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December 2023

“There is a serious weather emergency playing out right now in Far North Queensland as the region continues to be impacted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper,” Premier Steven Miles tweeted.

Cairns floods break 46-year record, close airport

The state faces days of heavy rain after some areas were hit with totals of more than a metre, the city’s airport shut and water levels passed 1977 highs.

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  • Duncan Murray

June 2023

Fighting fires

Drought? Bushfires? Blackouts? July will tell on El Niño

“We’re leading into this event with record high ocean temperatures and that is largely taking a bit of a step into the unknown”, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

  • Ben Potter

Original URL: https://www.afr.com/topic/queensland-fire---emergency-services-1ncy