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Man found after fears he was lost in disaster-declared Townsville floods
All buses were cancelled and schools, childcare centres and courts closed in Townsville on Friday because of the "one-in-20-year" weather event.
- by Toby Crockford
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'Exceptionally hot, exceptionally dry': January was Australia's hottest month on record
As temperature records tumbled across the country, Victorians experienced one of our hottest and driest Januaries since records began.
- by Simone Fox Koob & Rachel Clun
January was Australia's hottest month on record, Bureau says
January was Australia's second record-breaking month of high temperatures in a row.
- by Rachel Clun
USA
Hell officially freezes over as Arctic blast spreads across US, killing several
The nearly unthinkable temperatures caused electrical grids and transit systems to collapse, led to spontaneous nosebleeds and saw the Michigan town of Hell freeze.
- by Rich McKay
USA
Student, animals found dead amid extreme cold in the US
The student's death is the eighth fatality linked to the extremely cold weather in the American Midwest.
Pregnant woman in labour rescued from north Queensland flood
Three others have also been saved by swift water rescue crews as heavy rain continues to fall and create potentially life-threatening floods.
- by Toby Crockford
USA
Colder-than-Antarctica freeze grips US as Australia roasts
Frozen Arctic winds brought record-low temperatures across much of the US Midwest, as Australia continued to roast.
- by Suzannah Gonzales
Weather
A metre of water sweeps through homes in Queensland floods
Residents have been forced to flee to higher ground in far north Queensland after flood waters submerged homes and swept away sheds.
- by Aaron Bunch
Melbourne weather: Thunderstorm warning issued as heavy rain, hail and dust storms lash city
More heavy rain, wild winds and possible hail is expected in Melbourne as a cool change sweeps through.
- by Melissa Cunningham & Simone Fox Koob
Cow rescued from the sea after it was swept away in flooded creek
Thunderous rapids have inundated homes and swept away cars and pets at Bluewater Park, about 40 kilometres north-west of Townsville, after Bluewater Creek broke its banks.
- by Lydia Lynch
Global warming
Global warming hasn't gone away despite cold as Trump suggests in tweet
While the Midwest is in the grip of a chill that's likely to set records, the earth is still considerably warmer than it was 30 years ago and especially 100 years ago.