Burn offs help reduce the threat from bushfires (Pic: BCC)

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Burn off blues: Brisbane battles smoke blanket beneath sunny skies

Brisbane has been blanketed by smoke this week with warnings issued to close windows and doors in affected areas and the Lung Foundation issuing tips on how to cope.

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Rain, hail and flooding: How south-east greeted our unseasonal downpour

It’s a bit wet, Higgins Storm Chasing posted last night as Brisbane and the southeast were bucketed with unseasonal rain.

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How a big, warm blob in the Pacific could be proof that El Niño is on its way

Weatherzone has spotted a blob of warm water it said was lurking beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean that increased the likelihood that El Niño weather pattern would develop later this year.

 

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Ernest Henry mine comes back on line after flooding

Evolution Mining has restarted its operations at the Ernest Henry copper-gold project near Mount Isa after millions of dollars in production was lost because of flooding.

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Dial down the aircon (and maybe grab a jumper) as cooler temps on the way

Queensland’s seemingly endless summer could soon bid us farewell with more rain and cooler weather starting from late Thursday on the cards.