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Territorians in path of Tropical Cyclone Narelle told to take cover in bathrooms as storm intensifies

Very destructive winds gusting up to 195km/h are forecasted, with major flooding expected in Katherine by Monday

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Tropical Cyclone Narelle barrels west after ripping off roofs and downing trees in far north Queensland

Second landfall expected over weekend in NT as Queensland premier says relatively limited damage so far ‘an incredibly good news story’

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Australians brace for ‘significant damage’ as tropical Cyclone Narelle makes landfall

Queensland premier warns cyclone could trigger flash flooding

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‘Damage will be widespread’: Narelle brings 250km/h wind gusts, with tourists evacuated and schools closed

Massive storm tracking a path to Queensland coast, which intensified offshore Thursday morning to category 5, fuelled by warm waters in Coral Sea

The Guardian - AU

Homes flooded to rooftops as emergency relief arrives

Homes along a flooded Top End river have been inundated as one of the biggest local welfare responses on record is rolled out.

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NT cop Ben Parfitt rescued 27 schoolchildren from a flooded caravan park. Then he made headlines for saving a dog

German shepherd helped into helicopter hovering above 4WD stranded in flood waters that have inundated much of northern Australia was ‘amazing’

The Guardian - AU

Bundaberg floods: hundreds of homes and businesses inundated after river bursts banks

Bundaberg regional council says the full extent of the flood impacts will not be known ‘for probably a week’

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‘A saltwater crocodile on the AFL oval’: worst flooding in decades inundates NT as residents urged to avoid water

Schools and highways close and Territorians living near major rivers leave amid possibly record-breaking rain

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Twenty pregnant women evacuated from NT hospital as two states prepare for major flooding

BoM issues flood watch covering most of Queensland while NT authorities warn houses and roads could be inundated

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Punishing storm eases but leaves trail of destruction

An unusually long-lasted and destructive weather system that formed over the Australian desert is weakening as a potential cyclone looms elsewhere.

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Grapes wither on the vine as record rain risks harvest

Flash flooding has hit Australia's table grape hub after record rainfall at the peak of harvest season, threatening to inflict major losses.

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More than 1,000 families told to evacuate as bushfires rage and temperatures near 50C in Australia

Fire in forested region southwest of Melbourne breaches containment lines and threatens half a dozen towns

The Independent UK

What happens to the human body in 49C heat? Australians are finding out

Doctors warn there are biological limits to temperatures we can survive, and exposure to extreme heat can provoke a heart attack

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Severe heatwave envelops South Australia as Victoria braces for record-breaking weather and fire threats

Temperatures in Ouyen and Mildura in north-west Victoria forecast to reach 49C on Tuesday

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Intense heat could smash temperature records in south-east Australia with catastrophic fire danger forecast

High to extreme fire danger expected across several states as inland parts of SA, Victoria, NSW and Queensland may have more than five days above 40C

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Riverside city breathes collective sigh of flood relief

Warnings of high flood levels have been revised down, allowing residents of a riverside city to breathe easy and watch the waters flow on to the sea.

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Aurora australis set to light up Australian sky as agencies monitor ‘severe’ solar storm

The spectacular aurora australis, also known as the southern lights, may be visible as far north as Victoria and New South Wales

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See how Victoria’s bushfires spread: a visual guide to the scale of devastation

Authorities and firefighters say the Victorian fires of January 2026 were unlike anything seen before in speed, scale and destruction. And they came much earlier than normal

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Human remains found in bushfire area – as it happened

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Flood-hit region braces for devastating cyclonic deluge

As a sodden region prepares for the arrival of a tropical cyclone, flood-ravaged graziers are bracing for the deluge to come as they count stock losses.

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‘Most Significant In Years’: How This Week’s Heatwave Is Roasting Half The Country

Extreme heatwave conditions are sweeping across multiple Australian states, with total fire bans and 40‑plus temperatures.

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Cyclones get names but deadly heatwaves don’t. Should Australia personalise severe weather?

Australia’s climate is changing rapidly due to rising global greenhouse gas emissions. Extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones, east coast low pressure systems, flash floods, droughts, bushfires, severe storms, and both land and marine heatwaves are becoming increasingly common, as the National Climate Risk Assessment makes clear.

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Extreme bushfire warnings in Australia as temperatures soar to 45C in worst heatwave for years

Meteorologists say midweek will be most critical period as multiple states likely to experience consecutive days of extreme heat

The Guardian - AU

Worst heatwave since black summer forecast for more than half of Australia

Fire danger expected to reach extreme levels in South Australia, Victoria and inland NSW this week

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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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