A muggy,stormy summer is on the cards,as global warming fuels an increase in humidity and heat.
Does it look like rain? Is it cold enough for a jacket? Will the sheep graziers be OK? Compulsively checking the weather apps is a blessing and a curse.
The woman,in her 60s,was struck by the falling branch in Liverpool just before 1pm.
A record one-in-four people now have the debilitating condition,which is a risk factor for developing asthma.
Australia’s two jet streams – the subtropical jet and the polar jet – have combined over the south-east of the continent.
Strong winds also forced the cancellation of 90 flights to and from Sydney Airport,while authorities battled bushfires across the state.
A freakishly hot end to winter has sent national climate records tumbling,sparked wildfires around NSW,and led to early closures and patchy snow at many ski resorts.
There are new predictions of a hotter than average summer for the harbour city as global temperature records fall.
Beaches recover relatively rapidly from coastal erosion,but sand dunes can take years to repair.
A destabilised weather pattern has pushed the polar vortex high above Antarctica off course,pushing freezing winds into southern Australia. When will it end?
The light rail line between Dulwich Hill and Central remains blocked at Pyrmont.