Environment
Weather
'Killer combo' of heat and humidity lining up for Melbourne this weekend
Melbourne is set for an "insufferable" weekend, particularly on Sunday, as a combination of high temperatures and rising humidity lift heat stress to levels rarely seen in the city.
- by Peter Hannam
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Fires in Blue Mountains, elsewhere, may disrupt holiday plans over long weekend
Authorities have closed off parts of the Royal National Park and advised holidaymakers to avoid some areas of the Blue Mountains over the long weekend as fires burn.
- by Peter Hannam
'Unusually large' cyclone churns through the Antarctic sea ice
An unusually large cyclone has been buffeting the Antarctic coast this week, shifting sea ice that had already been tracking at record-low levels.
- by Peter Hannam
Energy
Hot temperatures to rock Victoria’s grid
Another heatwave forecast to hit Victoria has AEMO warning that the system will be under pressure, but the long weekend may ease the strain.
- by Cole Latimer
Canberra weather: Storm lights up capital but hot days still ahead
Matt Tomkins felt the charge sawing on the air and knew the lightning was right above him.
Sydney weather: City to go from big heat to big sweat as hot 2018 start rolls on
The mid-summer heatwave baking much of NSW has given parts of Sydney their hottest start to a year in at least decades and may have as long as another week to run.
- by Peter Hannam
Firefighters continue to battle Royal National Park bushfire
The fire burnt more than 1800 hectares of bush over the weekend.
- by Rachel Clun, Jenny Noyes
Firefighters brace for worse conditions after blazing weekend across the state
Firefighters have worked tirelessly through the weekend to contain several bushfires burning across the state including a large blaze in the Royal National Park, just south of Sydney.
- by William McInnes, Sarah Muller, Josh Dye
'Significant' heatwave roasts south-eastern Australia as global records melt
Most of NSW will continue to bake in a prolonged heatwave well into next week, the second big warm event that has got 2018 off to a hot start.
- by Peter Hannam
Severe heatwave headed for Sydney and eastern NSW, with more days in the 40s likely
South-eastern Australia is in for another burst of summer later this week, with most of coastal NSW including Sydney facing severe heatwave conditions.
- by Peter Hannam