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Body found as flooding forces 168 rescues across NSW

Body found as flooding forces 168 rescues across NSW

Record rainfall across Sydney and parts of NSW have caused flooding and widespread damage with authorities issuing evacuation orders for some communities.

An extra hour of sleep as daylight saving ends

An extra hour of sleep as daylight saving ends

An extra hour of sleep as daylight saving ends

An extra hour of sleep as daylight saving ends

People in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and ACT will have an extra hour of sleep as daylight saving ends for another year.

Chaos as Sydney drenched with month of rain in 16 hours

Chaos as Sydney drenched with month of rain in 16 hours

Chaos as Sydney drenched with month of rain in 16 hours

Chaos as Sydney drenched with month of rain in 16 hours

Massive downpours are hitting large parts of NSW, leading to car rescues, expected dam spills and delayed and cancelled flights at Sydney Airport.

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Flood alerts as fatal storm drives rain further south

Flood alerts as fatal storm drives rain further south

An inland low and coastal trough joining forces over NSW is forecast to dump up to 300mm of rain on Sydney, Newcastle and coastal towns in the next 24 hours.

Wild weather unleashes on Australia's sodden southeast

Wild weather unleashes on Australia's sodden southeast

A band of widespread rain and thunderstorms is sweeping across southeastern states with the trough set to intensify, sparking flood warnings.

Australia on track for decades-long megadroughts

Australia on track for decades-long megadroughts

Droughts lasting for decades are a real possibility for Australia as the impact of climate change pairs with natural dry cycles, researchers say.

Swim warning at dozens of Victorian beaches after rain

Swim warning at dozens of Victorian beaches after rain

More than 30 beaches around Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay have been deemed unsafe for swimming after days of heavy downpours.

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Farewell El Nino, say hello to La Nina

Farewell El Nino, say hello to La Nina

Farewell El Nino, say hello to La Nina

Farewell El Nino, say hello to La Nina

El Nino conditions are beginning to shift across Australia to a more neutral weather system that may change to a La Nina later this year.

Dangerous weather heading north after record downpours

Dangerous weather heading north after record downpours

Dangerous weather heading north after record downpours

Dangerous weather heading north after record downpours

Heavy and intense rain is forecast in parts of NSW within days after storms lashed Victoria, with hundreds of calls for help amid record breaking downpours.

Severe thunderstorm warnings as rain, wind hammer state

Severe thunderstorm warnings as rain, wind hammer state

Severe thunderstorm warnings as rain, wind hammer state

Severe thunderstorm warnings as rain, wind hammer state

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued severe thunderstorm warnings for large parts of Victoria, with heavy rainfall, damaging wind gusts and large hail likely.

Rising floodwaters trigger more cyclone evacuations

Rising floodwaters trigger more cyclone evacuations

Rising floodwaters trigger more cyclone evacuations

Rising floodwaters trigger more cyclone evacuations

Almost 400 residents have been evacuated from a remote Northern Territory town battered by ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan, which left some communication severed.

NT residents evacuated as cyclone triggers flooding

NT residents evacuated as cyclone triggers flooding

NT residents evacuated as cyclone triggers flooding

NT residents evacuated as cyclone triggers flooding

More than 100 residents have been evacuated from the remote Northern Territory town of Borroloola after Tropical Cyclone Megan swept through the community.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan sweeps through inland NT

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan sweeps through inland NT

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan sweeps through inland NT

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan sweeps through inland NT

Residents in the path of ex-Topical Cyclone Megan have been warned to expect road closures and flash flooding across the Northern Territory.

Cyclone Megan could develop to category four in Top End

Cyclone Megan could develop to category four in Top End

Cyclone Megan could develop to category four in Top End

Cyclone Megan could develop to category four in Top End

Tropical Cyclone Megan is now a category three system as it moves toward the Northern Territory coast, with the possibility it could intensify to category four.

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Cyclone Megan sparks warning to coastal residents

A second cyclone in as many months has formed off the Northern Territory's coast and is expected to lash the Top End for days.

Australian ski resorts hardest hit by snow loss: study

Reduced snow cover due to climate change may push ski resorts to higher remote areas, potentially threatening alpine plants and animals, a study warns.

Tropical cyclone Megan likely to form over NT coast

Residents in north-east Arnhem Land and the Gulf of Carpentaria are bracing for a rain dump, just weeks after Cyclone Lincoln tore through the region.

Relief as 'resilient' family rescued from remote WA

Seven family members who were missing in remote flooded Western Australia for several days have been rescued and are said to be doing well.

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Missing family of seven found safe in remote WA

The group of seven family members that have been missing in the West Australian outback have been found by police, and are reported to be safe and well.

Farmer confidence takes root after two-year downturn

Rising commodity prices and strong seasonal conditions have farmers in most states looking on the bright side again.

WA cut off as dangerous floods inundate roads, rail

Flooding caused by heavy rainfall and thunderstorms has closed the main road and rail routes connecting Western Australia to the rest of the country.

Relief in sight after record-breaking heatwave

Temperatures have continued to soar across southeast Australia but relief is in sight for millions in one part of the country.

Southeastern Australia swelters as temp records tumble

An autumn heatwave in southeastern Australia has smashed records for March with extreme temperatures continuing this week in NSW , Tasmania, SA and Victoria.

A world of music and heat at Adelaide's WOMAD festival

Adelaide's world music and arts festival is one cultural event hit by extreme temperatures, with people queuing for water and ice cream.

Festivals and events cancelled as southeast swelters

Millions of people are sweltering through an autumn scorcher in Australia's southeast, with a heatwave warning issued for four states.

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