El Niño in 2026 could be one of the strongest on record — what does it mean for Australia's weather?

Australia's weather is expected to shift rapidly, thanks to the probable emergence of an El Niño, meaning drought, extreme ...

Seasons clash as a polar blast joins summer cyclone on Australia's weather map

A clash of seasons is developing on Australia's weather map this week as a tropical cyclone tracks towards the WA west coast ...
The New York Times

Australia’s Skies Glow Orange as Powerful Winds Pull Dust From Parched Land

A dust storm clogged the sky this week, days after flooding devastated another part of the same region. By Nazaneen Ghaffar Nazaneen Ghaffar is a reporter on The Times’s weather team. The skies of ...
The Conversation

Australia’s latest brush with extreme heat shows just how good weather forecasting really is

Ailie Gallant receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, Water and the Environment. Michael Barnes receives funding from ...
The New York Times

Three Reported Missing in Australia as Fires Rage in ‘Catastrophic’ Conditions

The country is in the midst of a record-breaking heat wave, with temperatures well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Multiple bush fires were burning in the state of Victoria. By Nazaneen Ghaffar and ...
The Conversation

Cyclones get names but deadly heatwaves don’t. Should Australia personalise severe weather?

Australia’s climate is changing rapidly due to rising global greenhouse gas emissions. Extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones, east coast low pressure systems, flash floods, droughts, ...