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Victorians face third dark night as energy grid fixed

Victorians face third dark night as energy grid fixed

Crews are whittling down the number of Victorian homes and businesses without power but many residents face another night in the dark following wild storms.

Climate change fuelling Australia's eighth-warmest year

Climate change fuelling Australia's eighth-warmest year

Climate change fuelling Australia's eighth-warmest year

Climate change fuelling Australia's eighth-warmest year

Australia sweltered through its eighth-warmest year on record in 2023, according to a new report from the Bureau of Meteorology.

Severe weather warning for border as ex-Kirrily lingers

Severe weather warning for border as ex-Kirrily lingers

Severe weather warning for border as ex-Kirrily lingers

Severe weather warning for border as ex-Kirrily lingers

Flood-hit Queensland regions are bracing for another drenching from ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily amid calls for more resilient infrastructure.

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Cyclone set for 'last hurrah' as another threat looms

Cyclone set for 'last hurrah' as another threat looms

Queensland is set to farewell ex-tropical cyclone Kirrily after a long week of heavy rain and damaging winds as another threat looms off the coast.

Flood clean-up begins but another cyclone may loom

Flood clean-up begins but another cyclone may loom

Barely a week after a severe weather system lashed Queensland's north, yet another cyclone may soon loom off the coast.

Hardship grants offered as cyclone power outages remain

Hardship grants offered as cyclone power outages remain

Thousands of customers remain without power in Queensland's north where hardship grants have been offered to residents hit by Tropical Cyclone Kirrily.

Kirrily mop up begins but heavy rain risk remains

Kirrily mop up begins but heavy rain risk remains

Hundreds of energy restoration crews, volunteers and low-security prisoners are pitching in to help clean up Townsville after the region was hit by a cyclone.

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Region battens down the hatches as cyclone forms

Region battens down the hatches as cyclone forms

Region battens down the hatches as cyclone forms

Region battens down the hatches as cyclone forms

A tropical cyclone is finally set to form before intensifying as it heads toward the north Queensland coast, with strong winds and heavy rain forecast.

Cyclone menace forming on doorstep of flood-hit region

Cyclone menace forming on doorstep of flood-hit region

Cyclone menace forming on doorstep of flood-hit region

Cyclone menace forming on doorstep of flood-hit region

A rapidly forming cyclone is forecast to unleash damaging winds and heavy rain on far north Queensland, barely a month after wild weather devastated the region.

Cyclone brewing with northern Australia on flood watch

Cyclone brewing with northern Australia on flood watch

Cyclone brewing with northern Australia on flood watch

Cyclone brewing with northern Australia on flood watch

Another storm threat has northern Australia's flood-hit regions on high alert as Cyclone Kirrily takes shape in the Coral Sea.

No crystal ball for extreme weather events, boffins say

No crystal ball for extreme weather events, boffins say

No crystal ball for extreme weather events, boffins say

No crystal ball for extreme weather events, boffins say

El Nino and other factors make extreme weather events more difficult to predict, say scholars following scrutiny in the wake of destructive floods and storms.

Flood-hit regions brace for more rain, Cyclone Kirrily

Flood-hit regions brace for more rain, Cyclone Kirrily

Flood-hit regions brace for more rain, Cyclone Kirrily

Flood-hit regions brace for more rain, Cyclone Kirrily

Australia's flood-hit regions are bracing for a second natural disaster in barely a month as Cyclone Kirrily threatens to form off the coast.

Desperate boat rescue as monsoon drenches north Qld

Desperate boat rescue as monsoon drenches north Qld

Desperate boat rescue as monsoon drenches north Qld

Desperate boat rescue as monsoon drenches north Qld

Already saturated communities in north Queensland are expecting further heavy rain as a monsoon trough moves over the Cape York Peninsula.

Already soaked, Queensland braces for more wild weather

Already soaked, Queensland braces for more wild weather

Already soaked, Queensland braces for more wild weather

Already soaked, Queensland braces for more wild weather

Far north Queensland is preparing for another drenching while still reeling from ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper's aftermath, with relief crews on standby.

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Battling region hit again by heavy rain, cyclone threat

A far north Queensland region still recovering from wild weather has been lashed by heavy rain as another cyclone threat looms in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Road repairs on skids as rain, possible cyclone loom

More rain may jeopardise work to clear landslides in flood-hit far north Queensland, sparking fears roads may collapse with a cyclone threat looming.

Cyclone threat looms again for flood-ravaged region

Weeks after record flooding hit the region, another cyclone threat may loom for far north Queensland with a tropical low set to form in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Storm-hit residents clean up as region faces more rain

Southeast Queensland residents are taking stock after wild weather ravaged the region as power providers prepare for future disasters.

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More financial support for storm-battered Queenslanders

Storm-battered Queensland will receive more financial assistance as it recovers from wild weather including 3.5 million lightning strikes.

Three months of rain in a day as big wet sets in again

Three Victorian towns have been ordered to evacuate and others are on alert as storms and heavy rain lash parts of the state before an expected move into NSW.

Power back on at 125k Queensland homes after wild storm

Thousands of Queenslanders are back on the power grid after crews worked for days to rebuild a network damaged by storms.

Cost of wild weather hits $2 billion and counting

The disaster bill has already reached $2 billion in Queensland but the deputy premier expects that figure to rise after weeks of damaging weather.

Ex-cyclone Jasper moves west as storms smash southeast

More rain and storms have battered an already flood weary Queensland, as ex-tropical cyclone Jasper moves slowly west towards the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Jasper loses sting but floods and wind wreak havoc

Cyclone Jasper has weakened to a tropical low but brought heavy rain and damaging winds, prompting widespread flood warnings for far north Queensland.

Shelter warning as Cyclone Jasper bears down on coast

People are bunkering down and authorities are on high alert as Tropical Cyclone Jasper crosses the Queensland coast as a category 2 system.

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