Extreme weather
Cloud seeding: Indonesia attempts to redirect rain after killer floods
More rain is forecast after monsoonal downpours triggered a landslide of mud and cold lava from Mount Marapi, that caused rivers to breach their banks.
- by Kasparman Piliang and Niniek Karmini
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Got somewhere to be? Never try to arrive the same day
The recent deluge that soaked Dubai left some passengers stranded for several days.
- by Michael Gebicki
‘Terrifying’ Sydney clifftop sinkhole leaves residents on edge
Residents of an eastern suburbs cliffside street watched with horror as a road gave way, opening a sinkhole steps from Colin Scotts’ garage.
- by Jessica McSweeney
‘Hazmat emergency’ over WA tornado asbestos exposure
More than 100 homes were damaged by the tornado that scattered asbestos over streets at Bunbury on Friday afternoon. Residents are now eligible for disaster payments.
- by Rachael Ward
Ordinary weather is now extraordinary, as Sydney braces for more rain
Australia has always experienced swings between hot, dry weather and heavy rain, but this is now amplified.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
El Niño blamed for floods that killed scores, left 150,000 homeless in Brazil
On the outskirts of Eldorado do Sul, people are sleeping on the roadside and going hungry.
- by Amanda Perobelli and Leonardo Benansatto
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Worst floods ever recorded in Brazil kill dozens, destroy key infrastructure
Brazil’s president said there had never been more rain in a single location in the country’s history.
- by Gabriela Sa Pessoa
Parched Philippine dam reveals centuries-old town, luring tourists
The country, like others in South-East Asia, is sweltering through a heat wave.
- by Adrian Portugal and Peter Blaza
Think this week’s been wet? It’s about to get turbocharged
A band of rain sweeping towards Sydney is forecast to deliver 150-millimetre downpours and flash flooding.
- by Angus Dalton
Dangerous heat kills dozens, closes schools, prompts four-day workweek
Several countries in South-East Asia are grappling with a heatwave that has turned into tragedy in Thailand and is forcing power plant closures elsewhere.
- by Neil Jerome Morales