The Latest Breaking News from La Niña

Bushfires, then Covid and now the rain is leading to cancelled bookings, closed trails and businesses struggling to survive

The damage bill is mounting as floods inundate crops, leaving farmers unsure if they will even be able to harvest.

With a third consecutive La Niña weather event underway, there are concerns not enough is being done to ensure essential goods can continue to be delivered to the Northern Territory in the event of heavy rain.

Australia's third consecutive La Niña has only just begun but there's already talk of a possible fourth La Niña weather event next year.

Another week of torrential rain has obliterated the previous annual record for highest rainfall. What’s behind the east coast’s latest drenching?

Australians along the east cost are bracing for yet another round of heavy rainfall this weekend, after a band of stormy weather soaked most of the continent this week.

Australia’s largest city, Sydney, has been soaked by its wettest year on record with almost three months of expected above-average rain to spare

This week, rain has drenched almost all of Australia – even the arid interior. The heaviest falls have hit the continent’s southeast, where the huge deluge has just propelled Sydney past its annual rainfall record of 2.2 metres with three months to go until year’s end.

Despite some rainfall, state is still suffering from an extreme water shortage driven by the climate crisis – and La Niña may worsen it