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The hot temperatures took a long time to build and will take a long time to disperse. So is it climate change? Or El Nino? And was Sydney’s scorcher a heatwave? Channel Ten weather presenter Magdalena Roze clarifies.

How do you survive the heat, besides sucking down box loads of lemonade icy poles? Try consulting the Excessive Heat Events Guidebook…

China’s air force has conducted the largest ever “weather modification” project in time for the Republic’s 60th anniversary. 18 planes sprayed “environmentally-friendly” chemicals at clouds to force them to rain. Ouch.

It no longer looks as blood red as at dawn. No Dorothy, no Tin Man, no wicked Witch, so far. But the dust storms sweeping NSW have brought red snow!

Particulate pollution has soared to levels never seen in Australia in recent hours as the red dust storm intensifies over much of the top three quarters of NSW.

Dust storms, like the one affecting Sydney this morning, can contain everything from plant pollens to dried animal faeces and chemicals, says Ben Harris-Roxas, a health impact assessment expert. Should people stay inside?

The potential health impacts of dust itself are important – usually by exacerbating existing asthma.

It’s like thunder, lightning, the weather around the world is frightening. An amazing collection of lightning photos.

Unlike the old El Niño, the new El Niño Modoki means more Atlantic hurricanes for the Americas.

Tim Vasquez tries to isolate the aircraft’s location against high-resolution satellite images from GOES-10 to identify any association with thunderstorm activity.