Extreme weather
Firefighters across Victoria brace for extreme risk, residents told to evacuate immediately
There are fears new fires will start and a large blaze in the state’s west will spread further amid 100km/h winds and near 40-degree temperatures predicted for Thursday.
- by Angus Delaney and Cassandra Morgan
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California wharf collapses after heavy surf from major storm
Three people were plunged into the sea after residents were warned to stay away from low-lying areas near the beaches.
- by Martha Mendoza and Stefanie Dazio
From sunburn to storms: How climate change is redefining the Aussie summer getaway
More and more Australians are opting for safer holiday destinations to ensure their hard-earned breaks aren’t scuppered by extreme weather events.
- by Katelyn Catanzariti
Blue skies and sunscreen or lunch inside? The Christmas Day forecast is in
Last Christmas a storm cell smashed Sydney and a plane was struck by lightning. Here’s what’s in store this year.
- by Angus Dalton
Sydney swelters before southerly buster provides relief
The mercury hit 32 degrees in Sydney’s CBD and climbed to more than 40 degrees out west.
- by Jessica McSweeney, Riley Walter and Penry Buckley
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Water released from dam as Brisbane prepares for possible flood
The weather bureau has warned south-east Queensland residents to prepare for more falls in coming days.
- by Savannah Meacham, Adrian Black and William Davis
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Out-of-control bushfire near Ballarat is downgraded after mercury cools from 40-degree peak
Residents of Clarkes Hill, Wattle Flat and Dean were told shortly before 7pm to leave immediately, after a bushfire started near Creswick, but that advice has since been downgraded.
- by Angus Delaney and Lachlan Abbott
As the heat soars, dangers mount in Sydney’s parks and playgrounds
Though temperature records were not broken across the state on Monday as feared, scientists are finding that even a standard summer day presents real dangers in Sydney.
- by Nick O'Malley and Nick Moir
Thousands feared dead after Cyclone Chido hits French island territory of Mayotte
“For the toll, it’s going to be complicated, because Mayotte is a Muslim land where the dead are buried within 24 hours,” a French Interior Ministry official said.
- by Michel Rose
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Victoria set to swelter through extreme fire danger day
Temperatures are forecast to soar over 40 degrees across much of Victoria on Monday. The CFA has warned people in bushfire-risk areas to be prepared to leave early.
- by Ashleigh McMillan and Roy Ward
‘Absolute humidity’: Sydney’s muggy weather set to end
Sydney’s “low-intensity heatwave” is set to end on Sunday, with warnings of severe thunderstorms in the city cancelled.
- by Nigel Gladstone
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