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Cyclone Penny tracks away from coast giving far north Queensland reprieve from heavy rain
Tropical Cyclone Penny has re-formed in the Coral Sea, but is unlikely to bring significant rain to north Queensland in…
Cyclone Penny could re-form and track back towards Queensland coast, Bureau of Meteorology says
Ex-tropical cyclone Penny could re-form off Queensland within hours but there is uncertainty about whether it will track back towards…
New Year’s Eve 2018 typo projected onto Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney is one of the first cities on earth to ring in the new year, but revellers around the famous…
Nature could light up Sydney’s sky on NYE
Following several days of dry and sunny weather, conditions are set to change as 2018 comes to an end. A…
Australia – Cyclone possible by New Year’s Eve, Bureau of Meteorology warns
Far North Queensland is facing the prospect of its second tropical cyclone in less than a month, after days of…
Is Darwin the lightning capital of the world?
The tropics get some of the biggest, most dramatic storms in the world. And during the wet season, the Top…
Storm chaser James Taylor hunts cyclones in the Kimberley
While many residents of Australia’s north-west escape the tropical heat over the Christmas holiday season, Broome storm chaser James Taylor…
BOM warns Australians to expect ‘extreme heatwaves’ after Christmas
Extreme heatwaves are forecast to sweep through parts of Australia over the Christmas and New Year period, with some locations…
‘I really thought it’d be bigger’: The battle to save the holy water of the Jordan River
The pilgrims who come to be baptised in the waters of the Jordan River at Qasr el Yehud are often…
Green thunderstorms: there have been many theories behind the mysterious glow
In a festive twist to Sydney’s catastrophically expensive hailstorm Thursday night, the skies turned green. Pictures posted online of clouds…
