Weather
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
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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
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
‘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.
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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.
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‘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
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
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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