Africa is often synonymous with its drylands that cover two-thirds of the continent. Relief is brought through rainfall ...

The monsoon finally arrives in northern Australia, bringing cool relief for some but more unwelcome rain for north Queensland ...

Record-breaking floods across north Queensland have now turned deadly, with one woman drowning while being rescued on Sunday morning. And the ...

A major transport artery in Queensland has been severed by floods as heavy rain continues to hammer residents.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Monsoon rains unleashed flooding in Australia’s Queensland that have claimed the lives of two ...

A widespread 4 to 10 inches of rain is probable across the Queensland area, and some locations could see 20 or more inches.

The long-awaited monsoon looks to officially kick in this weekend over northern Australia, helping to break up severe ...

The streak ended just one day shy of tying the current record of 160 days without measurable rain in Phoenix, a record set in ...

A gnarly weekend of weather is on the way for eastern Australia with potentially severe thunderstorms, more than 100mm of ...

Now, the West Africa monsoon season runs from June through ... This research has significance for modern climate patterns as tropical plume-induced rainfall is an important precipitation source ...