The Latest Breaking News from La Niña

Scientists are fearing the worst, predicting dangerous bushfire weather, fiercer heatwaves and severe coral bleaching across the Great Barrier Reef

After three soggy years of La Niña in a row, Australia has endured record-breaking floods, the latest of which has inundated the Kimberley in Western Australia and across north and central Queensland.

In 2022, a third La Niña year brought much rain to Australia and Southeast Asia and dry conditions to the other side of the Pacific. These patterns were expected, but behind these variations there are troubling signs the entire global water cycle is changing.

Three wet summers have changed many farmers' fortunes. But those with experience — along with scientists and accountants — say now is the time to talk about drought.

Within the space of a week in February 2022, England and Wales were affected by three severe storms (Dudley, Eunice and Franklin). Persistent heavy rain led to the flooding of around 400 properties and severe flood warnings were issued for several major rivers, including the River Severn. Now, the UK…

The grass may be lush now but with La Niña coming to an end and a long summer ahead, concerns are growing about a dangerous Queensland bushfire season.

La Niña has begun to weaken but the rain it helped deliver across Australia is still causing devastation for people in all corners of the country.

La Niña's three-year grip as the prevailing climate driver for Australia's east coast could finally be over. But the prospect of an El Niño has some worried. Here's what we know.

Met Office forecasters have revealed the exact date they believe Britons will see the first snow of 2023, as the powerful La Niña system takes hold across the UK, bringing "unsettled weather"