Insurance cover for weather events increasingly unaffordable: CHOICE
The consumer organisation, CHOICE, says an increasing number of Australians can’t afford to properly insure their homes for weather-related risks.
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Australia in for dangerous heat, most days
Babies being born in northern Australia in 2022 could face dangerous heat most days of the year by the time they are in their 70s, a new study warns.
Heatwaves Australia’s deadliest disasters
Australia's blistering heatwaves kill many more people than any other natural hazard, and more can be done to prepare for future events, new research says.
Soggy summer three-peat likely as BoM issues La Nina alert
The Bureau of Meteorology says a La Niña weather event could form in coming months, raising the prospect of a third consecutive soggy summer.
Wild weather cruels Byron music festival
A wild weather system battering Australia's east coast is moving south after one man died when a car was washed away in floodwaters on Friday morning.
Gumboots galore at Byron music festival
A weather system hitting the Queensland and northern NSW coast has eased as it moves south, while Byron Bay festival organisers call for patience.
Body found as wild weather hits east coast
A man's body has been found near a creek in regional Queensland as an offshore weather system brings wild conditions to Australia's east coast.
Storm lashes NZ capital Wellington
Fierce southerlies have grounded planes at Wellington Airport and battered the New Zealand capital.
More wet weather and flooding on way: BOM
The Bureau of Meteorology has warned large parts of the country will experience wetter than average conditions throughout the rest of the year.
Wild surf, erosion warning for east coast
A powerful offshore weather system could bring dangerous surf conditions and coastal erosion to southern Queensland and northern NSW.
Wild weather, hazardous surf warning for Queensland
More wild weather is on the way for parts of Queensland and NSW, with heavy rain, damaging winds and hazardous surf bringing the risk of coastal erosion.
Fire engulfs homes as UK temperatures soar
Temperatures have reached 40.3C for the first time on record in the United Kingdom.
Britain records highest ever temp of 39.1C
Britain recorded its highest ever temperature of 39.1C, surpassing the previous record of 38.7C recorded in 2019.
Britain swelters in “crazy” temps up to 41C
Britain is already sweltering as temperatures hit the high 30s, with 41C forecast for Tuesday.
Signs firm for soggy winter, spring: BoM
Much of Australia appears set for a wetter than average winter and spring, in unwelcome news for flood-affected communities.
NSW flood and storm risk shifts north
Some 85,000 people face evacuation as major flooding begins in the Hunter region and the weather system drenching the state heads north.
Camden residents push on amid NSW floods
Residents of Camden in southwestern Sydney have once again seen floods submerge and ruin key community facilities.
Parts of NSW could be in for fifth flood
Scientists say two big drivers of Australia's climate could coincide later this year and pose fresh threats to communities that have had repeated floods.
Strong outlook for Australian agriculture
Flooding in parts of Queensland and NSW has slowed agricultural output but it's still been a strong start to the year according to Rural Bank's latest report.
Weather wait for stricken ship return
The Portland Bay bulk carrier is undergoing repairs after losing power in heavy seas, as authorities wait for improved weather to return the vessel to shore.
Thousands evacuate as Sydney rivers rise
More ADF troops are on the way and the SES is anticipating another busy night, as western Sydney's Hawkesbury-Nepean region is once again inundated by floods.
Rain ramps up Sydney flood evacuations
Rising water levels are causing residents across southwest Sydney to evacuate their homes as heavy rain continues to bring increased flood danger in NSW.
Another wet spell for Queensland as warm seas feed moist atmosphere
Weather forecasters say wet conditions will affect large areas of Queensland over the next few days, with moderate to heavy rainfall possible in some areas.
Climate change ‘cuts cyclone frequency’
Climate change is making it harder for tropical cyclones to form and the world is getting fewer now than it did before oceans began to warm, a new study says.
BoM says big wet over for now but La Nina may be back later this year
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) says the La Nina event that brought record rainfall and floods in eastern Australia is over but could return later in the year.
Wetter winter than usual forecast for many
After much of Australia endured a soggy autumn, forecasters say an unusual amount of rainfall will most likely dampen heads over winter.
Weather woes delay planting, push prices
Heavy rain across Qld and NSW cropping country has prevented some growers planting, with fears delays combined with global shortages will keep food prices high.
Massive cold front to bring low-level snow
A cold front is set to bring snow, rain and damaging winds to much of southern and eastern Australia.
Big wet to continue for eastern Australia
Large parts of east Australia are two to three times more likely to have heavier than usual rainfall, meaning a wet winter after a soggy summer.
Queensland and northern NSW rainfall records smashed in 2022
Record floods that hit Queensland and NSW earlier this year have led to many areas experiencing their wettest week since 1900, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
Qld’s ‘gutwrenching’ cleanup is underway
Floodwaters are slowly receding across Queensland with the gutwrenching clean up and recovery underway.