Amid predictions that many parts of the continent will be getting some much-needed rain this winter, Australia's Top End is experiencing its second bad wet season in a row, with some of the worst rainfalls since records began 80 years ago. Key points: Normal wet seasons provide around 1,600mm of rain, but this year it is looking to be more …
An unusually dry start to the wet season has left agricultural industries across northern Western Australia praying for some reprieve, even as a potential tropical cyclone moves closer to the top end. Hot and dry conditions take toll on wildlife The Kalyeeda homestead had received little more 30 millimetres this wet season since Tropical Cyclone Kelvin passed over last February, …