Tag: weather

Severe weather conditions continue as Queensland weather remain unstable.

In the early hours of the morning, Tornado activity has been recorded in Queensland. BoM is investigating the tornado activity.

Latest data shows that seven of the 10 warmest winters on record in the country have occurred since the year 2000.

Heavy rains everywhere except WA, as military readies to provide support to hard-pressed authorities.

Insurance Council says massive hail storms have caused insured losses estimated at $60-million – and counting.

Death Valley in California just recorded a temperature of 54.4-degrees C. If verified it may set a world record.

Australians' love for their harsh land has been pushed to breaking point as flood, hail and dust follow the fires.

It's about this time of year that you begin to question the whole enterprise of being an expat.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Seven of Australia’s ten warmest years have occurred since 2005, with just one cooler than average year in the last decade (2011), highlighting how warmer than average temperatures now dominate Australia’s climate.

Forget about Brexit, Wimbledon, and even the football World Cup; instead for the next three months it will be all about the heatwaves.

Ireland responded to Hurricane Ophelia in the best way possible (and probably most Irish way possible)…with humour!

OPINION & ANALYSIS: This very active season comes after a “hurricane drought” with very few major storms making landfall on the US coast over the previous decade. So why are we seeing so many hurricanes now? Is climate change to blame?

South-east Queensland and northern NSW cop a lashing in the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie, forcing schools and businesses to close and leaving over 50,000 homes without power.

"We need to understand we are going to get lots of reports of damage and injury, if not death, and we need to be prepared for that," Police Commissioner tells Queenslanders.

Despite the traditionally romantic image of the English gentleman wielding a 48-inch, neatly gathered navy brolly, it doesn’t really match the reality on the London high street.

Natural disaster zone likely to be declared in central NSW. Damage already into tens of millions with further heavy rain expected later this week.

Don’t get me wrong; there’s been evenings in the park with a bottle of rose, outdoor music concerts and games of Twenty20. But overall, London is putting on a terrible summer show this year.

Amazing images of Australia's red heart left covered in white after hail hits Alice Springs.

WATCH: The moment cyclonic gusts swept through a Brisbane backyard, hoisting the kids' tramp up in to the air like a piece of rice paper.

Watch this guy's hilarious attempt to save his car from nature's wrath.

Bizarre weather captured by traveller in Costa Rica. "It's like the Lord is gonna come through those clouds any moment."

Hail stones as big as cricket balls pound the NSW coast, covering towns and beaches in white.

Queensland and NSW deluged as storms and flooding ravage coast again.

Hundreds of south-west Sydney residents evacuated their houses due to flooding across Sydney after severe storms.

Sydney brollie apocalypse: rest in pieces, dear umbrellas.

The Carnival Spirit ocean liner is unable to make port in Sydney due to huge storms.

Sydney is currently experiencing the biggest storm of the century. While the Bureau of Meteorology earlier indicated that conditions would ease, it is expected that conditions will be just as bad, possibly worse, tonight.

IMAGE OF THE DAY: Check out this photo of a bloke being blown sideways at Sydney's Bondi Beach during the wild weather. Is it legit?

WATCH: Wild weather tosses Sydney ferry and roles a cruise liner. It's enough to turn your stomach.

NSW battered by severe weather leaving three dead, over 200,000 homes without power and several washed away.

Heartbreaking footage from cyclone ravaged Vanuatu, filmed with a drone. International aid effort underway as disease and lack of food and water become a serious threat.

What's that? A cyclone? Pfft. It's only category five on the whatever scale. Surf's up!

Cyclone Marcia downgraded to a category 1 system, but not before Rockhampton and Yeppoon suffer worst of her fury.

WATCH: Dramatic footage of Fitzroy River, swollen by Cyclone Marcia, pounding through Rockhampton.

The cyclone off Australia’s eastern coast is now predicted to be of the highest level intensity when it makes landfall.

The tropical cyclone heading for Queensland now a category 3 and could be category 4 when it crashes into the coast on Friday morning.

What Australia will look like in 2090 if climate change goes unchecked, according to a new report by the CSRIO and the Bureau of Meteorology.

Looks like a storm is brewing: In Australia, we love our freakish weather. Mother Nature has a tendency to lose her temper Down Under and will leave you gasping for air.

Category one cyclone Ita will continue to move south along the coast until late Monday, bringing torrential rain and gusts.

Cyclone Ita has hit far north Queensland, bringing destructive winds and heavy rain.

A storm expert says far north Queensland is in for a major battering when Cyclone Ita hits.

A landmark UN report warns the world isn't prepared for the serious risks of climate change, including worse bushfires for Australia.

Australia experienced its 15th hottest summer since records began in 1910, while the summer before was the hottest ever.

Gale force winds of up 130km/ph are predicted to hit England and Wales in the coming hours. Travel services are telling commuters to expect considerable disruptions.

Moving to and living in a foreign country is tough enough without having to worry about the weather. It’s essential to have the proper clothing to keep you from getting the rainy day blues.

FEATURE | With temperatures in the UK set to rise, POPPY DAMON has investigated the best ways to keep cool and enjoy the sunshine (while it lasts).

SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | In a misguided attempt to embrace the sentiment of spring, our sleuth discovers why bare legs in May are still a London fashion faux pas.

EDINBURGH EXPAT | The ‘City of Literature’ tag is perhaps no more appropriate than when referring to the relationship between a city with infamously temperamental weather and those who have the ability to aptly describe it.

It is official. 2012 has been the wettest year on record in England.

GO HARD OR GO HOME | WHAT will I miss most about the UK? I was asked this question a few days ago and I am still struggling to come up with an answer.