Inland towns bake in near 50C heatwave temps
A cool change is not expected to sweep across Australia for days as temperatures climbed to the high 40s in vast areas of the nation.
A cool change is not expected to sweep across Australia for days as temperatures climbed to the high 40s in vast areas of the nation.
A tropical cyclone is finally set to form before intensifying as it heads toward the north Queensland coast, with strong winds and heavy rain forecast.
Cyclone Kirrily is set to cross the Queensland coast as early as Thursday night, causing widespread flooding that is expected to impact the state for days.
A rapidly forming cyclone is forecast to unleash damaging winds and heavy rain on far north Queensland, barely a month after wild weather devastated the region.
As temperatures soar above 40C in parts of Australia, people want to know that the electricity for air conditioners and fans will keep coming.
As heatwaves grip parts of Australia, people are being urged to check on their neighbours and the elderly to ensure they are staying safe as the mercury rises.
People at a flood-hit far north Queensland community have received temporary accommodation, more than a month after the region was devastated.
Thunderstorms across Australia's eastern seaboard including Sydney's outskirts may bring flash flooding as some rural residents remain isolated by floodwater.
Another cyclone could make a "severe impact" on far north Queensland as the region cleans up from record flooding caused by a system just weeks ago.
The big wet continues across Australia's north as a cyclone builds in the Coral Sea but conditions have eased in the southeast.
Australia's flood-hit regions are bracing for a second natural disaster in barely a month as Cyclone Kirrily threatens to form off the coast.
Another cyclone is set to threaten flood-hit Australian regions, with more heavy rainfall and evacuations predicted.
El Nino and other factors make extreme weather events more difficult to predict, say scholars following scrutiny in the wake of destructive floods and storms.
Another cyclone is set to threaten flood-hit Australian regions, but the timing of the wild weather and where it will pass over the coast, are still unknown.
A heatwave is expected to scorch parts of Western Australia with temperatures approaching 50C before expanding east across the country.
Another storm threat has northern Australia's flood-hit regions on high alert as Cyclone Kirrily takes shape in the Coral Sea.
A heatwave is poised to spread eastward across the country after scorching parts of Western Australia with maximum temperatures approaching 50C.
Another storm threat has northern Australia's flood-hit regions on high alert as Cyclone Kirrily takes shape in the Coral Sea.
A heatwave is poised to spread eastward across the country after scorching parts of Western Australia with maximum temperatures approaching 50C.
Northern Queensland communities are bracing for more wild weather, with a likely cyclone forming in the Coral Sea forecast to cross the coast.
Authorities are urging people to stay out of the heat as temperatures rise across the country and a heatwave scorches northern Western Australia.
As temperatures soar above 40C in parts of Australia, people want to know that the electricity for air conditioners and fans will keep coming.
North Queensland is bracing for more wild weather, with a tropical cyclone set to hit the coast this week bringing destructive winds and a flooding threat.
Far north Queensland is bracing for more rain while still reeling from Tropical Cyclone Jasper with falls of up to 500mm forecast for Northern Territory.
Parts of Sydney have been hit with more than 100mm of rain during the night, bringing down trees before the storms moved north.
With more rain ahead, residents of flood-hit Degarra in far north Queensland are calling for more help to clean up the destruction of Tropical Cyclone Jasper.
A tropical cyclone is set to head towards Australian waters while another may soon form off Queensland's coast as rain continues to hit flood-ravaged regions.
A veteran farmer has implored consumers to back the banana industry at retail shelves with mass rainfall in far north Queensland hindering supply and quality.
A deadly pest is on the move after heavy rain, sparking a warning for south east Queensland and northern NSW residents to be on the look out for fire ants.
Already saturated communities in north Queensland are expecting further heavy rain as a monsoon trough moves over the Cape York Peninsula.
Far north Queensland is preparing for another drenching while still reeling from ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper's aftermath, with relief crews on standby.