Australia is the driest of all inhabited continents with considerable variation in rainfall, temperature and weather patterns across its different climate zones. Here's why this vast land boasts ...

Long a Climate Straggler, Australia Advances a Major Bill to Cut Emissions. Experts said the pledge to reduce emissions by at least 43 percent from 2005 levels by 2030 was both a leap forward and ...

If current climate trends continue, by 2100 the edge of the new dry subtropical zone would extend across the continent in a rough band from Sydney to Perth. The role of La Niña ...

The Köppen climate classification system divides climates into five groups including tropical, arid, temperate, continental and polar. A map posted to Reddit showcases Australian climate zones ...

CANBERRA, Australia — After years of being denounced as a laggard on climate change, Australia shifted course on Thursday, with the Lower House of Parliament passing a bill that commits the ...

Smoke from Australia’s worst wildfires in decades may have contributed to the rare triple La Niña weather event that impacted continents thousands of miles away, according to new research.

Australia’s climate has risen by an average 1.5 degrees since 1910. Credit: Dion Georgopoulos. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned in 2018 that even if global temperatures were ...