The Latest Breaking News from La Niña

The Little Penguin population on Phillip Island has broken its second record in five months with experts suggesting the La Niña weather pattern is behind the boom.

While the Gold Coast avoided heavy rainfall and flash flooding over the weekend, an accommodation provider says the uncertainty of La Niña has changed the ways he does business.

There's a secret ingredient behind Sydney's more than 170 days of rain, and it's not because of the usual suspects of La Niña, climate change, the negative Indian Ocean Dipole or the Southern Annular Mode.

Due to the orientation of a climatological phenomenon known as La Niña, some areas will bear the brunt of stormy weather.

Drought conditions are becoming a greater concern in Texas and other states.

Communities in the Gold Coast hinterland and Scenic Rim fear heavy rain will lead to more damage and delay repairs to roads after being left isolated and without essentials.

Federal weather officials say drought and wildfire risks will remain elevated in the western states while warmer than average temperatures will greet the Southwest, Gulf Coast and East Coast this winter

A leading mosquito-borne virus expert says back-to-back La Niña seasons are bringing a heightened risk of Japanese encephalitis to the southern states.

Heavy rain and floods have once again hit towns and suburbs across eastern Australia. Some areas have been devastated, while others have been spared the worst. While climate drivers like La Niña make extreme wet weather more likely, what explains when and where the storm clouds deliver a deluge?