We name severe cyclones and storms, but not heatwaves or floods. Why? Are there benefits to giving Australia’s ...

Comminutes south of Townsville are experiencing damaging winds and life-threatening flash flooding as Tropical Cyclone Koji ...

Forecasters say the tropical low, known as 12U, near Far North Queensland now has a 60 per cent chance of becoming a cyclone ...

A severe storm warning has been issued for Randolph County. Damaging winds are the main threat of the storm. In the tropics, the area of interest has been labeled Potential Tropical Cyclone (PTC) Nine ...

A tropical low forecast to intensify into a category 2 cyclone is expected to cross the coast near Townsville early on Sunday ...

Satellite imagery showed the formation of the eye of Tropical Cyclone Hayley ahead of making landfall in Western Australia on ...

Residents in Western Australia have been warned to prepare as Tropical Cyclone Hayley bears down on the Kimberley coastline, ...

Severe Tropical Cyclone Jenna is gaining strength to the northwest of Australia, continuing an unusually active start to the ...

Major Queensland cities are in the firing line of a potential cyclone this weekend, as a looming tropical low looks likely to ...

North Queensland is on high alert as a tropical low brewing off the coast threatens to smash into communities between Cairns ...

Temperatures are expected to soar above 40C across two states, while another prepares for a potential cyclone.

Australia's climate is changing rapidly due to rising global greenhouse gas emissions. Extreme weather events such as ...