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2014 may be ‘hottest year ever’ – UN
This year may end as the hottest on record, the UN’s weather agency has said, recounting a tale of rising…
Farmers face water restrictions as El Niño develops
New Zealand farmers are facing summer water restrictions in some regions as an El Nino weather pattern develops, hitting dairy…
Australia: Long, hot summer ahead
The Bureau of Meteorology is painting a grim picture of a hot, dry summer in the south coast. The warning…
Australia: Brisbane cleans up after storm
Brisbane was in clean-up mode yesterday after a supercell storm injured 39 people, cut power to 100,000 homes and caused…
Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week
It’s been another absolutely jam packed weather week around the world, with Australia hogging most of the headlines in this…
Watch as hail smashes car windshield in Brisbane (VIDEO)
A flash hail storm cracks a driver’s windscreen as a severe thunderstorm causes major damage across Brisbane. As of 9pm…
Australia: Fire danger eases in NSW
Rising humidity across New South Wales will accompany heating during the coming week, contributing to widespread rainfall and keeping fire…
Australia: Melbourne woman almost swallowed by sinkhole
A sinkhole in Melbourne has almost swallowed a woman in her backyard. The alarm was raised when the woman felt…
Australia: Storms cut power to thousands; 3 people struck by lightning
Parts of Sydney have been lashed by a storm on Monday afternoon which resulted in ambulance crews treating several people…
Australia: Queensland November records tumble in sweltering heat
Longreach in central-west Queensland has broken November heatwave records with an 11-day stretch of 40 degrees Celsius-plus temperatures, the weather…
