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Tsunami
Twenty years after photographing the aftermath of a tsunami, I still check for high ground at the beach
Chief Herald photographer Nick Moir flew into Banda Aceh the day after the Boxing Day tsunami. He found a city turned upside down, bodies lying in the streets – and a sense of vigilance that remains with him still.
- by Nick Moir
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On the firefront: Aussies lend expert hand to battle US blazes
Sydney Morning Herald chief photographer Nick Moir has joined NSW RFS members and thousands of firefighters from across the US who are attempting to slow the destructive progress of the raging California Fire Park fires.
- by Nick Moir
Nick Moir’s 30 years on the climate change frontline
The Herald’s chief photographer has documented some of our worst natural disasters.
- by Nick Moir and Laura Chung
This magnificent wetland was barren and bone-dry. Three years of rain brought it back to life
In 2019, the Macquarie Marshes were barren. Now, after record rains, waterbirds and frogs have returned in their thousands. See the difference.
- by Angus Dalton and Nick Moir
‘Rivers bleed out over the landscape’: Behind the lens documenting NSW’s floods
These images give a glimpse of the birth and growth of a flood disaster that I fear has not peaked in its ferocity or scale.
- by Nick Moir
Molong’s pool once glistened in a drought. Now it’s muddy and missing swimming flippers
The mammoth clean up that lies ahead of the Molong community is not unique to the area. It does, however, illustrate the challenges towns and their residents face as extreme weather events get more frequent and intense.
- by Laura Chung, Natassia Chrysanthos, Nick Moir and Rhett Wyman
Water rises in Forbes as flood threatens record levels
Thousands of Central West residents have evacuated amid heavy flooding, with the township of Forbes facing its worst flooding event in 70 years.
- by Laura Chung, Nick Moir and Millie Muroi
Backyards become battlegrounds as Forbes residents brace for floods
Dick Sharkey says the situation was “pretty stressful” but it was pointless to cry about it as works to keep the water at bay.
- by Millie Muroi and Nick Moir
Forbes residents prepare for ‘devastation’ ahead of major flood event
More than 1000 residents in the regional NSW town of Forbes have been evacuated to higher ground as the state’s Central West prepares for its worst flooding in 70 years.
- by Sarah Keoghan, Nick Moir and James Lemon
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Extreme weather
Chasing and capturing tornadoes in the land of the most powerful storms
The Herald’s chief photographer and renowned storm chaser Nick Moir came face-to-face with a 1.5-kilometre-wide tornado in the Texas Panhandle.
- by Nick Moir
‘Good vibes’ and sense of community remain strong as Sydney begins clean up
The floodwaters lap at the ground floor of every house in Mawson Place in Pitt Town. Instead of parked cars on their driveways, they have floating canoes, jet skis and tinnies.
- by Laura Chung, Sally Rawsthorne, Brook Mitchell and Nick Moir
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