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Another tropical cyclone could form off WA's north coast this week
Ben Domensino, 19-FebA developing tropical low to the north of WA’s Kimberley coast may become a tropical cyclone later this week, continuing an active season for the...
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Summer heat taking a break in southeastern Australia
Ashleigh Madden, 18-FebCool and dry air replaced heat and humidity across southeastern Australia on the weekend, bringing some welcome relief from an unusually uncomfortable ...
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Why our next tropical cyclone just got a name change
Anthony Sharwood, 17-FebThe next tropical cyclone to form in Australian waters won't be called Anthony as was originally planned. The BoM names cyclones from a pre-determine...
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Huge algal bloom spotted near WA's Pilbara coast
Ben Domensino, 17-FebSatellite images have revealed a massive algal bloom and red floodwaters to the north of WA’s Pilbara coast in the wake of Severe Tropical Cyclon...
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Summer snow and near-record lows
Anthony Sharwood, 17-FebEven in a warming climate, summer polar outbreaks are still possible in Tasmania and the southeast of mainland Australia, and we saw a significant one ...
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Southeast summer cold snap brings coldest February morning in decades
James Rout, 16-FebThe surge of cold Southern Ocean air that dusted parts of Tasmania with a little snow has pushed northwards and made its presence felt across Victoria ...
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Ex-tropical cyclone over WA, a dusting of snow over Tassie
James Rout, 15-FebSevere Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall just east of Port Hedland on Friday at about 12:30pm WST. Its destructive winds felled trees, and its rainb...
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Summer snow in Tasmania this weekend
Ben Domensino, 14-FebAn unseasonably cold air mass will hit southeastern Australia this weekend, causing summer snow to settle in parts of Tasmania. The satellite images ...
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Why is Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia so strong?
Ben Domensino, 14-FebWestern Australia’s Pilbara coast will endure ferocious winds, flooding rain and a dangerous storm surge when category five Severe Tropical Cyclo...
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Western Australia bracing for category 5 tropical cyclone
Ben Domensino, 13-FebSevere Tropical Cyclone Zelia is intensifying rapidly to the north of Western Australia and is expected to make landfall as a destructive category 5 sy...
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South Australia's hottest February day on record
Anthony Sharwood, 12-FebThe outback South Australian town of Oodnadatta has registered the state's hottest February day on record this Wednesday, with the mercury reaching a s...
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Tropical Cyclone Zelia forms near Western Australia – here's what to expect
Ben Domensino, 12-FebA tropical cyclone has formed to the north of WA and is expected to become a severe tropical cyclone before making landfall later this week. Tropical...
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'Leave immediately': Tasmanians urged to flee fires
Anthony Sharwood, 11-Feb The bushfire situation continues to intensify in northwest Tasmania this Tuesday, with multiple warnings in place as more than 20 bushfires ra...
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Severe tropical cyclone threat looms for WA
Ben Domensino, 11-FebTropical Cyclone Zelia hasn’t even formed yet, but the system could make landfall in northern WA as a severe tropical cyclone later this week. ...
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Southern Australia braces for hottest day in over 5 years
Ashleigh Madden, 11-FebA searing hot airmass across parts of SA may bring one of the hottest days in half a decade, with strong and gusty winds causing extreme fire danger ac...
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Queensland deluge continues but drier weather is on the way
Ben Domensino, 11-FebQueensland’s flood-weary northeast tropical coast is copping more heavy rain today, but drier weather is finally on the horizon from the middle o...
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Cold outbreak brewing with possible summer snow
Anthony Sharwood, 10-FebWith tropical cyclones currently active in Australian waters and repeated heatwaves in recent weeks, the weather gods have decided to throw a little Au...
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Tropical cyclone to form near Australia this week
Ben Domensino, 10-FebA developing tropical low off Australia’s northwest coast has a high chance of becoming a tropical cyclone by the middle of this week, possibly a...
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Severe storms lashing NSW, heavy rain looms for South Coast
Ashleigh Madden, 10-FebA massive line of dangerous thunderstorms is bearing down on Sydney this Monday morning, having already impacted parts of central NSW. Heavy ra...
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Good waves on the way for the Pipeline Surf Pro finals
Felix Levesque, 09-FebAfter an exciting day of pumping double overhead surf yesterday, what’s on offer at the world’s deadliest wave for the final day of competi...
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