Australian Floods Could Inundate or Isolate 34,000 Homes October 18, 2022 By Rod McGuirk CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Around 34,000 homes could be inundated or isolated in Victoria state as a flood emergency continues...
Heavy Rain Eases in Australia’s East, Flood Threats Remain October 11, 2022 SYDNEY –– Heavy rains eased across Australia’s east on Monday, a slight relief for flood-weary residents but authorities warned another...
California Braces for Dry Winter as Western Drought Drags on October 5, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The past three years have been California’s driest on record and state officials said Monday that...
Explainer: Factors Behind Sydney’s Recent Flood Emergencies July 7, 2022 By Rod McGuirk CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Parts of Australia’s largest city have been inundated by four major floods since March last year,...
Weather’s Unwanted Guest: Nasty La Nina Keeps Popping Up May 31, 2022 By Seth Borenstein Something weird is up with La Nina, the natural but potent weather event linked to more drought and wildfires in...
Hawaii Hurricane Season Forecasted to Be Slow With La Nina May 20, 2022 By Caleb Jones HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii and the Central Pacific basin should expect two to four hurricanes, tropical depressions or tropical storms...
Study Finds Cleaner Air Leads to More Atlantic Hurricanes May 13, 2022 By Seth Borenstein Cleaner air in United States and Europe is brewing more Atlantic hurricanes, a new U.S. government study found. The National...
Australia Floods Leave $1 Billion in Damage as Thousands Flee March 9, 2022 By Ben Westcott and Sybilla Gross Tens of thousands of residents from Sydney and Brisbane and nearby regional areas have been forced to flee their homes...
California Faces Week Of Storms, Likely Travel Troubles December 22, 2021 By John Antczak LOS ANGELES (AP)–Drought-stricken California is facing a week of heavy mountain snowfall and widespread rain from another series of the...
La Nina Is Fading But California, Gulf Coast Still Face Risks April 12, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan La Nina, the cooling of the equatorial Pacific that shifts weather patterns the world over, is fading away. But California...