The Latest Breaking News from La Niña

Warmer conditions around the western Pacific have led to torrential rain and burst rivers

Tens of thousands have been ordered to evacuate their homes, thousands more are on watch to evacuate, and millions across the city, its surrounds and beyond are battling flooded roads, mouldy homes and umbrellas that simply are not up to the task.

Jury still out on role played by global heating, but hotter ocean temperatures off Australia could have fuelled the NSW storms

Australia's east is in for another drenching, as unseasonably heavy rain forecast for Queensland and the Northern Territory spreads across the country.

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Here's a quick look at what's making headlines today.

Bureau of Meteorology says winter will be wetter than average and a rare three-in-a-row La Niña is still on the cards

The weather pattern that drove record rain and floods in eastern Australia this year has ended, but models suggest it may soon return.

Weather extremes have deepened the man-made power crisis in ways that were hard to predict and at times even harder to imagine. Both Snowy Hydro and coal-fired power stations have been impacted by summer rains. And two weeks of extreme cold has only brought the power system closer to the…

The cycle affects the Atlantic hurricane season and global temperatures.

US government issues warning months after east coast was ravaged by floods