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‘Worse than a freight train’ – Te Awamutu tornado damages roof (+VIDEO)
A Te Awamutu family scrambled into a small bathroom to take cover as a tornado roared through their property last…
Wow – Why is this South American town the ‘most lightning struck place on earth’? (+PICS; VIDEO)
They say lightning never strikes the same place twice. But as nature constantly proves, that is untrue. And it’s especially…
Water fights, 2016’s extra second and the Roaring Forties – Your Week in Weather Headlines
Another eventful week in weather here in New Zealand, with some stormy, cold conditions dominating our winter once again after…
Australia: Tasmania flooding worsens as Huon River rises
The Huon River in southern Tasmania has risen higher than predicted, posing the greatest flood risk in 20 years. The…
Australia: SA counts cost as ‘wild week’ of damaging weather eases
The wild weather that has lashed South Australia this week has finally eased, with State Emergency Service (SES) crews only…
Jack frost, a Jupiter first, and a super typhoon – Your Week in Weather Headlines
Another epic weather week is coming to an end – with some up and down weather at home and some…
Taiwan: Super Typhoon Nepartak bears down on Taiwan (+PICS; VIDEO)
Taiwan is on high alert ahead of the arrival of “near-perfect” super typhoon Nepartak, expected to slam into the island…
A sinking city, a “cyclone drought”, and a triple rainbow – Your Week in Weather Headlines
Another crazy weather week has come and gone – with low temperatures, heavy rain and some fierce frosts to go…
2016’s record-breaking cyclone “drought” continues (+PICS)
The dearth of named tropical cyclones in the tropical northern Pacific Ocean in 2016 is nearing record territory after one…
USA – A ‘once in 1,000 year flood’ kills 26 in West Virginia
Massive floods sent raging waters across parts of West Virginia, killing at least 26 people and leaving hundreds stranded, officials…
