Cyclones

The hurricane roared past the southern coast of Jamaica on the way to the Cayman Islands, with a tourist hotspot in Mexico preparing for the worst.

The death toll in the Caribbean has climbed to 10 after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Jamaica. King Charles III paid tribute on Thursday.

Beryl is expected to reach Jamaica at midday local time, causing an expected storm surge of 1.8 to 2.7 metres above typical levels.

The storm has swept over the Caribbean state of Grenada, with initial reports indicating agriculture has been badly damaged.

For families in Darwin, the chance of sleep on Christmas Eve in 1974 vanished as they endured one of the worst natural disasters in the country. Fifty years on, one couple shares the "miracle" that kept their infant son alive as the cyclone raged around them.

On the 50th anniversary of one of Australia's worst ever natural disasters, hundreds of survivors have criticised a planned monument being built in tribute to the tragic event.

New research has revealed the devastating impact Tropical Cyclone Ilsa had on bird populations on Bedout Island off WA's Pilbara.

Millions across coastal India and Bangladesh are displaced or without power as Cyclone Remal overwhelms drainage systems and destroys homes.

Schools are closed and volunteers deployed to the region as Cyclone Remal bears down on Bangladesh's southern coast, with gales and gusts of up to 130 kilometres per hour expected. 

The city of Houston is littered with fallen powerlines and building debris after a powerful thunderstorm with 161 kilometre per hour winds hit Texas. 

A pool lined with green sludge, rotting roofs and termite infested buildings – this derelict island resort has become a sad tourist attraction for all the wrong reasons, and it's not an isolated case.

For two days in March, the MV Anikitos was smashed into the wharf by cyclonic winds and 4-metre-high seas, rendering it unusable. Now South32 confirms there will be no manganese exports until early 2025.

As a residential rebuild nears completion, residents in Kalbarri say their recovery from Tropical Cyclone Seroja is ongoing, with many remaining "shaken up" by the disaster.

Willis Island's four locals are paid to keep one the world's most far-flung weather observatories running, and spend six months of the year with no fresh food deliveries or face-to-face contact with the outside world. 

There's a shortage of wild barramundi, king salmon and Spanish mackerel this Easter. But it's better news for lovers of prawns and lobster.

The Northern Land Council says "poor communication" and "inadequate" planning from the NT and federal governments left residents in the remote Gulf community confused, stranded and in potential danger.

The tail end of ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan has dumped significant rain across much of Queensland, with more on the way for the Easter long weekend, as residents in remote areas cut off by floodwaters are going "stir crazy".

Authorities were bracing for the flooded McArthur River through Borroloola to peak at 18 metres, representing a one-in-100-year flood event.

Flood levels are due to peak in the Northern Territory town of Borroloola, in the wake of ex-tropical cyclone Megan.

Three more evacuation flights out of the inundated town of Borroloola are scheduled for Thursday afternoon after more than 100 people were airlifted from the remote community overnight in the wake of heavy rains associated with ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan.

Borroloola is facing an imminent, record-breaking flood, emergency services say, with the Australian Defence Force attempting to airlift hundreds of residents out of the community before nightfall.

More than 1,000 workers are nervously waiting to find out how long major damage caused by cyclone Megan will keep the Northern Territory's biggest mine closed on Groote Eylandt.

More than 1,000 workers are nervously waiting to find out how long the NT's largest mine will remain closed due to damage caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan, as Groote Eylandt locals battle ongoing challenges accessing essential supplies.

The system made landfall as a category three cyclone but rapidly weakened with concerns now turning to the risk of flooding over coming days.

Cyclonic winds and rough seas have caused the 189-metre vessel to crash into a loading wharf in the Northern Territory, putting a manganese mine's future in doubt.