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Nick Moir is Chief Photographer at The Sydney Morning Herald.

On the firefront: Aussies lend expert hand to battle US blazes

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

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Nick Moir’s 30 years on the climate change frontline

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

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

‘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

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

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
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Backyards become battlegrounds as Forbes residents brace for floods

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

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
Chasing and capturing tornadoes in the land of the most powerful storms

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

‘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
Eyewitness to climate change

Eyewitness to climate change

With a warming climate driving weather to new extremes, the Herald’s chief photographer Nick Moir spent much of the year battling giant hail, floods, huge waves and even tornadoes.

  • by Nick Moir

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