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Friday 14 December, 2018

4 hours 17 mins agoAs Tropical Cyclone Owen approaches Queensland, here's everything you need to know Tropical Cyclone Owen is the first for the Australian summer and he is starting the season with a bang.

12 hours 55 mins agoCyclone Owen to reach category four today as it closes in on Queensland's coast Communities along Queensland's coast are being warned to prepare for destructive winds and up to 400 millimetres of rain in the coming days as Severe Tropical Cyclone Owen approaches.

13 hours 17 mins agoHigh sea surface temperatures expected to bleach coral off Northern Australia The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issues a red alert for coral bleaching off the Northern Australia coast, due to forecast above-average sea surface temperatures that could last for up to two months.

13 hours 34 mins agoMelbourne weather brings flash flooding to CBD and eastern suburbs as deluge dumped on city An afternoon storm causes flash flooding in streets across Melbourne, prompting emergency services to issue a warning, only a day after a deluge isolated homes in the Mallee town of Birchip.

14 hours 29 mins agoAs drought bites, Cunnamulla's population has dropped 40 per cent, but not everyone is leaving In the wake up two back-to-back droughts locals in Cunnamulla are concerned about keeping its people in the district to help rebuild when it eventually rains again — but not everyone is leaving.

Thursday 13 December, 2018

22 hours 27 mins agoSevere thunderstorm causes power outage to Central Coast, major delays at Sydney Airport Up to 28,000 homes and businesses on the New South Wales Central Coast lose power and more than 100 domestic flights at Sydney Airport are cancelled after a "very dangerous" thunderstorm sweeps through.

1 day agoTropical Cyclone Owen reaches category three on NT coast, may develop to category four today The tropical cyclone is currently on the north-east Northern Territory coast between Port Roper and Port McArthur, just west of Bing Bong, and may reach category four intensity before crossing the Queensland coast tomorrow.

1 day agoTropical dermatologist pores over the good, bad and ugly of sweaty skin While a sticky layer of sweat builds with every step outdoors as Darwin smashes temperature records, here's what's happening to your skin.

1 day agoWild weather set to continue after heavy rain strands scores of motorists More heavy rain is forecast in coastal areas of Victoria after a month's worth of rainfall fell on Thursday, stranding score of motorists and prompting a series of helicopter rescues.

1 day agoCFA issues warning over dry, flammable grasslands as Little River counts cost of fires Emergency services in Victoria warn last week's damaging grassfire at Little River is a sign of things to come, with most of the state's grasslands dry and flammable.

1 day agoStorm band to bring rain, wind across northern Tasmania Tasmanians in the state's north are urged to be ready for forecast heavy rain and strong winds, with a father and son rescued after their boat was swamped by waves off the north-east coast this morning.

Wednesday 12 December, 2018

2 days agoExtreme weather on the way as tropical cyclone, southern low pressure system develop in the east Heavy rain, destructive winds and hail are set to pummel much of the eastern seaboard in the coming days, with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing severe weather warnings in several states.

2 days agoCyclone Owen to bring wild weather to Queensland over coming days Destructive winds, possible flooding and wild weather is expected to batter much of Queensland over the coming days as the weather bureau predicts severe Tropical Cyclone Owen will intensify into a category four system today.

2 days agoTropical Cyclone Owen reaches category two, cyclone shelters opened in north-east Top End Cyclone shelters are opened for people in Borroloola and Numbulwar as Tropical Cyclone Owen strengthens and has the potential to reach a Category 3 system by early tomorrow morning.

2 days agoLegendary south-west Queensland stock routes closed due to drought Ongoing drought conditions take their toll on century-old travelling stock routes, with vital areas in south-west Queensland closed off to graziers until further notice.