May 2024
Extreme solar storm hits Earth, could bring auroras but disrupt power
An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce southern lights across Australia, including as far north as Queensland.
- Marcia Dunn
January 2024
Clean-up from Kirrily begins following ‘tense’ evening
No lives have been lost in the cyclone and 65,000 homes and businesses across the region remain without power.
- Fraser Barton and Keira Jenkins
August 2023
Flash floods, rescues as hurricane slams into Florida
Video footage and photographs showed waves washing over Florida’s highways and neighbourhoods swamped by extensive flooding from Hurricane Idalia.
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- Maria Alejandra Cardona and Marco Bello
April 2023
Earth has second-warmest March even before arrival of El Niño
March represents the 529th month in a row with temperatures exceeding the 20th-century average.
- Matthew Cappucci
March 2021
Mini tornado, record-breaking rains flood NSW
Thousands of residents must prepare to evacuate as the state is struck by an ‘extreme weather event’, with downpours set to continue for days.
- Andreea Papuc
August 2020
US warns of 'unsurvivable storm surge' from Hurricane Laura
The 'catastrophic storm' has prompted authorities to order more than half a million people to evacuate in Texas and Louisiana.
- Ryan W. Miller, Rick Jervis and Doyle Rice
January 2020
Thunderstorms, hail bring new woes to eastern states
Severe thunderstorms swept across NSW, Victoria and Canberra on Monday, bringing damaging winds, golf ball-sized hailstones and heavy rainfall.
- Bo Seo