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No deaths have been reported after storms barrelled through the Upper Midwest of the United States. (AP PHOTO)

WeatherPowerful winds, tornadoes rip through US Midwest

A series of reported tornadoes has torn through the US Midwest, ripping roofs off homes and leaving roads impassable.

Freida Frisaro

The country's southeast will experience the most chilly temperatures during the night. BOM

WEATHERGet ready for ‘coldest night’ of 2026

Parts of Australia have been waking up to sub-zero temperatures as experts warn the icy cold weather will generate the chilliest night of the year so far.

Emma Kirk and Jack Nivison

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Thunder, lightning and rain to give way to Perth sunshine

Perth residents woke to lightning, thunder, rain and a smoke haze this morning — but the weather gets better this afternoon and we’re in for a mostly sunny day tomorrow.

Troy de Ruyter and Brooke Rolfe

Smoke is blanketing suburbs across Perth as fires burn in the city’s east.

PerthSmoke blankets Perth as fires burn in the hills

Smoke is covering suburbs across Perth as prescribed burns take place in the east.

Brooke Rolfe

The clean-up has started on New Zealand's North Island as Cyclone Vaianu moves away (file photo). (Emily Chalk/AAP PHOTOS)

WeatherCyclone Vaianu leaves clean-up under way in New Zealand

Clean-up crews are at work in parts of New Zealand's North Island after Cyclone Vaianu tore through the region, triggering floods and cutting power.

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newsMillions on alert for ex-cyclone soaking

One Aussie state is expecting widespread rainfall over the week as a wet weather system generated by a slowly downgrading ex-tropical cyclone moves south.

Jack Nivison

Splish splash!Perth beach-lovers soak up lingering autumn heat

Thousands had a blast along the coast on Sunday as the hot weather brought a glimpse back into summer.

Sophie Gannon

Vaianu has conjured up memories of Cyclone Gabrielle, ?NZ's ?biggest natural disaster ?this century. (AP PHOTO)

WeatherEvacuations ordered as NZ braces for Cyclone Vaianu

Cyclone Vaianu is forecast to bring heavy ‌rain and winds of up to 130km/h to New Zealand, then pass west of the remote Chatham Islands.

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Cyclone Maila is drifting south toward Australia from PNG. Windy.com

NewsSoutheast freezes as cyclone threat eases in north

Australia splits between tropical cyclone threat and alpine snow as extreme weather systems create dramatic conditions.

Euan Kennedy

The Daly River community faces a massive clean-up of houses that have been submerged for weeks. (HANDOUT/NORTHERN TERRITORY GOVERNMENT)

WeatherFlood-weary town considers relocating after cyclone

An outback community flooded out by back-to-back weather systems could soon decide on relocating to higher ground amid fears they will be inundated again.

Lloyd Jones

WEATHERHeatwave, snow, cyclone looms for Aus

Wild weather has gripped Australia, with 100km/h winds battering states while others chase 40C temperatures.

Abisha Sapkota

Cyclone Maila is moving toward northern Australia.

AustraliaMajor update as monster cyclone ‘sucks’ up weather

The landfall guessing game for forecasters continues as tropical cyclone Maila funnels weather and builds off the Australian coast.

Matt Shrivell

Damselfish and butterflyfish are still recovering after Cyclone Debbie hit the Whitsundays in 2017. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

WeatherCyclone-hammered reefs can take many years to recover

Coral reefs and their fish populations can take many years to recover after being hammered by severe tropical cyclones, researchers say.

Lloyd Jones

The fallout from Tropical Cyclone Narelle is expected to push up food prices in Western Australia. (Sarah Wilson/AAP PHOTOS)

WeatherCyclone's impact set to push supermarket prices higher

Shoppers will pay more for fruit and vegetables in the nation's most isolated capital city after a tropical cyclone tore through a food bowl region.

Aaron Bunch

Two severe cyclones are causing havoc in the Pacific with New Zealand potentially in the firing line (Sarah Motherwell/AAP PHOTOS)

WeatherCyclones threaten Fiji, Solomon Islands, PNG, even NZ

Meteorologists are warning that a cyclone currently lashing Fiji could arrive in New Zealand on the weekend with a concerning intensity.

Ben McKay

Fiji is readying for strong winds and heavy rain from Vaianu, one of two cyclones in Pacific waters. (AP PHOTO)

WeatherWarnings as Fiji braces for strengthening cyclone

Fiji is on alert as Cyclone Vaianu intensifies and threatens to lash its islands with strong winds and heavy rain, even though it's unlikely to make landfall.

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Severe WeatherSevere thunderstorm warning for WA Easter holiday spot

Those heading south for Easter have been told to expect heavy rainfall which could lead to flash flooding.

Taylor Renouf

Towns in the nation's far north are bracing for further damage as a cyclone develops off the coast. (Brian Cassey/AAP PHOTOS)

WeatherNew cyclone threat looms for battered far north

A potential cyclone is looming off the Australian east coast, threatening further devastation to a region still cleaning up from the last natural disaster.

Robyn Wuth