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State in the dark: South Australia's major power outage
The entire state of South Australia was without power for several hours on Wednesday afternoon, with the region gripped by what could be one of the most extreme weather systems to hit in 50 years. A mass blackout began about 3.30pm Wednesday afternoon, plunging the city into darkness, grounding flights and causing havoc on the state's roads.
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Tropical Storm Matthew Forms in the Lesser Antilles Islands
Tropical Storm Warnings are flying in the Lesser Antilles Islands thanks to newly-formed Tropical Storm Matthew. An Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft found on Wednesday morning that Invest 97L had finally developed a closed circulation, and had surface winds near 60 mph in a powerful cluster of thunderstorms located about 50 miles east of Martinique.
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Australian State Loses Power as Strong Storm Lashes Region
An entire Australian state lost power as a strong storm lashed the region Wednesday, causing traffic chaos, stranding people in elevators and prompting police to warn residents to stay inside.
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Invest 97L Likely to Become 'Matthew' Later This Week in the Caribbean Sea
A sprawling area of low pressure east of the Windward Islands will be the one to watch well into next week.
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Photos: Taste of Winter Arrives in the Rockies as Fall all Begins with Snow
Wintry weather marked the first days of autumn across parts of the Mountain West as snow mixed in with the changing fall foliage.
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This Year's Hellish Summer Weather was Predicted by Experts Decades Ago
This summer's weather was relentless and hellish, crowded with the type of record-smashing extremes that scientists have long warned about.
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Sinkhole Leaks More Than 200 Million Gallons of Contaminated Water into Florida Aquifer
A massive sinkhole has caused more than 200 million gallons of contaminated wastewater to leak from a storage pond.
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Tropical Storm Karl may Strengthen into the 5th Atlantic Hurricane of the Season
Tropical Storm Karl, located over the eastern Atlantic, could become the next hurricane in the Atlantic next week.
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La Niña Likely to Be a No-Show This Fall and Winter
La Niña is no longer expected to develop in the months ahead.
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The north/south weather divide on hottest day of year
While many in the UK were enjoying the hottest day of the year, it wasn't such a sweaty day in other parts of the country on Tuesday. The warmest September day since 1911 was recorded in Gravesend, Kent, where it reached 34.4C. But 230 miles away, the Champions League match between Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach was called off due to heavy rain. With 32.4mm of rainfall in an hour the match had to be moved to Wednesday.
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Climate Change 'Significant and Direct' Threat to U.S. Military: Reports
The effects of climate change endanger U.S. military operations and could increase the danger of international conflict, according to three new documents endorsed by retired top U.S. military officers and former national security officials.
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Schools Shut, Fights Canceled as Super Typhoon Meranti Hits Taiwan
More than half a million homes lost power across Taiwan on Wednesday and five people were injured as Super Typhoon Meranti, which is believed to be the world's strongest storm this year, hit the island.
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Massive Weather System Bringing Severe Weather to much of Australia’s East
Large parts of Australia are experiencing extreme weather conditions this morning as a huge spring storm intensifies over the southeast.
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USA swelters through hottest summer nights in 121 years
Nights provided no relief from the heat this summer: While days were certainly hot across the USA, it was the endless parade of sultry, swampy nights that set an all-time record. The summer of 2016 recorded hotter nights than any summer since records began in 1895, according to data released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Why Nocturnal Tornadoes are 2.5 Times more Deadly
While modern technology has greatly reduced the number of deaths from tornadoes over time, those numbers don’t seem to be affected when the storm occurs at night.
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The Beauty and Awe of Extreme Weather
When Mother Nature gets angry, she can unleash some serious wrath. Of course, our first thought in events like this should always be for the safety of the people affected, but it is difficult not to wonder at the marvel of weather at its most extreme.
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Hurricane Warning Issued as Tropical Storm Newton Takes Aim at Mexico
Tropical Storm Newton will impact parts of Mexico in the days ahead.
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2016 South America Spring Forecast
Rain will alleviate drought across southern and central Brazil this spring but will largely miss northern parts of the country in the grips of severe drought.
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Hermine to Batter Mid-Atlantic with Severe Coastal Flooding, Beach Erosion for Days
Despite tracking offshore, Hermine will remain close enough to the mid-Atlantic into and beyond Labor Day to blast coastal areas with an inundating surf, strong winds and rain.
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Powerful Typhoon Namtheun to threaten Japan with flooding Rain, damaging Winds
Namtheun has strengthened into a powerful typhoon as it barrels toward Japan's northern Ryukyu Islands and Kyushu with destructive winds and flooding rain.
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