Swathes of South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia are in the grip of drought as they experience some of the lowest rainfall totals on record. Farmers are spending eye-watering ...

In the arid environment of Western Australia, a major heatwave and drought threaten local species. Sophia Simoes via Unsplash During the first half of this year, Western Australia went through one of ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The drought sweeping through large tracts of Australia is set to intensify over the next three months and is fuelling unseasonal winter bushfires, the leading meteorological agency ...

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Flash droughts strike suddenly and intensify rapidly. Often the affected areas are in drought after just weeks or a couple of months of well-below-average rainfall. They happen worldwide and are ...