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It’s hot in the city – and getting hotter
Urban heatwaves have become more frequent over the past 40 years, scientists report. A weather database of cities across the…
Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week
It’s been a really busy week offshore, while at home our weather has been unremarkable for both good and bad…
Australia: Perth lightning storm cuts power to thousands
Power has been restored to most households in Perth after a spectacular electrical storm this week blacked out more than…
USA – New York ‘dodges the bullet’ but blizzard hits New England (+VIDEO)
The blizzard of 2015 isn’t done yet. While sparing much of New York and New Jersey, the much talked-about storm…
USA – Thousands of flights cancelled ahead of massive blizzard (+VIDEO)
Thousands of flights have been cancelled as millions of Americans brace for a northeastern winter storm that New York’s mayor…
USA – ‘Potentially historic’ storm bears down on New York
A storm the National Weather Service called “potentially historic” was headed toward the US Northeast, where forecasters predicted it could…
Asteroid ‘to come close’ to earth today
Earth will have a close encounter with an asteroid today – but the space rock will still be more than…
Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week
We’ve had plenty of drama in Australia this week, though the big story at home has been the slow descent…
Australia: Queensland in for 100mm in 24 hours
Isolated parts of regional Queensland could experience rainfall totals in excess of 100mm in a 24-hour period, the Bureau of…
UPDATE: Tropical Cyclone Niko bears down on Tahiti
A category 1 Tropical cyclone is on course to hit Tahiti later today, according to the Fiji met service. A…
