Three Reported Missing in Australia as Fires Rage in ‘Catastrophic’ Conditions

The country is in the midst of a record-breaking heat wave, with temperatures well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Multiple ...

‘Extreme and dangerous’ weather: Australian bushfires raze homes, cut power to tens of thousands

Australian authorities declare a state of disaster in Victoria as bushfires rage, destroying homes and leaving three people ...

Cyclones get names but deadly heat waves don't. Should Australia personalize severe weather?

Australia's climate is changing rapidly due to rising global greenhouse gas emissions. Extreme weather events such as ...
The New York Times

Australia’s Skies Glow Orange as Powerful Winds Pull Dust From Parched Land

A dust storm clogged the sky this week, days after flooding devastated another part of the same region. By Nazaneen Ghaffar Nazaneen Ghaffar is a reporter on The Times’s weather team. The skies of ...
Opinion

As a climate scientist, I know heatwaves in Australia will only get worse. We need to start preparing now

During black summer, my daughters were too young to know what was happening. Now, amid another Australian heatwave, they deserve answers ...