Extreme Weather Events

Firefighters are left without communications while battling emergency-level bushfires as an extended power outage sees mobile phone towers fail.

Just days into summer, Tasmania is battling bushfires and their presence can be linked back to a rare spike in temperatures above Antarctica back in September.

Residents on the NSW coast are coming to terms with property loss after bushfires swept through the region on Saturday.

Cyclone Joan made landfall near the WA mining town of Port Hedland a year after Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin, and it was almost as powerful.

The first heatwave of the summer will reach its peak across New South Wales today, with temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius likely to span from Western Australia's north-west all the way to Parramatta.

Extreme heat and bushfire warnings have been issued in several regions across the country. Share your story along with any videos or images you may have to help inform our weather coverage.

The first Friday of summer sees Sydney’s temperature soar to almost 38C, with firefighters battling an out-of-control bushfires near Dubbo and Bulahdelah.

The CFS is warning of high fire risk tomorrow with hot and windy conditions forecast, while the BOM has issued a fire weather warning with 'extreme fire danger' for parts of the state.

Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka are reeling from flooding that has killed hundreds in each country and destroyed communities.

Summer has arrived in Australia with a bang, with fire and searing heat in the west, while a sprinkling of snow accompanied record cold temperatures in the south-east of the country.

Runoff from heavy rainfall and poor drainage can cause damage to properties and worsen flooding. So, who's responsible if your property experiences runoff, and what can you do about it?

Laura Stokes and Adam Zerna describe spending time in an underground bunker as the category three cyclone passed over, before emerging to find an "apocalyptic" scene.

A man has died after he was struck by a tree during a series of storms that have lashed New South Wales.

Dozens of schools across NSW are forced to close as a combination of severe weather conditions creates dangerous fire conditions not seen in years.  

Severe thunderstorms have rolled across south-east Queensland this week, causing widespread power outages, school closures, and restricting phone service.

A luxury wilderness resort only accessible by sea and air has been significantly damaged in a direct hit from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Fina, which made landfall in an extremely remote part of WA.

Thousands of households remain without power and 11 state schools are closed after giant hailstones, destructive winds and intense lightning lashed south-east Queensland.

While Darwin experienced the outer edge of Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina this weekend, the eye of the storm came much closer to the Tiwi Islands. Locals in Wurrumiyanga share their experiences with the ABC.

Farmers in southern WA say crops have been destroyed by hail and trees "snapped like matchsticks" during weekend thunderstorms. 

The Northern Territory's largest hospital is "literally creaking at the seams" after Tropical Cyclone Fina, prompting NT Health to call for more federal funding.