Extreme weather
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Flood warnings downgraded in state’s north after drenching
Mildura in Victoria’s north recorded almost half its usual annual rainfall total since Saturday.
- Cassandra Morgan and Gemma Grant
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Parts of Victoria on flood watch as heavy rain set to continue
Victoria’s wild and wet end to summer is forecast to continue into March, with two more downpours expected before Tuesday.
- Alexander Darling
Sinkhole in Sydney CBD forces school to close
At least two trucks came to the rescue of a Coles delivery vehicle which crashed into the hole.
- Daniel Lo Surdo
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Flash flooding hits Sydney as heavy rain lashes the city
A slow-moving thunderstorm triggered almost 500 calls for assistance across the metropolitan region.
- Angus Dalton and Daniel Lo Surdo
Man rescued from crocodile-infested floodwaters
Local motorists shone their car headlights on the river to help emergency services find the man.
- Dominique Tassell
Victoria weather as it happened: Delays at Melbourne airport after deluge, widespread power outages, building damage, roads flooded; Person escapes injury after tree falls on car in Bendigo
Keep up to date with all the latest as the downpour hits the city.
- Alexander Darling
Mass flood warnings issued as Victoria braces for thunderstorms, pouring rain
The Yarra and Maribyrnong rivers are among those which could flood due to an intense downpour that has been forecast.
- Angus Delaney
Blizzard blankets NYC in snow, thousands of US flights cancelled
The powerful storm dropped more than 30 centimetres of snow across parts of the US north-east, forcing the cancellation of some 5700 flights.
- Rajesh Kumar Singh and Rick McKay
‘Ball bearings in the snow’: The role of climate change in deadly avalanches
More than a dozen people have died in avalanches on two different continents this week alone. What causes the deadly snow slides, and is climate change making it worse?
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Eight skiers found dead after group engulfed by California avalanche
Authorities have informed relatives that the mission has shifted from rescue to recovery after the deadliest avalanche in the United States since 1981.
- Steve Gorman