Extreme weather
Rottnest ferries cancelled for the weekend as severe weather rolls in
The Rottnest Express has cancelled all services across Saturday and Sunday, with weather warnings of high tides, strong wind and swells.
- by Holly Thompson
Latest
Why is it so, so cold? It starts with a ‘tongue’ from Antarctica
No, it’s not just you. It’s really, really cold.
- by Miki Perkins
One year after storms, some residents still cannot live on the mountain
It’s been 12 months since storms ripped through the Yarra Ranges, damaging 177 properties. But many homes remain unrepaired, and residents are walking away.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Winter has officially arrived as blizzards hit Victoria
Expect another cold one. Blizzards and damaging winds are set to hit parts of Victoria overnight on Saturday and into Sunday.
- by Nell Geraets
Rug up and UGG up: Sydneysiders brave the cold
As the cold weather blows in, Sydneysiders are buying up puffer jackets and UGG boots for the cold and windy winter ahead.
- by Billie Eder and Amelia McGuire
NSW premier willing to move residents from flood-prone areas of Lismore
Dominic Perrottet says he would feel personally responsible if lives were lost in another flood in northern NSW.
- by Megan Gorrey, Tom Rabe and Heath Gilmore
Explainer
Drought
You can complain about how cold it is, just don’t call it a ‘polar vortex’
When is a weather term clear and accurate? When is it overblown? And what’s the forecast for terms we’ll be hearing more often?
- by Stuart Layt
Polar blast? The big chill is all relative, say the experts
This week’s sudden cold snap might seem like an extreme weather phenomenon say the experts, but in fact it’s just the lead up to winter that has been warmer than usual.
- by Stuart Layt
Exclusive
Photography
Chasing and capturing tornadoes in the land of the most powerful storms
The Herald’s chief photographer and renowned storm chaser Nick Moir came face-to-face with a 1.5-kilometre-wide tornado in the Texas Panhandle.
- by Nick Moir