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Cyclones get names but deadly heatwaves don't. Should Australia personalise severe weather?
January 08, 2026
SYDNEY, Australia, Jan. 8 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news:

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Cyclones get names but deadly heatwaves don't. Should Australia personalise severe weather?

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Samuel Cornell, Steve Turton,

We name severe cyclones and storms, but not heatwaves or floods. Why? Are there benefits to giving Australia's climate-fuelled extreme weather a name?

Australia's climate is changing ra . . .

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