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2014 was world’s ‘warmest year on record’
2014 was the Earth’s warmest year on record, a U.S. weather agency announced Friday, with average temperatures 0.07 degrees Fahrenheit…
Australia: 350 QLD homes destroyed; power still out for thousands
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has visited central Queensland again amid anger over the operation of the Callide Dam during Cyclone…
Australia: Cyclone update – clean-up underway in central QLD
Restoring electricity and essential services will be the focus of the clean-up effort in central Queensland today in the wake…
Australia: Tropical Cyclone Marcia downgraded, but heavy rain & flooding continues
Cyclone Marcia has been downgraded to a tropical low after cutting a path of destruction along central Queensland. But heavy…
Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week
A crazy weather week so far – and it’s not over yet – as Australia continues to be buffeted by…
UPDATE: Situation ‘wild’ as Tropical Cyclone Marcia pummels QLD
Tropical Cyclone Marcia has been downgraded to a category four storm, but wind gusts up to 250 kilometres per hour…
DEVELOPING STORY: Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Marcia making landfall
Tropical Cyclone Marcia reached category 5 strength early this morning and is currently making landfall, bringing very heavy rain, destructive…
Australia: Northern Territory braced for Tropical Cyclone Lam
Tropical Cyclone Lam is continuing to move westwards along Northern Territory’s coast, and is forecast to make landfall by tonight….
USA – Heavy snow prompts state of emergency for much of the US
Heavy snowfall and glacial temperatures shut down much of the central and eastern United States– including the US government —…
Australia: NSW storm winds pack big punch
A storm with wind gusts in excess of 90 kilometres an hour hit Griffith overnight, downing trees which trapped two…
