Major flooding in eastern Australia has killed four people, and at least one person is missing in an extreme weather event with strong links to climate change, officials said Friday.
The big picture: Officials in Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, made a natural disaster declaration in response to record rainfall that's isolated more than 50,000 people, with large amounts of rain falling in state capital Sydney and elsewhere.
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be above normal, NOAA meteorologists said Thursday in their annual forecast.
Why it matters: The outlook comes as the Trump administration explores downsizing or dismantling FEMA, the federal agency tasked with responding to storms and other natural disasters.
