Severe thunderstorms are sweeping through southern Australia. But what makes a thunderstorm 'severe'?
Clusters of severe thunderstorms are expected to strike Australia's southern regions over Thursday and Friday.
Payne and suffering as ‘old man’ of One Direction goes too soon
News of the sudden, tragic death of British singer-songwriter Liam Payne will be felt most deeply by a generation of fans who ...
Inside the Aussie Shore mansion
The party house at the centre of the most X-rated TV show on television - Aussie Shore - has been revealed, with the stunning ...
What is a tropical cyclone and what do all the categories mean?
Explainer - The South Pacific tropical cyclone season is due to start in November and will run until the last day of April.
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BOM Warns of Severe Cyclone Season After Helene
This month, the devastating damage caused by two powerful hurricanes - Helene and Milton - has left communities in the USA ...
In Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene’s aftermath, where word for big storms comes from
Drawn from indigenous Caribbean languages, 'hurricano' appeared in Shakespeare's King Lear and soon afterwards swapped its ...
Shock amount Australia’s weirdest Big Things are worth
They range from famous landmarks to cheesy eyesores but Australia’s so-called Big Things have a deep and storied history – ...
The History Behind Meteorologists Giving Hurricanes Human Names
Who decides what to name hurricanes — and why do they pick the names they do? Social media users have long claimed ...
Hurricane Milton: What's fueling stronger storms and floods?
Why have devastating hurricanes like Milton become so common? Ocean warming may be a key factor driving the increase in ...
Huge waves in the atmosphere dump extreme rain on northern Australia
In 2023, almost a year's worth of rain fell over ten days in parts of northwestern Australia, leading to catastrophic ...
What's the difference between a hurricane and a cyclone? It depends on the location of the storm
While hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are one and the same, different names are used to determine the location of origin.
Hurricane Milton moving off Florida east coast but still producing heavy rainfall, hurricane-force winds — as it happened
The downgraded Hurricane Milton is moving back out into the Atlantic Ocean, but the National Hurricane Centre is still reporting heavy rainfall and damaging winds in east-central Florida.