Australia is collectively sweating through an unusually muggy start to summer.
Eastern Australia faces multi-day thunderstorm outbreak with flash flooding, hail and damaging winds
A cloudband extending 4,000 kilometres from the Top End to Tasmania will produce intense downpours during the last days of spring – threatening to bring areas of flash and river flooding to multiple states and territories, with other capital cities in the firing line.
Photo shows Storm clouds and rain over suburbs.Falling tree branch kills father, injures teenage son attempting to escape bushy campground during Victorian storm
A man has died and his teenage son has been injured after a tree branch struck their car at a Yarrawonga camping ground during wild weather on Tuesday night.
Photo shows A large treebranch on the ground with a van behind it.Clean-up underway after severe, damaging storm hits mining town of Tom Price
Residents says the storm lasted less than 15 minutes, but the clean-up from the damage is expected to take days.
Photo shows A large tree stump smashes through the front of a car windscreen with tree branches scattered on the bonnetStorm creates 'utter chaos' in mining town as wild weather continues in WA
A flash storm in the Pilbara town of Tom Price uproots trees, damages fences and forces businesses and schools into lockdown.
Photo shows A large tree stump smashes through the front of a car windscreen with tree branches scattered on the bonnetGnomes at popular WA tourist attraction bear the brunt of 'extraordinary' storm
More than 100 millimetres of rain have fallen in the state's South West in the last 24 hours, damaging a local landmark and leaving farmers counting their losses.
Photo shows Gnomes at 'gnomesville' smashed and lying on the ground after a storm in the areaFlash flooding possible as Queensland braces for more wet weather
Locally heavy falls have already resulted in flash flooding across parts of Brisbane, the Scenic Rim and Western Downs.
Photo shows People walking along a river path, holding umbrellas.Bill's sleeping in a bus after outback tempest that 'sounded like a freight train' wrecks homes
Roofs were ripped off and windows "exploded" in a wild storm that left Bill Tanner sleeping in a bus lent to him by a neighbour as other residents of the tiny town of Carinda pick up the pieces.
Photo shows Man in a bright green shirt with a long grey beard standing in front of a bus.Council seeks 'low cost' options to get swimming pontoon back in the water after $180k insurance shock
Port Elliot's swimming pontoon has been loved by local swimmers, surf clubs and tourists for over a decade, but the council says it could cost $186,000 annually to reinstall it after it washed up on the beach during a storm.
Photo shows A sandy bay with a small jetty and swimming pontoonTyphoon Man-yi death toll rises in Philippines as major clean-up begins
At least eight people have died, nearly 8,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed and more than 100 cities and towns are without power in the wake of the sixth storm to batter the Philippines in a month.
Photo shows A motorcyclist riding past a large slab of tiled roofing hanging vertically from power lines next to a power poleTown where Bowie filmed Let's Dance loses pub, pizza shop and general store in wild storm
Three commercial buildings in the same tiny town were destroyed after wild storms smashed much of NSW on Sunday. A major clean-up is underway and more storms are forecast for the state's north on Monday.
Photo shows A street litted with storm debris including a tin roof.Victoria battles fire and rain as blazes rage in west and severe thunderstorms forecast in east
Bushfires continue to burn in the state's Wimmera region and along the Great Ocean Road, while heavy rainfall and potential flash flooding has been forecast in Gippsland.
Photo shows A bushfirePhilippines pummelled by 14-metre waves as Super Typhoon Man-yi hits
Hundreds of thousands of people are ordered to evacuate their homes as the sixth storm to hit the Philippines in a month is upgraded to a "super typhoon".
Photo shows People run as large wave crashes onto pavement.Motorists rescued from floodwaters as about 100mm falls in three hours in south-east Queensland
A police officer smashed a window to rescue a woman trapped in a car in floodwaters in Brisbane after almost 100 millimetres fell within three hours in parts of south-east Queensland.
Photo shows Rain warningHigh ocean temperatures may lead to stronger cyclones as authorities urge residents to be prepared
The bureau is predicting this year’s cyclone season will be about average, but high ocean temperatures, responsible for giving cyclones their destructive energy, might mean they’re stronger than usual.
Photo shows The scale of the damage from Tropical Cyclone Jasper in communities like Wujal Wujal is still becoming clear.Death of boatman Anthony Higgins, who went missing twice in one month, to be investigated
South Australia's state coroner will investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Anthony Higgins, who went missing off the coast of Granite Island in September 2020.
Photo shows A man with a beard and grey hair on an old boat'They came out of nowhere': Beetle 'swarms' could be due to heatwave
Heatwaves bring sticky afternoons and sleepless nights — but west of Brisbane, they may have also brought "swarms" of beetles.
Photo shows A christmas beetle on a screen door.Thousands evacuated as Philippines hit by fourth typhoon in less than a month
Typhoon Toraji brought heavy rain and strong winds to the country's north-east, while locals begin recovery efforts from three other powerful storms in less than a month.
Photo shows A boy lays in a hammock above dirty flood water. His feet hang in the water.Severe storms likely in Queensland and New South Wales, bringing the threat of large hail and damaging winds
A string of scorchers ended in a spectacular lightning display in south-east Queensland last night.
Photo shows Lightning strike over the Brisbane River and south eastern Brisbane suburbs. Sunday November 8, 2024.A 3,000km-long rainband could tip the scales on the US election result
The race to the White House this year between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is a classic case where the atmosphere could be the decisive factor, with a band of heavy rain and thunderstorms forming from Texas to Canada, which is predicted to bring a swathe of severe weather during the next 48 hours over multiple states.
Photo shows Close-up of a man's hands holding a 'I VOTED' sticker.Spanish king and queen pelted with mud as locals vent anger over government's flooding response
Residents scream "get out" as King Felipe VI and other officials tour one of the worst-hit areas of flood-ravaged Valencia City.
Photo shows A modestly dressed king walks down the high street of a Spanish village with body guards and a crowd surrounding him.