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Sydney flash flooding after 100 mm in six hours

Heavy rain and thunderstorms inundated parts of Sydney, the Illawarra and the Central Coast over the last 24 hours, causing flash flooding.

France ends record 40-day streak of consecutive rain but authorities warn of possible flood risks

A rescue worker stands in a flooded street of Saintes as severe flooding hits western France amid storm Pedro, Wednesday, Feb ...

Severe flooding – in central Australia? How a vast humid air mass could soak the desert

Last year, intense rains saw Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre close to full. As Central Australia braces for floods, the salt lake could fill again.

Dramatic changes in upper atmosphere are responsible for recent droughts and bushfires: New research

Over the past decade, southern Australia has suffered numerous extreme weather and climate events, such as record-breaking heat waves, bushfires, two major droughts and even flash flooding.