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If you live in the bottom half of Australia, get ready to rug up because an icy cold blast is coming your way.

I am not prepared.

Spain has named its heatwave "Zoe" and London is tipped to endure another stint of blistering conditions. Given the human cost of such events, we asked the experts if giving them a name could help to address Australia's somewhat relaxed attitude to the phenomenon.

The Burrinjuck Dam began spilling this morning after more than 230,000ML, a quarter of its capacity, flowed in from various tributaries overnight.

It never ends...

Five states and territories face another day of damaging winds and dangerous surf, with conditions are expected to worsen for millions of Australians.

Large areas of New South Wales are forecast to cop showers and storms, with warnings issued for large hail, wild winds and the potential for flooding.

The Bureau of Meteorology is expecting two weather systems to bring an earlier than usual wet season to northern Australia.

Meteorologist says it is the first time since reliable weather records began that negative IOD events have occurred in back-to-back years