Complaints to council climb as Brisbane residents deal with stormwater runoff. But whose responsibility is it?
The Queensland summer has officially arrived, bringing its signature wild weather along with it. So, what can you…
Wagga Wagga residents call for flood insurance probe amid rising premiums
The last time Wagga Wagga’s CBD was inundated by floodwater, Robert Menzies was the prime minister, Melbourne was…
Homeowner’s Yard Keeps Getting Flooded By Their Neighbor’s Drainage System, But When He Offers To Pay To Have It Fixed, The Neighbor Still Refuses To Fix The Issue » TwistedSifter
Shutterstock/Reddit Imagine living next to a neighbor whose gutter on their house constantly floods your yard every time…
The face of Brisbane is changing — but should thousands of homes be developed in a flood zone?
Plans to build a riverfront precinct in a flood-prone area of Brisbane have urban planners and locals wary,…
Did UAE’s Rain-Boosting Project Affect the Deadly Dubai Flood?
October 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT Torrential rain drenched the city in 2024, killing at least four…
Our Sea Levels Are Rising Fast, And A New Paper Confirms We’ve Been Aware For Three Decades » TwistedSifter
Pexels When it comes to the climate crisis, the scale of the issue can feel a little confusing. After…
Australians are moving to Tasmania to escape climate change, but the island state is not immune
Jack Taylor can still vividly remember the day when the air around him became too hot to breathe.…
Surprise La Niña hints at another wet and stormy Australian summer
Australia’s key drivers of weather variability are stacking up to produce another wet, severe-weather season, with an increased…
Western Sydney is set to dramatically heat up, this is how communities are preparing
A “shocking” warning that heatwave deaths in Sydney could skyrocket by more than 400 per cent has brought…
Brisbane city acquires 20 hectares of public land through post-floods property buyback scheme
Three years after a post-flood voluntary home buyback scheme was rolled out in south-east Queensland, dozens of hectares…
Threats to Great Barrier Reef must be ‘tackled simultaneously’ after back-to-back bleaching, experts say
It’s no secret the world’s largest coral reef is under significant pressure. Coral bleaching, crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks, cyclonic…
China still waiting for factory activity lift-off as US wields new tech curbs
China reported sluggish factory activity in August, as fresh US tech curbs threatened to undermine Beijing’s push into…