Blackout risk:State on alert due to hot weather,coal outages

Blackout risk:State on alert due to hot weather,coal outages

The energy market operator is scrambling to boost energy supplies as a run of hot weather raises NSW’s risk of power outages.

  • byMike Foley

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Cars damaged when storm dislodged Harbour Bridge road plate

Cars damaged when storm dislodged Harbour Bridge road plate

A dramatic storm that swept over Sydney on Sunday night is being blamed for dislodging a road plate that damaged 25 cars at the entrance to the Harbour Bridge.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Summer has arrived early (but so have the bluebottles)

Summer has arrived early (but so have the bluebottles)

A strong north-easterly wind pattern has brought a “bloom” of the troublesome creatures to Sydney’s beaches.

  • byNick Newling
Warren Paul Glover reads his poem celebrating the fleeting jacaranda season
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Warren Paul Glover reads his poem celebrating the fleeting jacaranda season

A poem that reflects the spring experience of Sydneysiders,is ready by the author Warren Paul Glover

Hot,wet summers becoming the norm in Australia

Hot,wet summers becoming the norm in Australia

A muggy,stormy summer is on the cards,as global warming fuels an increase in humidity and heat.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
The first thing I think about when I wake up,and the last thing I think about before I fall asleep

The first thing I think about when I wake up,and the last thing I think about before I fall asleep

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.

  • byThomas Mitchell
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Woman killed by tree branch as high winds batter Sydney

Woman killed by tree branch as high winds batter Sydney

The woman,in her 60s,was struck by the falling branch in Liverpool just before 1pm.

  • byBen Cubby
Nothing to sneeze at:Why so many Australians suffer from hay fever

Nothing to sneeze at:Why so many Australians suffer from hay fever

A record one-in-four people now have the debilitating condition,which is a risk factor for developing asthma.

  • byHenrietta Cook
How climate change accelerated spring winds

How climate change accelerated spring winds

Australia’s two jet streams – the subtropical jet and the polar jet – have combined over the south-east of the continent.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
One killed and another injured as NSW battered by wild winds

One killed and another injured as NSW battered by wild winds

Strong winds also forced the cancellation of 90 flights to and from Sydney Airport,while authorities battled bushfires across the state.

  • byNick Newling andRiley Walter
‘Astonishing intensity of heat’:Australia just recorded its hottest ever winter’s day

‘Astonishing intensity of heat’:Australia just recorded its hottest ever winter’s day

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.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons andBianca Hall