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Sunday January 15, 2017
Tennant Creek deluged with 'one-in-50-year' flood
09:47 EDT
The normally dry town of Tennant Creek experienced a deluge on Friday night in what meteorologists said was a one-in-50-year flood.
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Queensland weather: Cool change on the way after five-day heatwave
09:09 EDT
A cool change will today bring Queenslanders some relief from a five-day heatwave that saw temperatures soar across the state, but the weather bureau says it will not last for long.
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Queensland weather: South-east residents swelter as heatwave continues
00:32 EDT
Much of south-east Queensland is sweltering as residents endure another day of heatwave conditions.
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Sydney weather: Heatwave breaks another hottest night record
00:28 EDT
No, you did not imagine it â?? Friday night was ridiculously hot â?? because it was the hottest Sydney night in January since city weather records began.
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Saturday January 14, 2017
Cold start for hot WA' s Bunbury
14:04 EDT
Bunbury had its coldest morning so far this year, when temperatures in the early hours of the morning dropped down to nine degrees.
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Canberra windstorm fells trees, causes havoc across city; emergency services inundated
13:02 EDT
A sudden windstorm felled trees across Canberra on Friday afternoon, prompting about 750 calls to emergency services.
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Sydney's sweltering summer continues
12:03 EDT
The Sydney Basin experienced exceptionally hot temperatures last night, with only a brief respite before the heat returns early next week.
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Friday January 13, 2017
Steady rain falls in South Australia but no big wet eventuates
18:38 EDT
A big wet forecast for much of South Australia has not eventuated, with the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) conceding humid conditions could make rain predictions more difficult.
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Central Australian tourists treated to 'desert in her party dress' after constant rainfall
17:46 EDT
Rain has continued to fall in parts of Central Australia, ensuring the current greenery continues.
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NSW heatwave: Welcome to Bourke, where roads melt and thermometers explode in summer
17:22 EDT
Welcome to Bourke: Land of melting roads, exploding thermometers and scorching summer sun.
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NSW baking ahead of hot night in Sydney
14:15 EDT
Much of New South Wales is enduring extremely high temperatures today, although Sydney's hottest weather may be tonight.
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Power outages to go ahead in Canberra as temperatures forecast to peak at 38C
13:00 EDT
Canberra's top temperature is expected to reach 38 degrees Celsius today, but electricity provider ActewAGL says planned power outages will still go ahead.
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SA weather: State hit with heavy summer rain and strong winds
12:44 EDT
A severe weather warning for heavy rainfall and damaging wind has been cancelled for Adelaide, but up to 30 millimetres of rain is still expected in the city.
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Severe weather in four southern states
11:00 EDT
A cold front bringing rain and storms to South Australia this morning will lash parts of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania with damaging winds during the next 24 hours.
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Alien-looking shrimp of the desert appear in Central Australia after flooding rains
10:48 EDT
Heavy rains across Central Australia have brought about the ephemeral phenomenon of tiny shield shrimps hatching from years of obscurity in the middle of the desert.
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Snowboarder survives avalanche descent in Canada with help of inflatable backpack
00:58 EDT
An early birthday present has come to the rescue of an Australian snowboarder, whose remarkable ride down a Canadian hillside was eased by his new inflatable avalanche backpack.
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Thursday January 12, 2017
SA weather: Flood watch and severe weather warning issued with state to bake before rain arrives
20:27 EDT
Flood-weary South Australians are facing another bout of wild weather with a storm front expected to drop up to 60 millimetres of rain to most districts.
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Thailand floods: Death toll rises to 36 with more heavy rain predicted to hit later in week
20:19 EDT
The death toll from floods in southern Thailand has risen to 36 with at least one major hospital, an airport and several highways still closed.
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Wild night of wind, rain ahead for SA
17:48 EDT
Parts of South Australia are bracing for a night of heavy rain and storms, with the threat of flooding and wind damage.
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Gruelling heatwave intensifies near its end
14:52 EDT
An extreme heatwave affecting parts of central and eastern Australia will come to a scorching end during the next few days, although more hot weather is just around the corner.
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Researchers study old flood records to help predict when Brisbane's next big wet will be
13:46 EDT
A team of researchers studying the past to better predict extreme flooding in south-east Queensland has found events like the 2011 inundation could be more common than first thought.
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Strong wet season boosting yields for Indigenous gubinge harvest
08:48 EDT
Indigenous communities harvesting gubinge in Western Australia's far north are reporting some big yields this wet season.
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Wednesday January 11, 2017
Power restored across Sydney, NSW Central Coast after surge in electricity use in heat
21:37 EDT
Ausgrid has restored power to all 23,000 homes and businesses it says were affected by blackouts across Sydney and the state's Hunter and Central Coast regions.
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Queensland heatwave sends temperatures soaring in state's central, southern regions
20:01 EDT
Central and southern Queensland are in the grip of a heatwave, which is expected to peak on the weekend.
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SA Power Networks to pay $20m compensation to customers affected by storm blackout
19:16 EDT
South Australia's electricity distributor will make compensation payments totalling $20 million to about 75,000 customers who experienced lengthy blackouts following a wild storm on December 28.
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Heatwave: Sydney trains affected and fire bans in NSW as temperatures soar
17:31 EDT
Temperatures have soared across large areas of New South Wales with the heatwave conditions forcing trains to slow down in Sydney and total fire bans in many parts of the state.
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Brisbane heatwave: Places to go and things to do to stay cool as temperatures soar
14:48 EDT
Staying cool and out of the heat will be the aim for many south-east Queenslanders this week as a heatwave continues.
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Sydney's air pollution prompts NSW Health to issue warning about toxic ozone gas
14:40 EDT
New South Wales Health has issued a warning for people with respiratory conditions as a toxic gas lingers in Sydney.
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Warm night ahead of scorching day for parts of NSW
12:56 EDT
With heatwave conditions currently being experienced over much of central and eastern Australia, it should come as no surprise that parts of New South Wales had their warmest night in quite some time.
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A stark contrast in conditions
12:16 EDT
Whilst the Queensland North Tropical Coast has been deluged by heavy monsoonal rains, parts of Western Australia have not seen a single drop of rain.
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Rainfall transforms Red Centre research station into sea of green
09:19 EDT
Heavy rainfall over the Christmas and New Year period has transformed many parts of the Red Centre into a sea of green.
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Tuesday January 10, 2017
Mid-week heat from Oodnadatta to Sydney
15:41 EDT
Heatwave conditions will intensify across large parts of central and eastern Australia on Wednesday, as temperatures soar in Sydney.
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Busy firefighters issue warning after six floodwater rescues in north Queensland
14:59 EDT
Residents and visitors to far north Queensland are being urged to stay out of floodwaters following six swift water rescues in the past few days.
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Sugar mill reliability frustrates growers as the crush drags on and cane is left in the paddock
14:29 EDT
Cane growers in Sarina have ended one of their worst seasons in three decades with about 5 per cent of the crop unharvested.
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Melbourne weather: Intense rain, humid night beats records as conditions mirror far north
13:30 EDT
Melbourne's tropical weather late last year broke records for humidity and short-term rainfall, according a special state of the climate report released by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM).
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Bull shark sightings in Brisbane River on the rise during summer
12:09 EDT
As the weather heats up, the number of bull shark sightings up and down the Brisbane River is also on the rise.
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A month's rain in three days brings flooding in Qld
11:55 EDT
Three days of torrential rain has left rivers overflowing in parts of northern Queensland this morning.
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Jetty jumping warning reissued after surge in spinal injuries this summer
11:20 EDT
A spate of spinal injuries has beach authorities pleading with thrillseekers wanting to beat the heat to avoid jetty jumping this summer.
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Temperatures set to soar as heatwave conditions settle in across central, southern Queensland
09:29 EDT
Central and southern Queensland are sure to swelter this week with temperatures expected to soar over the next four days.
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Monday January 9, 2017
Victoria weather: Heavy rain and storms sweep across state after hot night in Melbourne
18:49 EDT
Heavy rain and storms are sweeping across Victoria today, with authorities issuing a warning about flash flooding.
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Storm surge: What is it and how can you prepare?
18:26 EDT
We've all heard about the risk of a storm surge, but what exactly is it and how can we be prepared?
Every year north Queensland braces for the risk of tropical cyclones during the wet season.
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North Tropical Coast flooding
17:10 EDT
Rivers are flooding along Queensland's North Tropic Coast after an overnight deluge, with more heavy falls on the way.
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Canberra zoo animals cool down with ice blocks as city swelters through another hot day
17:03 EDT
As Canberra sweltered through its fourth consecutive day of temperatures over 30 degrees Celsius on Monday, the city's humans were not the only ones looking for creative ways to beat the heat.
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Melioidosis: Risk of fatal mud disease spreads to Central Australia after heavy rainfall
13:54 EDT
Central Australian residents are being warned against the potentially deadly mud disease melioidosis following heavy wet season rains in desert regions across the Northern Territory.
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Fires and heatwaves across Australia
12:44 EDT
A severe heatwave will grip parts of eastern Australia this week as severe fire danger threatens the west.
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Heatwave to send temperatures past 45C in western NSW
10:01 EDT
Temperatures are set to soar past 45 degrees Celsius in parts of western New South Wales this week, with another heatwave forecast to sweep across the state.
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Sunday January 8, 2017
Soaking start to the year continues in QLD
15:27 EDT
Tropical Queensland has enjoyed a bleak start to the year, with soaking rain for dry soil.
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The week of change for Melbourne
09:43 EDT
After running hot for the the final week of last year, a new year brought cooler temperatures across the city.
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Saturday January 7, 2017
South Australia endures another sweltering day of 40C as summer hits its stride
16:06 EDT
South Australia is enduring a third day of sweltering heat with temperatures hitting 40 degrees Celsius in Adelaide and 43C in the Mid North.
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Brief respite under clear skies for Tasmania
12:03 EDT
Following a significant rainfall event on Monday and gusty winds at times throughout the week, Tasmania is seeing a fine, warm and relatively calm day.
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Weather News
Tennant Creek deluged with 'one-in-50-year' flood
09:47 EDT
The normally dry town of Tennant Creek experienced a deluge on Friday night in what meteorologists said was a one-in-50-year flood.
Queensland weather: Cool change on the way after five-day heatwave
09:09 EDT
A cool change will today bring Queenslanders some relief from a five-day heatwave that saw temperatures soar across the state, but the weather bureau says it will not last for long.
Queensland weather: South-east residents swelter as heatwave continues
00:32 EDT
Much of south-east Queensland is sweltering as residents endure another day of heatwave conditions.
