The Australian Fire Danger Rating System gives you an idea of how dangerous a fire could be if one starts in your area. It's quite simple — and it could save your life. Ever wondered why your place ...

Because the ABC Emergency Alerts system relies entirely on information published by emergency agencies, despite the best efforts of those agencies, the ABC cannot guarantee that this information will ...

The 1970 Bhola Cyclone struck what is now Bangladesh with catastrophic timing: high tide, a full moon, low-lying islands, and a massive storm surge all lined up at once. Around 600,000 people died in ...

The spell of fine, warm weather across south-eastern states will come to a sudden halt in coming days. A sweeping cold front will push across Australia's south-east later in the week, with damaging ...

Climate models now point to one of the strongest El Niño events since the 1870s, with Pacific water temperatures potentially rising 3°C above average. The phenomenon, boosted by a rare triplet cyclone ...

The researchers warn that extreme weather events, rather than rising temperatures alone, are likely to pose the greatest ...

Survivor winner Savannah Louie shared how much of her $1 million earnings she had to pay in taxes and how long she had to ...

In the early 1800s, a young man named Peter Richley left England with dreams of adventure and fortune. Like many others ...

Survivor 50’s Ozzy Lusth, who returned for his fifth season of the CBS series, shared he is still confused by why he didn’t ...

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Rain and thunderstorms will spread over parts of the Australian outback this week, affecting at least five states and ...