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Giant hail from the Queensland tropics gives rare insight into severe weather events
Recording-breaking hail has been analysed in a bid to develop better models and forecasting for severe storms.
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‘If you're not sweating in this town, there's something wrong'
In Marble Bar, which claims to be Australia’s hottest town, the temperature hit at least 113 degrees on 32 days this summer. Some residents worry that “there’s got to be a point where you actually start to cook.”
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Indian Ocean Dipole linked to global warming in new research by Australian scientists
After a summer of hell, is the Indian Ocean Dipole the smoking gun connecting drought and climate change?
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Australia’s wild weather: First fires, ow baseball-sized hail
Severe heat and dry skies have given way to strong thunderstorms in the country’s southeast, where giant hailstones destroyed cars.
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Australia records its hottest day. At least for now
A national heat wave pushed high temperatures across the country on Tuesday to an average of 105.6 degrees. Even more heat is in the forecast.
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Heat records broken in Australia
Sydney and Melbourne could experience 50C summer days before the end of the century if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, a new report highlights.
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The causes of unprecedented bushfires are complex but climate change is part of the puzzle
Fires are now exceeding all known firefighting technologies but what can be done to stop them?
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