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Tropical Low 25U was sitting west southwest of the Cocos Islands, which are a cluster of islands located about 2700km northwest of Perth. Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Miriam Bradbury said the system was likely to develop into a tropical cyclone intensity on Tuesday and would be named Tropical Cyclone Courtney. Picture: Windy.com

Australia on verge of unwanted milestone

Aussies could experience the most cyclones in nearly two decades, with a new tropical low expected to develop into cyclone intensity.

The distance to travel between Port Albert and Loch Sport. Picture: Google

Sad reason homes ‘worthless’ on 100km coast

A doomsday ‘1 per cent’ flooding prediction has rendered homes along a huge stretch of Victoria’s coastline effectively ‘worthless’ – and residents are furious.

Damage around Byron Bay caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Picture: Climate Council

What made Cyclone Alfred worse

A “decade of inaction” on climate pollution has cost Australians $1.2bn in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, experts say.

Queenslanders could be smashed by up to 400mm of rain after residents were warned to brace for heavy rainfall and potential flooding. Sky News Weather meteorologist Rob Sharp said Queensland’s southeast could be smashed by rainfall totals between 100 and 400mm over the next few days as flood watches were issued for parts of the state.“A lot of rain in the forecast,” Mr Sharp said on Tuesday, according to Sky News.Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Miriam Bradbury said rainfall totals of 287mm was recorded at Toolakea between 9am Tuesday and 5am Wednesday, as well as 284mm at Bluewater during the same period. Falls of 211mm were recorded in just the six hours to 1.26am at Bluewater, while 197mm was recorded in the six hours to 1.25am at Toolakea.Ms Bradbury said six hourly rainfall totals up to 160mm could be recorded on Wednesday morning, as well as isolated falls of 240mm, across areas including Townsville, Palm Island and Lucinda. Picture: Weatherzone.

Aussies to be hit by up to 400mm of rain

Australians in one state could be hit with up to 400mm of rain after some areas recorded falls of 211mm in just six hours.

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A handout image made available by the National Oceanography Centre on July 24, 2023, shows a carnivorous sponge, Axoniderma mexicana, photographed during a recent expedition to the NE Pacific abyss and found in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), has shown it is not just rich with life -- with one study finding some 5,000 species previously unknown to science -- but also far more complex than previously thought. That raises further questions about controversial proposals, currently being discussed at international talks in Jamaica, to mine the CCZ for the rock-like nodules. Once thought of as almost an underwater desert, the vast abyssal plain stretching between Hawaii and Mexico has been scoured by scientists as mining firms eye mineral-rich

‘Dark oxygen’ discovery on ocean floor stuns

Scientists have made a stunning discovery on the ocean floor, 4000 metres below the surface, that could upend our understanding of the origin of life.

‘Burst of warmth’: Winter sunshine on the way

Large parts of the country are expected to enjoy a wave of warm winter weather before a cold front sends temperatures plummeting.

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Man attacked by shark at popular beach

More details have been revealed after a surfer in his 20s was mauled by a shark at a popular beach in NSW.

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‘Damaging’ winds, storms to batter millions

Another week of wet and windy weather is forecast for much of Australia while a “cold snap” in one part of the country is set to break.

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Huge problem Australia is ignoring

There’s a big question being posed in Australian politics right now, but it ignores the easiest and only viable solution to the energy conundrum.

Dutton’s bold pledge on nuclear power

Dutton’s bold pledge on nuclear power

Peter Dutton has hit the sticks to promote his controversial nuclear energy plan but remains mum on how much the “essential” project will cost.

Australians can finally shrug off their scarfs with reports of sunny days ahead for most of the country.People will have the chance to “defrost” over the next couple days according to Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Jonathon How, with sunny skies on the way.“After last week’s cold snap we are expecting to see really quite mild and sunny winter days coming up,” he said. Picture: Sky Weather.

‘Defrost’: What Aussies have been waiting for

Australians will finally have the chance to soak up some sun after chilly conditions over the past week.

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Hypothermia conditions stop footy game

A ‘relentless’ icy polar blast and rain falling sideways led to a country footy match being abandoned when some players and officials showed signs of hypothermia.

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Supplied picture showing an incident between a person on a motorbike and residents in the street of Seventh Avenue in the suburb Bassendean of on Monday 3rd October 2016. Image supplied by Lee Bell and Jane Bremmer.

Gardening act that could become illegal

An Aussie council is looking at fining residents for pruning mature trees on private properties.

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