Swathes of South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia are in the grip of drought as they experience some of the lowest rainfall totals on record. Farmers are spending eye-watering ...

What happens when the wind don't blow and the sun don't shine? Australia got a sneak peak on Monday in the worst wind and ...

Over the past decade, southern Australia has suffered numerous extreme weather and climate events, such as record-breaking heatwaves, bushfires, two major droughts and even flash flooding. While ...

Australia is facing a drought that could impact the supply of wool. The Australian Wool Exchange Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) rose 18 cents per pound for the week ended Friday to close at $14.81, ...

In the arid environment of Western Australia, a major heatwave and drought threaten local species. Sophia Simoes via Unsplash During the first half of this year, Western Australia went through one of ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The drought sweeping through large tracts of Australia is set to intensify over the next three months and is fuelling unseasonal winter bushfires, the leading meteorological agency ...

Flash droughts strike suddenly and intensify rapidly. Often the affected areas are in drought after just weeks or a couple of months of well-below-average rainfall. They happen worldwide and are ...