Fireys get ‘upper hand’ on bushfire
Firefighters are working to control a blaze in Sydney’s Northern Beaches after a controlled burn escalated.
Firefighters are working to control a blaze in Sydney’s Northern Beaches after a controlled burn escalated.
Australia is set to be drenched with rain over the coming week, with some areas expected to receive up to a month’s worth of rainfall in just days.
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Some of Australia’s biggest corporations are using your money to pay for forest regrowth schemes to offset greenhouse gases – but satellite photos show many of these projects are not working.
Rare weather events are set to increase demand for one thing across Australia this summer and there could be catastrophic results.
Rangers got the shock of their lives when they stumbled on a “highly dangerous” discovery, dating back to WWII, in a remote part of a state forest.
A dire warning has been issued for eastern Australia as heavy rainfall bringing hail and damaging winds are set to pelt major cities over the week.
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Looming thunderstorms are hoped to bring relief to bushfire-ravaged regions, though locals now face another risk.
Firefighters are telling residents of a regional Aussie town to flee as a dangerous fire threatens homes.
Three teenagers, aged 14 to 16, have been arrested over starting multiple bushfires, including a large one which came close to damaging nearby properties.
The strong tremor lasted several seconds, cracking walls and caving in the roof of a shopping centre.
Schoolkids across Australia have ditched the classroom in favour of climate change protests, including a group who held a sit-in outside the environment minister’s Sydney office.
Eastern parts of the country battered by wild weather this week will enjoy a brief reprieve over the weekend before storms return.
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