Weather
‘Absolute humidity’: Sydney’s muggy weather set to end
Sydney’s “low-intensity heatwave” is set to end on Sunday, with warnings of severe thunderstorms in the city cancelled.
- by Nigel Gladstone
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The rare phenomenon that has shrouded Sydney in fog
Thick bands of summer fog transformed Sydney on Friday. Here’s why there’s more to come.
- by Angus Dalton
The colours you should avoid wearing if you’re a mosquito magnet
As mosquito season begins, we ask: why do the little blighters terrorise some and spare others? It could be down to your outfit.
- by Angus Dalton
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‘Swimming in Double Bay’: Flash flooding leaves suburb submerged
Footage of a storm in Sydney on Sunday captured vehicles ploughing through flooded streets and water lapping at the entrance of shops.
- by Chris Barrett
Flood warnings, more storms as a month’s worth of rain falls on Sydney
Emergency services are urging Sydneysiders to avoid unnecessary travel after a person was rescued from floodwaters overnight and forecasters warn there’s more rain to come.
- by Angus Thomson
Thunderstorms, heavy rain forecast to hit Sydney after heatwave
Severe storms are forecast for the last weekend of spring in Sydney after the city sweated through some of the hottest temperatures in the country.
- by Riley Walter
Sydney’s relieving southerly buster may be running out of puff
Desperate for a cool change? New analysis shows Sydneysiders should change their expectations of the city’s defining weather event.
- by Angus Dalton
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Electricity
Sydney risks blackouts as heat soars and coal power plants falter
Sydneysiders have been asked to lower energy use after 3pm as the hottest November day since 2020 offers a stark demonstration of the unreliability of ageing coal power stations.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Mike Foley
Hottest end to spring in five years brings blackout risk to Sydney
Public health authorities have warned Sydneysiders to take action around hot weather this week to avoid serious illness or even death.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Blackout risk: State on alert due to hot weather, coal plant outages
The energy market operator’s warning exposes weaknesses in the grid’s reliability as Labor and the Coalition escalate their climate wars.
- by Mike Foley
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.
- by Jessica McSweeney