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Steve TurtonThe Conversation |
Last year, intense rains saw Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre close to full. As Central Australia braces for floods, the salt lake could fill again.
Australia’s northwest is well known for its heat. But this furnace-like area can deliver heatwaves to the southeast, thousands of kilometres away.
Equatorial cyclones are rare. That’s one reason Cyclone Senyar has done so much damage in Indonesia and Malaysia.
The backlash was swift and intense. Now the Bureau of Meteorology will have to make changes to its new website.
Big plans are afoot to turn Northern Australia into Asia’s “food bowl”. But the reality of climate change can’t be ignored.
A second low forming off the NSW coast may have given anxious residents a reprieve by pulling energy away from the huge storm lashing the coast.
New South Wales residents face a rapidly intensifying major storm expected to bring intense winds, rains and high seas.
New South Wales residents face a rapidly intensifying major storm expected to bring intense winds, rains and high seas.
The worst flooding in 50 years has turned parts of western Queensland into an inland sea, stranding communities and livestock. It’s so vast, it’s...
These storms are very slow moving and getting ready to dump a lot of rain.
In short: the danger is not over. Residents in affected areas should remain cautious and heed official advice, to keep themselves safe.
The seas off southeast Queensland are unusually warm, helping Cyclone Alfred intensify as it barrels towards the coast.
Heavily populated south-east Queensland is bracing for Cyclone Alfred to make landfall on Thursday
Even if Zelia doesn’t hit towns directly, it’s likely to cause a lot of damage.
One woman has died, as floodwaters continue to rise from Townsville up to Cairns. An environmental geography expert explains what’s behind the...
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