Australia Braces for More Wild Weather in Wake of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily January 26, 2024 By Keira Wright and Ben Westcott Ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily has uprooted trees and felled powerlines in Australia’s Queensland state, leaving tens of thousands without electricity or...
Cyclone Kirrily Makes Landfall in Australia as Severe Storm January 25, 2024 By Keira Wright Australia is being lashed by damaging winds and heavy rainfall as Severe Tropical Cyclone Kirrily makes landfall, the biggest system...
Two Australian Resource-Rich Regions Brace for Potentially Destructive Storms January 22, 2024 By Keira Wright Two Australian resource-rich regions are bracing for potentially damaging storms that could lead to flooding, the latest threats after months...
Cyclone Forming Near Australia’s Coast May Have ‘Severe Impact’ January 19, 2024 By Keira Wright Australia’s resource-rich Queensland state is bracing for its second tropical cyclone in a little more than a month, with a...
Australia’s Usual Summer of Wildfires Is Now Being Soaked by Prolonged Wet Weather January 12, 2024 By Keira Wright and Ben Westcott Australians bracing for a return of scorching heat and wildfires are instead battling a prolonged deluge of rain across the...
Climate Change Makes Forecasting Harder, Australia’s Agriculture Minister Says January 2, 2024 By Swati Pandey Climate change is making it harder to accurately predict extreme weather events, said Australia’s agriculture minister Murray Watt, amid criticism...
Severe Storms Lash Australia’s East Coast, Killing 9 People December 27, 2023 By Amy Bainbridge Nine people have died in Australia after severe storms lashed the nation’s east coast on Christmas Day and Boxing Day,...
Insured Losses for Australia’s October 2021 Storms Estimated at A$972M: PERILS October 31, 2022 Insured losses for the severe storms, which hit Southern Australia on Oct. 28-30, 2021, are estimated at A$972 million (US$623.1...
Stricken Bulk Carrier Remains Stranded Near Sydney as Rescue Efforts Fail for 21 Crew July 5, 2022 By Ainslie Chandler Twenty-one crew members remain aboard a bulk carrier which lost power in turbulent waters near Sydney, after overnight rescue attempts...
Insurance Losses for October Storms in Southern Australia Estimated at A$1.03B December 13, 2021 The initial industry loss estimates for Southern Australia’s severe storms, which occurred during the period of Oct. 28-30, 2021, are...