Southern Australia is suffering some of the lowest rainfall levels on record. The drought won’t break until the return of low pressure systems bringing heavy rain.
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One long line of powerful winds can whip up dust storms, spread wildfires, spin up tornadoes and fuel blizzards – all at the same time across different states.
The Met Office has predicted that England is to be affected by flooding this February.
The rain isn’t letting up for Australia’s east. Remarkably, the low-pressure band that drenched Brisbane is now spawning not one but two east coast lows for Sydney – more typically seen in winter.
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