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How does a sea breeze form?

Uneven heating of the earth’s surface near a coastline leads to a sea breeze circulation.
ABC News Current
Duration: 30 seconds

Here is why not every wind from the ocean is a sea breeze

More than 85 per cent of Australians live within 50 kilometres of the ocean, but the variation in weather across any slice of this narrow coastal band is substantial.
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Sea breeze illustration shows uneven heating of the earth's surface near a coastline leads to a sea breeze circulation.

Cyclone Jasper hit Queensland two months ago, locals are still cleaning up the damage

For one restaurant owner in Palm Cove, getting his café back up and running after Cyclone Jasper has been a long and difficult process.
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ABC News Current
Duration: 4 minutes 21 seconds

Weather in 90 seconds

Weather in 90 seconds
ABC News Current
Duration: 1 minute 32 seconds

Weather in 90 seconds

Weather in 90 seconds
ABC News Current
Duration: 1 minute 32 seconds

Run of unprecedented temperatures continues after warmest January on record

Global temperatures through January have been the hottest on record, extending the run of unprecedented temperatures to eight months. For Australia, it's the third hottest January on record. 
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Members of the public at a crowded beach during sunset.

Weather in 90 seconds

Weather in 90 seconds
ABC News Current
Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds

Weather in 90 seconds

Weather in 90 seconds
ABC News Current
Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds

Trains to go slow, tradies to down tools and schools to keep kids inside during second Perth heatwave in two weeks

More scorching hot weather is on the cards for Perth, just days after another heatwave broke weather records across Western Australia.
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Members of the public at a crowded beach during sunset.

Weather in 90 seconds

Weather in 90 seconds
ABC News Current
Duration: 1 minute 52 seconds

Weather in 90 seconds

Weather in 90 seconds
ABC News Current
Duration: 1 minute 52 seconds

Allandy Station, 250km north of Broken Hill, received 100mm of rain.

Graziers describe "unbelievable" rains in far north-west NSW and south-west Queensland. 
A sweeping view of an outback property with brown water covering most of it.
Duration: 27 seconds

Storms backs up drains in Railway St

Storms on Monday caused minor flooding on the main street of Dirranbandi, located near the NSW border.
ABC News Current
Duration: 17 seconds

Weather in 90 seconds

Weather in 90 seconds
ABC News Current
Duration: 1 minute 25 seconds

Weather in 90 seconds

Weather in 90 seconds
ABC News Current
Duration: 1 minute 25 seconds

Sydney’s Warragamba Dam edges closer to capacity as ex-cyclone Kirrily brings heaviest rain in decades

The trajectory of ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily will ensure the southern portion of Warragamba's catchment receives sufficient rain to push the dam level closer to 100 per cent.
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A person watches on as the Warragamba Dam spillway is seen outflowing in november 27 2021

Moisture to disappear as southerly sweeps the NSW coast

A southerly change is moving up the NSW coast and will flush out the tropical moisture on Tuesday
ABC News Current
Duration: 11 seconds

A band of heavy rain has formed in inland NSW

Ex-Cyclone Kirrily has whipped up a band of rain stretching throughout much of New South Wales' from the Queensland border in the north-west to Victoria in the south-east.
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ABC News Current
Duration: 14 seconds

Flooding in outback Queensland a 'godsend' for grazier who has missed the rain

In any other situation, floodwaters spanning 6 kilometres would be a cause for alarm, but in the Channel Country, it is a welcome sight.
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The sun rises over flooded channels in outback Queensland

Weather in 90 seconds

Weather in 90 seconds
ABC News Current
Duration: 1 minute 27 seconds

Weather in 90 seconds

Weather in 90 seconds
ABC News Current
Duration: 1 minute 27 seconds

Raging forest fires kill at least 46 in Chile; toll expected to rise

At least 46 people have been killed by wildfires in Chile with the death toll expected to rise.
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A man pours a bucket of water on a burning building.

SES crews hold largest ever simulated flood operation drill

While parts of NSW are still recovering from the latest round of devastating floods, emergency crews are getting ready for the next disaster.
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ABC News Current
Duration: 1 minute 26 seconds

Tropical low in Coral Sea could turn into cyclone as Kirrily hovers over Queensland's north-west

If the tropical low develops into a cyclone, it would be Queensland's third in as many months. 
A flooded street with a pub in the foreground

Parts of South Australia, Victoria, NSW to experience hottest weather in up to three years

A burst of hot northerly winds will bring the highest temperatures in years to parts of south-east Australia, while ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily carves a trail of torrential rain and flooding.
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Composite of heatwave map and workers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services