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Tropics: Two stormy South Pacific systems – authorities step up alerts
Updated: 9:53pm — Australian and Fijian authorities are stepping up the risks of cyclones forming well north of New Zealand…
Australia: Perth swelters in record-breaking temperatures; British tourists bemused
Perth has recorded above 40 degree Celsius temperatures for three days in a row, melting a February record which has…
Australia: Perth water supplies under pressure during potential record heatwave (+VIDEO)
As Perth sweats through a severe heatwave, pressure is mounting on the city’s dwindling water supplies. Dried tree stumps litter…
Australia: Perth’s week-long heatwave begins
Perth hit a scorching 40.4 degrees Celsius on day one of a heatwave that is expected to last for at…
Five dead after magnitude 6.4 earthquake shocks Taiwan
Updated 7:27pm — At least five people were killed Saturday when a magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Taiwan, the Taiwanese Disaster…
Week in Weather: What’s been making headlines this week
Another week of summer gone, and another set of crazy weather news items from home and around the world to…
Australia: Perth set for ‘severe heatwave’ this weekend
A deepening trough along the WA coast is dragging hot air south, causing a heatwave to develop from Geraldton to…
USA: It’s Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil – Friend or foe?
For more than a century, groundhogs have been midwinter luminaries, scampering into the spotlight on February 2 to divine whether…
Australia: Queensland swelters in oppressive humidity; dangerous heat
Queenslanders are doing their best to beat the heat, as high temperatures and staggering humidity affect parts of the state’s…
Canada: Deadly landslide hits British Columbia
An avalanche near McBride, British Columbia, has killed five people, according to Donita Cuzma of the British Columbia Coroners Service….
