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Tornado tears through one of Australia's ritziest suburbs

Homes and cars damaged by freak tornado Coastal suburb bore the brunt of the damage READ MORE: Arctic turning green due to climate change Multi-million dollar houses and flashy cars have been ...
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Australia has up to 80 tornadoes a year, but many go unseen

When most people think of tornadoes, it's probably the striking and terrifying images from Tornado Alley in the United States. But did you know Australia records anywhere between 30 and 80 tornadoes ...
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Fire tornado caught on camera on Kangaroo Island as Australian wildfires rage

Fire tornadoes formed Thursday as wildfires continue to rage in Australia, eyewitness video shows. Brenton Davis, who shot video of one of the tornadoes, said in a Facebook post that it had formed on ...
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Severe thunderstorms are sweeping through southern Australia. But what makes a thunderstorm ‘severe’?

Andrew Brown receives funding from the ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather. Andrew Dowdy receives funding from University of Melbourne, including through the Centre of Excellence for ...