Northern parts of Queensland bracing for heavy rainfall, potential flooding over weekend and into next week
Northern parts of Queensland are being warned to brace for a weekend of heavy rainfall, bringing with it…
Six photos show how climate change shaped our world in 2025 » Yale Climate Connections
Climate change touched every corner of the globe in 2025. As a result of the work of scientists…
Australia’s ‘outback fashion capital’ promotes healing through fashion
It has been almost three years since once-in-a-century floods devastated a small town in Western Australia’s far north,…
Managing your medicines during a floodÂ
A natural disaster, as the term implies, refers to an event triggered by natural forces, whether arising from…
BOM Christmas weather forecast shows cool day in the east, searing heat in the west
Australia is getting a smorgasbord of extreme weather over the next few days, featuring heat and humidity, severe…
Extreme heatwave forecast for NSW, with Sydney’s west set to reach temperatures in the low 40s
The first heatwave of the summer will reach its peak across New South Wales today, with temperatures above…
Climate change increasingly contributing to home insurance premium hikes, IAG warns
A major insurer is warning Australians to expect rising home insurance premiums, in part due to increasingly frequent…
Cattle producer reunites with cow lost to floods almost two years ago
Bronwyn Betts vividly remembers the morning when floodwater swept her cattle away. It was late January 2024 in…
Amsterdam 750th Anniversary Showcases Centuries of Climate Adaptation
On Amsterdam’s northern edge, a brand new island in the vast IJmeer lake is being readied for homebuilding.…
Australia’s Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina ‘makes contact with ocean floor’ near remote Heard Island
Australia’s icebreaker has been involved in an incident in which the ship’s hull “made contact with the ocean…
Australia’s most disaster-prone state urged to prepare ahead of storm, flood and fire season
Just a day after crews contained an out-of-control bushfire — and with 60 fires currently burning across the…
Retirees ‘give back’ by volunteering to help rebuild communities hit by disaster
Kerrie Bennett admits she does not do retirement well. From dawn until dusk, she runs a camp of…