A very hot air mass is sloshing around the country, causing temperatures to reach the mid-to-high 40s over several states.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Monsoon rains unleashed flooding in Australia’s Queensland that have claimed the lives of two people as the week-long deluge dropped months of rainfall in a few days, ...

Temperatures in one state are set to push towards 50C this week, with severe heatwave conditions to remain in place until ...

Thousands are without power after a thunderstorm ripped through Victoria, bringing thousands of lightning strikes, hail, ...

In 2010, an enormous marine heatwave devastated ocean life in Western Australia. Now another big one is taking hold – and ...

A second woman has died in floodwaters in a rain-hit Queensland region as showers begin to ease following days of torrential ...

There is no escaping low to extreme heatwave conditions in three states today as scorching temperatures grip most of Australia.The Bureau of Meteorology anticipates low to locally extreme conditions ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's southeast sweltered in a heatwave on Monday, raising the bushfire risk and prompting authorities to issue fire bans for several parts of Victoria state. The extreme ...

Much of the ocean off the west coast of Australia has been in a marine heatwave (MHW) since September 2024. The Climate Shift Index: Ocean shows that during this MHW, daily ocean surface ...

While many Australians are set to enjoy a warm and sunny long weekend, those in the country’s south east are being warned to ...

Tens of thousands of fish have died off northwestern Australia, as a large and long-lasting marine heat wave intensifies. The fish kill at Gnoorea Beach near Karratha is concerning our team of ...

Tens of thousands of fish have died off northwestern Australia, as a large and long-lasting marine heatwave intensifies. The fish kill at Gnoorea Beach near Karratha is concerning our team of ...