WA skies electrified by 1.3 million lightning strikes in two days

An outbreak of thunderstorms has caused prolific lightning across Western Australia during the last few days, with more than 1.

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Condensation trails over inland NSW

In contrast to the thick low level cloud making for a cool and wet Sunday across eastern NSW, skies are largely clear to the west of the ranges.

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Southerly change brings relief and storms to NSW

 

Sweltering heat across NSW and Sydney will abruptly be whisked away by a cooling southerly buster.

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Antarctic ozone hole reaches one of its largest sizes on record as polar stratosphere cools

The Southern Hemisphere’s ozone hole reached 27 million km² this month, making it one of the largest ozone holes on record.

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