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Freak weather soaks Australian outback, dumping months of rain in two days

Downpours from massive cloud band may approach 100mm in some regions, triggering flood watches

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‘Tas disappears’ as band of flooding rain moves in

As Adelaide mops up after wild storms brought flooding and cut power to hundreds of homes, another state was in the firing line on Friday.

The New Daily

Canberra shivers through coldest June morning in years

Milder days are on the way.

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Winter is wintering once again with minus 9 ambient temperature in Canberra

Wednesday is forecast to be even colder.

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Skiers hope cold fronts will bring snow after ‘tough start’ to Australian season

‘Lacklustre’ cover has meant a slow start to the alpine ski season but there is snow on the way, according to forecasts

The Guardian - AU

An El Niño looms over Australia's stressed electricity system – and we must plan for the worst

The Bureau of Meteorology this week declared a 70% chance of an El Niño developing this year. It’s bad timing for the electricity sector, and means Australians may face supply disruptions and more volatile energy prices.

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It's going to be a very wet Thursday, Canberra

This follows the warmest start to winter in Canberra on record.

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Warm is the new norm for the Great Barrier Reef – and a likely El Niño raises red flags

The Bureau of Meteorology this week declared a 70% chance of an El Niño developing this year. This raises concern for the health of the Great Barrier Reef, which is under continuing threat from climate change.

The Conversation

BoM declares El Niño alert, signaling higher chance of warm, dry winter conditions

The odds of a warm, dry winter and spring have shortened after the Bureau of Meteorology took its El Niño warning to a new level.

ABC News

Melbourne’s Maribyrnong flood to reshape warning system

Melbourne's flood warning system is set to be overhauled, with responsibility for warnings and forecasts to be handed over the Bureau of Meteorology.

The New Daily

Warm start to winter as temperatures in Australian cities up to seven degrees above average

BoM says high pressure system causing mild weather over much of Australia with no sign of lower temperatures for some time

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How to decipher the Bureau of Meteorology's long-range outlook

It might not give you the forecast for a specific date months in advance but the BOM's long-range outlook can be a great tool for assessing your odds of sunshine and rain down the track. So how can you use it?

ABC News

Bureau of Meteorology tips warm, dry winter for virtually all of Australia

The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts parched conditions across virtually all of Australia this winter as a double whammy of drought-linked climate drivers brew in waters to the west and east.

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Cold snap with damaging winds, hail and snow forecast for Australia’s south-east

Severe weather warnings for wind gusts of up 100km/h issued for Tasmania, Victoria and NSW, BoM says

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Earthquake strikes off New Caledonia, triggers marine tsunami warning for Lord Howe Island

The Bureau of Meteorology warns of a possible marine tsunami after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake south-east of the Loyalty Islands in New Caledonia.

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PM questions migration attacks – as it happened

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How farmers react when the Bureau of Meteorology issues a sheep grazier warning

With winter approaching, the sheep grazier warning becomes a frequent and chilling feature of ABC weather forecasts and alerts from the Bureau of Meteorology. What does it mean for farmers? And sheep?

ABC News

Mobile Doppler radar investigated as potentially 'life-saving' tool in extreme fire management

Fire and research agencies hope a powerful new radar being tested will play a significant role in early warning about some of the most dangerous components of bushfires, including fire storms and vortices.

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Humanity's tipping point? How the Queen's death stole a climate warning's thunder

Think back to September last year. What happened early that month? What news shook the world and reverberated for weeks, if not months?

The Canberra Times

Rug up, winter weather's coming early with a chance of snow on the ranges

Sunday's expected to top out at 11 degrees, and snow is expected in some areas.

ABC News

Record-breaking rain halts sugarcane planting as regions drenched with 61mm in 30 minutes

Severe thunderstorms drench parts of regional Queensland where sugarcane planting is underway, setting some farmers back by weeks.

The Conversation

Cyclone Ilsa just broke an Australian wind speed record. An expert explains why the science behind this is so complex

Tropical cyclone Ilsa has been downgraded to a category-three cyclone as it moves southeast through Western Australia. The storm first made landfall as a category-five cyclone, passing near Port Hedland around midnight.

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Australia buffeted by record winds as cyclone hits northwest

Authorities plan for aerial survey as most populated areas appear to escape serious damage.

ABC News

Tropical low from Cyclone Ilsa to impact Northern Territory's south this weekend, BOM forecasts

The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting the powerful system to cross into the Northern Territory from the morning, bringing damaging winds and heavy rainfall.

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Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa makes landfall on WA's Kimberley-Pilbara coast as category five system

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa crosses the WA north coast just after midnight local time, bringing record-breaking sustained wind gusts and heavy rain, with reports of "extensive damage" at Pardoo Roadhouse.

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