Australia has sweltered through it’s third-hottest summer ever recorded, cracking a grim climate record above the country’s 30 year average. Statistics released by the Bureau of Meteorology this week reveals the country experienced its third hottest December-February period on record, 1.62C above the 1961-1990 30-year average. It marks the thirdContinue Reading

A 3000-kilometre rain band is forecast to engulf Australia next week, stretching from the Pilbara and Kimberly, across the outback and to the eastern seaboard, bringing with it soaking rains. The upcoming drenching follows a week of above-average rain and below-average temperatures in the southern states. Rain fell across theContinue Reading

Thousands of people are experiencing power outages after damaging winds blasted through one state. More than 3,000 properties across South Australia remain without power on Thursday morning after a weather system pushed across the state overnight. Authorities worked through the night to try to restore power in the southeast ofContinue Reading