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Warning after extreme weather's financial toll revealed

Warning after extreme weather's financial toll revealed

The eye-watering cost of extreme weather for 2025 has been revealed, sparking a warning the financial toll may only get worse.

Cyclone Vaianu leaves clean-up under way in New Zealand

Cyclone Vaianu leaves clean-up under way in New Zealand

Cyclone Vaianu leaves clean-up under way in New Zealand

Cyclone Vaianu leaves clean-up under way in New Zealand

Clean-up crews are at work in parts of New Zealand's North Island after Cyclone Vaianu tore through the region, triggering floods and cutting power.

Tourism funding boost to help cyclone-hit towns recover

Tourism funding boost to help cyclone-hit towns recover

Tourism funding boost to help cyclone-hit towns recover

Tourism funding boost to help cyclone-hit towns recover

Towns reliant on tourism will receive help to rebuild with a support package on its way for businesses rocked by Cyclone Narelle.

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'Critters still here': Ningaloo Reef survives cyclone

'Critters still here': Ningaloo Reef survives cyclone

A marine scientist says the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef has sustained minimal damage after copping a battering from a category four cyclone.

Cat-five Maila set to weaken before Queensland crossing

Cat-five Maila set to weaken before Queensland crossing

Tropical Cyclone Maila has strengthened in the sea between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands and has smashed records as a category five storm.

Cyclone-hammered reefs can take many years to recover

Cyclone-hammered reefs can take many years to recover

Coral reefs and their fish populations can take many years to recover after being hammered by severe tropical cyclones, researchers say.

Cyclone's impact set to push supermarket prices higher

Cyclone's impact set to push supermarket prices higher

Shoppers will pay more for fruit and vegetables in the nation's most isolated capital city after a tropical cyclone tore through a food bowl region.

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New cyclone threat looms for battered far north

New cyclone threat looms for battered far north

New cyclone threat looms for battered far north

New cyclone threat looms for battered far north

A potential cyclone is looming off the Australian east coast, threatening further devastation to a region still cleaning up from the last natural disaster.

'Nature is bashing us': cyclone-hit towns mop up again

'Nature is bashing us': cyclone-hit towns mop up again

'Nature is bashing us': cyclone-hit towns mop up again

'Nature is bashing us': cyclone-hit towns mop up again

Cyclone Narelle left a trail of destruction across Western Australia's northwest in a double whammy for the region, as it grapples with rising fuel costs.

'Pretty devastating': tourism hit by rare cyclone

'Pretty devastating': tourism hit by rare cyclone

'Pretty devastating': tourism hit by rare cyclone

'Pretty devastating': tourism hit by rare cyclone

One of Australia's most remarkable cyclones may impact a state's tourism sector after leaving a trail of damage across the country.

Crops flattened, towns smashed by rampaging cyclone

Crops flattened, towns smashed by rampaging cyclone

Crops flattened, towns smashed by rampaging cyclone

Crops flattened, towns smashed by rampaging cyclone

Bananas, livestock and vegetables have felt the brunt of Cyclone Narelle as communities clean up following the brutal storm.

'Screaming winds': severe cyclone pummels holiday town

'Screaming winds': severe cyclone pummels holiday town

'Screaming winds': severe cyclone pummels holiday town

'Screaming winds': severe cyclone pummels holiday town

A severe tropical cyclone has hammered a holiday town, ripping off roofs and flooding homes as it winds its way down Australia's west coast.

First snow falls as sudden chill brings wild weather

First snow falls as sudden chill brings wild weather

First snow falls as sudden chill brings wild weather

First snow falls as sudden chill brings wild weather

Eastern states have been lashed with heavy rain and strong winds as skiers rejoice after fresh snow lands the first powder of the season.

Long-lived cyclone intensifies as it skirts coast

Long-lived cyclone intensifies as it skirts coast

Long-lived cyclone intensifies as it skirts coast

Long-lived cyclone intensifies as it skirts coast

After traversing three states, Cyclone Narelle could intensify into a category five system as it passes a series of isolated coastal communities.

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Third time unlucky: cyclone to make landfall again

A cyclone that has weaved its way across northern Australia before weakening is forecast to slam into the mainland for a third time after reforming out to sea.

Rain-hit region braces as tropical storm sweeps past

Top End locals are wary of another flood threat after a former cyclone swept past, causing less damage than first expected as it speeds toward another state.

Towns brace for fresh floods as ex-cyclone lashes north

Ex-tropical cyclone Narelle has crossed into the Northern Territory, bringing the threat of further flooding for sodden communities.

Hospital evacuated as sodden ground braces for Narelle

Communities still reeling from recent flooding are now dealing with evacuated hospitals, the prospect of extreme weather and surging tides.

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'Not out of danger': hundreds flee as mega storm nears

Authorities warn northern Australia remains under threat from Cyclone Narelle as it moves west after crossing the coast, unleashing heavy rain and gales.

Relief as hundreds evacuated from path of cyclone

Evacuees from the path of a cyclone feel safe but are anxious about the homes and pets they left behind as flood-hit Top End communities face a further deluge.

Nervous wait for flood zones as tropical cyclone looms

Northern Australia is bracing for more destructive weather in coming days as a low becomes a tropical cyclone in the Coral Sea and heads west.

Homes flooded to rooftops as emergency relief arrives

Homes along a flooded Top End river have been inundated as one of the biggest local welfare responses on record is rolled out.

'Leave immediately': warning for flood hit community

Rising floodwaters have revived unpleasant memories of a 2010 natural disaster and triggered an emergency warning for a rain-hit community.

What a croc: reptiles spotted around flooded town

Just when water levels were beginning to recede, more rain has inundated a flooded outback town and sparked numerous crocodile sightings by locals.

Kenya says death toll from floods almost doubles to 42

Flash flooding has killed at least 42 people in Kenya's capital after wild weather swept away vehicles and disrupted flights at a major airport.

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