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A hail storm in Brisbane … 2025 has been Australia's fourth warmest year on records, says the BoM. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

2025 is ‘fourth warmest year on record’ as surface water storage fell

2025 was Australia’s fourth warmest year on record as surface water storage levels continue to fall, the Bureau of Meteorology says. The bureau (or BoM) just published a preliminary key summary of the country’s temperature, rainfall and water resources for […]

Australia, Featured, Outdoors

6 January 2026

AI is helping some old questions in droughts science, says researchers. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI.

Droughts are lasting longer in our breadbasket regions, says UNSW study

Droughts are lasting longer especially in Australia’s food-producing regions, a new UNSW study says that is using AI to unlock secrets. The university study tracks the causes of drought and the damage it leaves behind, especially in areas with the most

Australia, Disaster, Outdoors

15 December 2025

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2025 is ‘fourth warmest year on record’ as surface water storage fell

Droughts are lasting longer in our breadbasket regions, says UNSW study

NSW SES volunteers called out in force as wild weather lashes state, cuts power, floods houses

This winter is going to be a warm and wet one, says BoM

TC Alfred gaining strength as it heads south in the Coral Sea

Severe storms, hail, flash flooding predicted for Qld-NSW border