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An animation of the change in sea surface temperature departures from average in the tropical Pacific Ocean, from January 1 to June 8, 2026.

El Nino has officially begun, bringing risk of drought, extreme heat and bushfires

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed the existence of the El Nino, expected to grow to historic strength and turbocharge extreme weather.

  • Seth Borenstein and Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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Containers flying through the air at Perth Airport on Sunday during an intense storm.

‘Once-in-five-year storm’ wreaks havoc on Perth, 34,000 remain without power

At its peak, the storm wiped out power to 160,000 households.

  • Heather McNeill
Perth is bracing for wild weather this weekend.

‘Destructive winds, heavy rain, tornadoes’: Monster storm bearing down on WA

Warnings have been issued for residents throughout the state as the weather amps up on Saturday evening.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
South-east Queensland is bracing for more heavy rain, thunderstorms and possible flash flooding, following a soaking overnight.

Soaking not over but ‘really beautiful’ weather on the way for Brisbane

Suburbs north of the CBD recorded the heaviest rain on Wednesday, with fears continued downpour could lead to flash flooding.

  • Courtney Kruk
Crowds of visitors at the beach on May 24 in Weymouth, England. An exceptional bank holiday heatwave is bringing record-breaking weather to England with temperatures forecast to climb into the low 30s by Monday.

UK wilts under brutal spring heat as records set to tumble

A “heat dome” is forecast to linger across parts of Europe as the prospects of an El Nino continue to firm.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Nick O'Malley
South-east Queensland has been battered by record-breaking rain in recent days.

Rainfall breaks 20-year record as systems collide

Conditions are forecast to be cooler – and drier – within days, after the region was battered by rain.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
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The crash on the Pacific Motorway at Beenleigh south of Brisbane.

Woman struck and killed following minor crash on highway

The woman was exchanging details with another motorist when she was struck by another car.

  • William Davis and Dominique Tassell
Parts of Bunbury and surrounds may have experienced a tornado overnight.

Bureau investigating if Bunbury wild weather was a tornado

BOM is investigating whether Bunbury experienced a tornado after wind gusts equivalent to a category 2 cyclone were recorded in the state’s South West. 

  • Heather McNeill
A map of surface winds around Cyclone Maila on Thursday afternoon.

Cyclone Maila on move as flood-weary region watches and waits

The category four system is set to weaken as it interacts with landfall closer to PNG and gradually treks toward Queensland’s coast in the coming days.

  • Andrew Stafford and Ben McKay
Floodwaters are rising near Carnarvon.

Carnarvon told to ‘prepare for isolation’ as floodwaters rise in wake of Cyclone Narelle

The system dumped more than 350 millimetres of rain across areas like Exmouth and Carnarvon, and emergency services have issued a flood watch and act warning along several major rivers in the region.

  • Holly Thompson