sweltering temperatures
22:42 EDT
A number of buildings in Melbourne's west have been damaged by a severe thunderstorm that swept through the city after the state's hottest day since March.
Storms erupt across Australia
17:05 EDT
Thunderstorms were occurring over six states and territories this afternoon.
