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Sunday March 21, 2010

Cyclone-ravaged north Queensland 'dodges a bullet'

ABC image 17:07 EDT Thousands of homes and businesses remain without power as a major clean-up operation continues across north Queensland in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Ului.
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Clean-up steps up in cyclone-ravaged north Queensland

ABC image 15:03 EDT Extra State Emergency Service (SES) crews will be sent to north Queensland to help with the clean-up following the impact of ex-Tropical Cyclone Ului.
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Ports still closed in wake of cyclone Ului

15:02 EDT Coal terminals in north Queensland remain closed after ex-Tropical Cyclone Ului dumped more than 350 millimetres of rain on the region.
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Death of Ului

14:12 EDT Tropical Cyclone Ului crossed the east coast of Queensland in the early hours of this morning and is now breaking apart.
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Stormy times for Perth?

13:51 EDT As Perth emerges from one of its driest summers on record, the city and indeed many parts of Western Australia could finally see some decent rain.
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Bligh to tour cyclone-hit north Queensland

ABC image 12:15 EDT Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts are heading to the state's north to inspect the damage from ex-Tropical Cyclone Ului.
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Ului weakens as north Qld mops up

ABC image 11:06 EDT Cyclone Ului has been downgraded to a tropical low as the system moves inland in north Queensland.
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Cyclone downgraded as north Queensland assesses damage

ABC image 10:17 EDT Tropical Cyclone Ului is leaving its mark on north Queensland after making landfall early this morning.
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North Queensland assesses cyclone damage

Audience submitted image 06:16 EDT Residents in north Queensland are assessing the damage from Tropical Cyclone Ului which crossed the coast early this morning.
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Sandstorms blanket Beijing in yellow dust

AFP image 02:52 EDT Beijing residents woke up Saturday to find the Chinese capital blanketed in yellow dust as a sandstorm caused by a severe drought in the north swept into the city.
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Saturday March 20, 2010

Tropical Cyclone Ului about to strike

16:46 EDT Tropical Cyclone Ului is currently making it's way west-southwest towards the QLD coast at a rate of 26km/h.
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Friday March 19, 2010

Perth hopes for rain

16:21 EDT Perth could see its first measurable rainfall this weekend with storms possible on Sunday and again on Monday.
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Downgraded Ului pushes southwest

16:05 EDT Tropical Cyclone Ului was downgraded to a category two storm Friday morning as it tracks ever so slowly towards Queensland.
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Western Qld not expecting Ului drenching

14:13 EDT The weather bureau says it is not expecting the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Ului to dump a huge amount of rain across western Queensland.
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Rain damaged roads leave $8m bill

ABC image 14:05 EDT The Northern Territory's Infrastructure Department says it will cost $8 million to fix road damage from recent rain in central Australia and the Barkly.
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Surf comp considered safe despite injuries

12:50 EDT The president of Surf Life Saving Australia says race conditions at the national titles being held on the Gold Coast are not unsafe.
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Downgraded cyclone edges closer to Qld coast

12:35 EDT Police have begun moving residents from low-lying areas of Palm Island off Townsville in north Queensland as Tropical Cyclone Ului edges closer to the coast.
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$4m radar set up as cyclone looms

12:09 EDT The weather bureau is working overtime to set up a new radar in central Queensland, with Cyclone Ului expected to cross the coast on Sunday.
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Record-breaking warm spell set to continue

ABC image 12:00 EDT Melbourne's record run of warm weather has continued.
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Academic warns of cyclone complacency

10:00 EDT A geoscientist says Cyclone Hamish, which threatened much of the Queensland coast last year, may have increased people's complacency about cyclones.
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Wild weather prompts call to move cattle

09:16 EDT The State Government is warning livestock owners to move their cattle to higher ground ahead of this weekend's wild weather in north and central Queensland.
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Cyclone Ului may speed up

08:53 EDT Tropical Cyclone Ului is expected to pick up speed today, as it continues its path towards the Queensland coast.
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SE drought assessment 'a matter of timing'

07:00 EDT Monaro and High Country producers in the New South Wales South East are hopeful their drought status will improve next month.
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Thursday March 18, 2010

Tropical Cyclone Ului on the move: next stop QLD

16:46 EDT Severe Tropical Cyclone Ului continues to move slowly towards the QLD coast and is predicted to make landfall between Cardwell and Yepoon sometime over the coming weekend.
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Towns brace as cyclone watch continues

Unspecified image 14:04 EDT Authorities are urging people to prepare early for the chance of an intense tropical cyclone crossing the coast in northern or central Queensland by Sunday.
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Downpour a mixed blessing for growers

11:46 EDT Queensland's peak horticulture industry group says continuous rain on the Sunshine Coast is helping some growers and causing problems for others.
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Farmers hope for more rain

11:34 EDT New South Wales may be experiencing its lowest drought figures in four years, but people are being urged not to forget about the landholders who are still suffering hardships.
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Rain beefs up cattle prospects

10:03 EDT A major Queensland beef processing company says rain and flooding across Queensland will mean the best supply of fat cattle in well over a decade.
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Ului may force removal of more shark nets

08:32 EDT Fisheries' officers will decide today whether to pull more shark control equipment from the Queensland coast because of Tropical Cyclone Ului.
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Cyclone may oust lifesaving comp

08:18 EDT Tropical Cyclone Ului may force Surf Life Saving Australia to move the national titles which are continuing on the Gold Coast today.
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Cyclone sparks more flooding fears

ABC image 08:16 EDT Already waterlogged parts of central and northern Queensland could face more flooding from severe Tropical Cyclone Ului as it moves closer to the coast.
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Wednesday March 17, 2010

Cyclone Ului edges closer

19:21 EDT Severe Tropical Cyclone Ului is threatening the Queenland coast as it slowly makes its approach.
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Last few days of autumn heat

18:02 EDT By early next week the hottest weather will be behind us, at least for this season, and we're not likely to see any hotter days until September.
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Cyclone preparations step up

ABC image 13:44 EDT Two islands off the central Queensland coast are being evacuated with severe Tropical Cyclone Ului in the Coral Sea now forecast to make landfall this weekend.
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Islands evacuated as cyclone looms off Queensland

ABC image 11:52 EDT Authorities are evacuating two islands off the central Queensland coast as a category four cyclone approaches the region.
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NSW sees lowest drought levels for 4 years

07:44 EDT The area of New South Wales officially in drought has dropped to 39.8 per cent, the lowest level in four years.
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Death toll may rise in cyclone-battered Fiji

ABC image 01:43 EDT Disaster management officials in Fiji say they have received reports of several deaths in the powerful category four cyclone that has battered the island nation for four days.
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Tuesday March 16, 2010

Ului to generate dangerous surf

17:09 EDT Despite uncertainty in Tropical Cyclone Ului's future movement, one likely outcome will be dangerous surf on Queensland's east coast.
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Cyclone Ului could move closer to Qld coast

13:30 EDT The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says a category four tropical cyclone in the Coral Sea could get closer to the Queensland coast this weekend.Tropical Cyclone Ului is more than 1,300 kilometres north-east of Mackay and moving slowly west-south-west.
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Disaster declared in cyclone-hit Fiji

ABC image 13:00 EDT A state of disaster has been declared for parts of the north-east of Fiji in the wake of Cyclone Tomas.
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Wild weather sparks beach safety warning

09:15 EDT Beach-goers are being warned to swim only at patrolled beaches after the removal of shark nets off south-east Queensland due to cyclonic weather predicted to hit the region later this week.
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Thousands pack shelters as cyclone smashes Fiji

08:40 EDT An estimated 10,000 people are continuing to pack evacuation shelters in Fiji and many schools and businesses remain closed as Cyclone Tomas batters the islands.
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Cyclone slowly moving away from Qld coast

ABC image 08:29 EDT The weather bureau says a category four cyclone in the Coral Sea poses no immediate threat to the Queensland coast, but could move closer over the weekend.
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