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Sydney weather: Parts of city cop heaviest falls in five years
Parts of Sydney have had their biggest dump of rain in five years, helping to soak gardens still dry after a prolonged spell of below-average falls.
- by Peter Hannam
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Going to extremes: UV radiation is on the way up
The thinning ozone layer and Indian farming practices may add up to more days of extreme radiation in Australia.
- by Nigel Gladstone
Weather
Sydney's summer tempered by coast breezes as the west nudges records
Sydney has most likely notched one of its five warmest summers, while some western suburbs will probably fall just shy of their hottest season on record.
- by Peter Hannam
Weather
Wet start to the week for Sydney with heavy falls on Monday
Umbrellas will be needed during the morning commute on Monday.
- by Josh Dye & Rachel Clun
Weather
Summer's sting in the tail: Sizzling temperatures arrive just in time for final weekend
Sydney's long, hot summer looks set to leave with a sizzle and a sting in its tail.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Weather
Wild winds lash Victoria, leaving a trail of damage and thousands without power
Powerful winds battered Melbourne suburbs on Monday night, causing a cruise ship to get wedged up against a pier and dozens of trees to fall.
- by Daniella Miletic & Melissa Cunningham
Weather
Welcome relief from heat as mild snap to hit Sydney this week
A welcome drop in temperature late on Monday is expected to hang around until the end of the week.
- by Jenny Noyes
Weather
Health warning as smoke threatens to blanket western Sydney
A blanket of smoke threatens to blanket homes in the Blue Mountains and western Sydney on Sunday as winds fan blazes in Hunter region.
- by Jenna Clarke
Weather
'Cyclone swell' set to hit NSW coast sparks weekend surf warning
Beachgoers have been warned hefty waves are set to crash into Sydney beaches as a cyclone swell triggers powerful surf conditions along the east coast.
- by Rachel Clun & Megan Gorrey
Bushfire
People ignore 'catastrophic' alerts, go to look at fires, study finds
People tend to delay preparations to defend themselves or confirm the need to leave ahead of a bushfire until they can observe the blaze directly,
- by Peter Hannam
Extreme weather
'Horrendous': Hot spell is turning a normally verdant part of NSW dry
A long hot, dry spell in the Hunter Valley is transforming the region.
- by Peter Hannam