Incoming heatwave as Brisbane extends grim hot temp record
Brisbane’s record run of hot nights has extended to 61 with warnings it will get worse before it gets better with more heatwave conditions incoming.
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Brisbane’s record run of hot nights has extended to 61 with warnings it will get worse before it gets better with more heatwave conditions incoming.
Southeast Queenslanders woke to another morning of stifling humidity after record-high levels yesterday. But there is an end in sight.
Stunning images have emerged from outback Queensland’s inland sea transformation as the South East braces for a week of wild storms and heatwave conditions.
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of the South East, with several regions set to be on high alert for ‘redeveloping’ threats throughout the evening.
Sixty thousand people living downstream of the embattled Paradise Dam have been assured the dam is safe and there is nothing to fear as some models predict heavy rain could fall near Bundaberg in the wake of Cyclone Kirrily.
Severe thunderstorms are expected to hit Brisbane tonight, with warnings the heavy deluge could bring dangerous flash flooding to already waterlogged areas.
Far north Queenslanders are back on flood watch as the region cops a 245mm+ drenching, with a monsoon trough bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms to still recovering residents.
Queensland could be in line for its second cyclone in less than a month with heavy rain expected to kick off as early as tomorrow in communities smashed by ex-tropical cyclone Jasper.
Record-high sea temperatures and the biggest volcanic eruption in 140 years could be behind El Niño’s failure to deliver what was predicted to be a dry Queensland summer.
A woman in Brisbane’s west has shared devastating footage of her home after it was smashed by a 131mm drenching on Tuesday, in a deluge she said was like nothing she’d seen before.
Electricity is expected to be restored to most homes and businesses still without power after the catastrophic Christmas night storms as early as tomorrow, despite fears the mammoth operation could take weeks.
Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate says parts of the Glitter Strip have been “basically obliterated” by the Christmas-New Year storms, leaving in their wake a “once-in-a-generation” clean-up with enough green waste to stack 80 football fields 2m high.
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