Australia Weather News

Tuesday 12 November, 2019

1 hour 24 mins agoThe causes of unprecedented bushfires are complex but climate change is part of the puzzle Fires are now exceeding all known firefighting technologies but what can be done to stop them? It's a simple question with an incredibly complex answer and climate change is part of it, writes David Bowman.

Monday 11 November, 2019

13 hours agoFire weather: Cold front drags in hot, blustery air and sudden dangerous wind changes A series of cold fronts tears across the country, leaving ashes in its wake as NSW braces for a catastrophic fire rating on Tuesday.

1 day agoQueensland fire conditions ease but QFES says there's no reprieve for Yeppoon, Cooroibah firefighters Bushfire conditions in the central and south-east parts of the state are expected to worsen on Tuesday as officials predict winds to pick up, fanning dozens of flare-ups that have already forced thousands from their homes.

1 day agoSchool closures and evacuations warnings as NSW catastrophic fires loom for Sydney People are told to leave bushfire areas as the devastating conditions are set to hit hardest on Tuesday, with the areas of Greater Sydney, Greater Hunter, and Illawarra and Shoalhaven now on alert for "catastrophic" fire danger.

Sunday 10 November, 2019

2 days agoBushfire emergency intensifies in central Queensland, blaze destroys homes near Yeppoon The bushfire crisis is expected to remain volatile overnight in Queensland with one blaze at emergency level at Cobraball, while Sunshine Coast residents return to their homes as firefighters continue to keep the Cooroibah fire at bay.

Saturday 9 November, 2019

2 days agoFire downgraded after threatening lives and homes in Gnangara in Perth's north A bushfire that threatened lives and homes in Gnangara in Perth's north is downgraded to advice.

2 days agoFires in NSW partly caused by delayed monsoons in India, experts say A weather system thousands of kilometres away is at least partly responsible for NSW's deadly bushfire crisis, which has taken hold amid dreadful conditions in dozens of locations around the state.