Weather
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We were promised a warm winter. So why is it so cold?
If you believe the weather bureau, Australia is expecting a warm, wet winter. If you believe your own senses when stepping outside, it is distinctly chilly.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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- Illness
Deadly ‘rat lungworm’ on the rise in Sydney, experts warn
The parasite carried by rats and transmitted by snails poses a growing risk to dogs, and possibly people, after heavy rain.
- Angus Dalton
Strong start to the snow season, as mountains reveal next ‘big thing’
A wintry blast has lifted spirits for the start of this year’s snow season as alpine tourism operators look at new ways of selling the region beyond the snowfields
- David Barwell
Fog descends on Sydney hours after meteor lit up NSW sky
The fog first formed in the west before moving along the river to the harbour, halting ferries and blanketing the CBD in cloud.
- Josefine Ganko
A rare dust storm hit Sydney. Here’s why we should expect more
A huge band of dust from drought-stricken South Australia blanketed Sydney in a yellow haze on Tuesday morning.
- Angus Dalton
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- NSW floods
Clean-up begins as waters recede after devastating NSW floods
Residents of the Mid North Coast are reckoning with the scale of the flood disaster, as businesses open their doors and begin the clean-up.
- Riley Walter, Ben Cubby, Angus Dalton, Daniel Lo Surdo, Josefine Ganko, Frances Howe and Patrick Begley
Commuters warned of evening train delays after Sydney cops a drenching
The wild weather and heavy rains closed stations and flooded rail tracks, as drenched commuters experienced disruption once again this week.
- Frances Howe, Penry Buckley and Max Maddison
The intensifying climate driver behind the coastal deluges and inland drought
The odds are good for a wet winter, prolonging the sodden autumn on the east coast, but bringing relief for the drought-stricken inland.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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- NSW weather
Kite surfer blown onto powerlines as wind and rain smash NSW coast
More than 100mm of rain could fall across Sydney this week, as dangerous conditions on the NSW coast caused a kite surfer get tangled on powerlines.
- Riley Walter and Josefine Ganko
Rain, then more rain: Sydney and east coast set for a wet weekend
Rain is set to continue over the weekend and into next week in Sydney, with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing weather warnings for the East Coast.
- Angus Delaney and Josefine Ganko
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