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Evacuation orders have been issued as Tropical Cyclone Alfred edges towards land.

Evacuation orders extend down NSW coast, Lismore at risk of flooding

Almost 100 warnings are in place across northern NSW as Cyclone Alfred approaches, with towns as far south as Port Macquarie told to evacuate.

  • Riley Walter and Amber Schultz

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‘Three natural disaster events in one’: Northern NSW braces for Cyclone Alfred

Evacuation centres have been set up, flights cancelled and schools closed as the category 2 storm moves towards land.

  • Riley Walter and Kayla Olaya
Forecast accumulated rain over the seven days ending on Sunday, March 9.

Panic buying, giant waves as Cyclone Alfred barrels towards coast

The oncoming cyclone sparked panic buying on both sides of the border, while surfers made the most of the storm swell at popular beaches on the Gold Coast and at Byron Bay.

  • Riley Walter
Heating Australia: Average temperatures from 1910 to 2024

Heatwaves, fires, torrential rain, fish kills: Australia’s summer of climate extremes

The weather bureau is forecasting a hot autumn across most of Australia, after an unusually hot summer marked by natural disasters.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The Australian Reptile Park expects a spike in Sydney funnel-web numbers.

‘More abundant’: Spider season spikes as summer ends

Sydneysiders can expect to see a lot more spiders, including deadly funnel-webs, as weather becomes perfect for arachnids.

  • Angus Dalton
A severe thunderstorm on Monday.

More than 20 people rescued from floodwaters as thunderstorm lashes Sydney

The storm left Sydney’s public transport on its knees and roads inundated as more than 85 millimetres of rain fell in some parts of the city.

  • Jessica McSweeney and Riley Walter
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Rosanna Hashem was sitting outside when the deadly lightning bolt struck on Saturday afternoon.

‘The tree exploded’: Heartbreak over Sydney woman killed in lightning strike

Rosanna Hashem, who owned a popular Sydney cat grooming business, died a day before her 44th birthday.

  • Chris Barrett and Kayla Olaya
As temperatures reach almost 40 degrees Celsius, Shubham Grover 12yrs (right) pours water over his face to cool down at cricket training in Artarmon.

Sydney swelters before ‘severe’ southerly buster sweeps in: As it happened

Sydney’s punishing heatwave gave way to rain and storms as the predicted cool change rolled into the city, slashing temperatures.

  • Riley Walter and Jessica McSweeney
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Severe weather warning as Sydney temperature soars

The heatwave is bringing oppressive temperatures, extreme UV levels, the risk of power outages and a severe storm.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Boys hang onto the rocks as strong winds batter the coastline at Ben Buckler Point.

Temperatures plunge as southerly hits Sydney, uprooting trees and lifting roofs

Sydney sweltered through a hotter than average January day before 90km/h winds brought much-needed relief.

  • Kayla Olaya

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