Properties lost in fires as national heatwave builds
Fire crews are battling to contain a dangerous blaze before it overruns more properties as an intense heatwave grips Australia's southeast.
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Some of the worst heatwave conditions since Black Summer have sparked emergency level fires, as millions swelter through soaring temperatures.
Temperature records are set to tumble across the country in what is set to be the worst heatwave since the devastating 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires.
Space weather is increasingly impacting aircraft electronics, and that means the recent grounding of dozens of flights may not be a one-off, researchers warn.
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Officer hailed after braving croc-infested floodwaters
A police officer's courage has been hailed after a man drowned in his vehicle in a swollen river, with severe weather hammering opposite sides of the nation.
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Cyclone clean-up begins, while monsoon damage assessed
Choppers are assessing damage from monsoonal floods on one side of the country, as an ex-tropical cyclone moves further inland on the other.
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Disaster declared as tropical cyclone menaces northwest
The wet season is off to a soggy start, with one state inundated by floodwaters and another on high alert with a severe cyclone due to make landfall.
Far North residents are bracing for weeks of isolation and flooding with a monsoon expected to dump hundreds of millimetres of rain.
From catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles to devastating floods in Asia, it's been a tough year of climate extremes and their economic burdens, writes POPPY JOHNSTON.
Residents on one side of the country have been urged to monitor a nearby bushfire, while the threat of flooding is keeping people alert on the other.
Canberra and Adelaide can expect ideal weather for Christmas Day, while the rest must contend with conditions ranging from snow to a dangerous heatwave.
Inland Australians are tipped to swelter through another day of 40C heat as tropical humidity in the nation's north draws storms south.
Australia's western regions are preparing for a weekend of tough fire conditions while storms are expected to batter the east coast.
Severe thunderstorms have battered parts of the east coast with emergency crews responding to thousands of calls and more wild weather on the horizon.
The damage bill continues to climb as 30,000 people remain without power after days of superstorms battering the eastern states - and it's not over yet.
Insurers have declared a devastating hail storm that hammered two states a catastrophic event after more than 16,000 claims were lodged within 24 hours.
It was a noisy and sleepless night for Darwin residents as Cyclone Fina's extreme wind and rain battered, banged and shook everything in its path.
People have been told to shelter in their homes or public sites as the first cyclone of the season approaches major population centres in the Top End.
Top End residents are preparing for heavy downpours and destructive winds as the first cyclone of the season approaches, prompting an offer of federal support.
