An "unusual" microburst hit parts of Brisbane on Thursday, uprooting trees, damaging property and cutting power to 25,000 ...

Historically, post-downburst research and damage surveys have been limited to damage assessments, review of nearby wind measurements and ...

Italian authorities say a downburst was the most likely cause of the sinking of the Bayesian superyacht which led to the deaths of seven people. Initially it was thought that a waterspout ...

Authorities now believe a localised, powerful wind known as a downburst may have caused the sinking. Officials reveal a freak weather phenomenon is thought to be responsible - but not the one ...