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Australia's tropical cyclone risk increasing next week
Ben Domensino, 14-JanThe Australian tropics could be on the verge of awakening, with growing signs of heavy rain and increased tropical cyclone potential next week. Despi...
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Another Santa Ana wind burst to hit LA firegrounds
Ben Domensino, 13-JanA renewed surge of Santa Ana winds will create dangerous fire weather in southern California over the next few days, prompting Red Flag Warnings in are...
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Four days of potentially violent storms for eastern Australia
Anthony Sharwood, 13-JanDangerously stormy days lie ahead for eastern Australia throughout much of the working week, with the potential for some storms to bring damaging wind ...
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First Tropical Cyclone of 2025
Maryam Al-Ansari, 12-JanTropical Cyclone (TC) Dikeledi was declared at 11:00am AEDT on Saturday 11th of January just off the northeast coast of Madagascar, after having been a...
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Australian Open week 1 forecast
Angus Konta, 11-JanAs the best tennis players in the world descend on Melbourne to contest the first major tournament on the 2025 calendar, we take a look at what the wea...
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La Niña declared by US Climate Prediction Center – here's what it means for Australia
Ben Domensino, 10-JanThe US Climate Prediction Center (CPC) has just declared that La Niña is underway in the tropical Pacific Ocean, meaning the ocean and atmospher...
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Northern Australia braces for increased cyclone risk, heavy rainfall and flooding
Ashleigh Madden, 10-JanThe long-awaited monsoon could finally develop over northern Australia towards the end of next week, increasing the risk of heavy rain, thunderstorms a...
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47C heat and severe storms on the horizon for Australia
Ben Domensino, 10-JanA searing summer air mass could send temperatures soaring to the high 40s in parts of central Australia over the coming week, despite an ongoing barrag...
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Exceptional Santa Ana winds behind devastating LA fires
Ben Domensino, 09-JanAbnormally strong Santa Ana winds caused ferocious fires to spread through parched areas of Southern California earlier this week, destroying homes aro...
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Sydney cops heaviest rain so far this summer, more on the way
Ben Domensino, 09-JanClose to half a month’s rain has soaked Sydney over the last 24 hours and more is on the way, with wet and stormy weather to linger over a broad ...
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Big week of global weather kicks off 2025
Ben Domensino, 08-JanSearing heatwaves, icy snowstorms, thunderstorms and auroras were some of the weather events that hit different parts of the world in a big opening wee...
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Stormy weather setting in for eastern, northern Australia
Ben Domensino, 07-JanWet and stormy weather will linger over eastern and northern Australia for at least the next week, impacting six of Australia’s state capital cit...
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Extreme heat to hit Australia as monsoon remains elusive
Ben Domensino, 07-JanA large mass of extremely hot air will linger over Australia for at least the next week, possibly causing temperatures to approach 49°C in some sta...
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Finally, some relief for emergency services in SA, Vic
Ashleigh Madden, 06-JanChallenging conditions for firefighters in Vic and SA have eased as a rainband and cooler temperatures bring much-needed relief. Temperatures s...
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Record-warm oceans surrounded Australia in 2024
Ben Domensino, 06-JanThe Australian region set a new record for ocean temperatures in 2024, with sea surface temperatures close to 0.9°C above the long-term average. ...
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Earth has passed its closest point to the sun
Quincy Tut, 05-JanOur planet's elliptical orbit around the sun yields two occurrences per year in which we are closest and furthest from the sun. At 1:28pm on Saturday J...
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