Bureau Of Meteorology
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Large part of Australia’s Byron Bay washes away after heavy rain and high tides
- Asia-Pacific
- December 14, 2020, 06:22
Locals living in Australia’s Byron Bay say damage to the town’s main beach is “the worst in a generation” as heavy rain, abnormally high tides and wil(...)

Severe fire warning for Australia after hottest November night on record
- Asia-Pacific
- November 29, 2020
Parts of Australia, including Sydney, sweltered through the hottest November night on record, with temperatures likely to stay high on Sunday, prompti(...)

Emissions lead to extensive bleaching of Great Barrier Reef
- Asia-Pacific
- April 6, 2020, 18:28
The Great Barrier Reef has experienced another mass bleaching event caused by the stress of elevated sea temperatures arising from escalating greenhou(...)

Australia’s bushfire-stricken east welcomes heavy rains
- Asia-Pacific
- January 17, 2020, 07:20
Intense thunderstorms with heavy rains dampened bushfires on Australia’s east coast on Friday and brought relief to farmers battling years of drought(...)

Joy for Australian farmers as fire-hit areas get much needed rain
- Asia-Pacific
- January 16, 2020, 10:18
Up to 50mm of rain has fallen across parts of New South Wales and Victoria, dampening bushfires even as dozens more continue to burn. Fire-hit region(...)

Australia wildfires: One firefighter dies, two injured as evacuations ordered
- Asia-Pacific
- December 30, 2019
An Australian volunteer firefighter died on Monday and two others suffered burns after their truck rolled over when it was hit by extreme winds amid (...)

Two confirmed dead in south Australian bushfires
- World
- December 21, 2019
Emergency-level fires have swept across parts of New South Wales (NSW) and South Australia, and the death toll and number of injured firefighters has (...)

Australia’s New South Wales declares wildfire emergency
- Asia-Pacific
- December 19, 2019, 06:37
Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW) has declared a seven-day state of emergency as oppressive conditions fanned around 100 wildfire(...)

Records broken as Australia temperatures surge past 40 degrees
- Asia-Pacific
- December 18, 2019, 07:49
December heat records are expected to rise in Australia from Wednesday as a heatwave moves across South Australia to Victoria and New South Wales. T(...)

Australia fires: New blazes feared as temperatures rise
- Asia-Pacific
- November 15, 2019, 07:33
Australia braced on Friday for strong winds that began to whip up bushfires in two states, potentially adding to a toll of more than 270 homes destroy(...)