Cyclones
The electorates most exposed to climate risk revealed
One in 23 properties in Australia are at high risk of natural disasters fuelled by global warming. In some electorates, it’s one in four. Check the risk where you live with our interactive maps.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Mass fish kill chokes waterways in Byron region
The rivers of the NSW North Coast are clogged with thousands of suffocating fish, prawns, eels, and crabs.
- Angus Dalton
Why some of our trees couldn’t survive Alfred, and which suburbs were worst hit
Leafy streets give Brisbane’s suburbs character, but the damage from this month’s storm has forced authorities to make some tough decisions.
- Rosanna Ryan
The unpredictable path that kept millions on their toes
How can you know exactly where and when a cyclone will hit land, and where the worst damage will be felt? Sometimes, it’s only once it’s all over.
- Rosanna Ryan and The Visual Stories Team
‘At the mercy of Mother Nature’: Queensland bids for funds for disaster resilience
“We have to make sure that something good comes out of the misery of a cyclone at one end of the state and a flood at the other.”
- William Davis
Doug and Alyse spent three years fighting their insurance company. Then the floods came again
“What happens if we keep getting smashed?” Many Lismore residents are considering their future after a near-repeat of flooding three years ago.
- Riley Walter
On the ground in Alfred’s wake
As south-east Queensland cleaned up after the destruction of ex-Cyclone Alfred, The Age was there to cover the unfolding story which has ramifications far beyond the immediate region.
- Adam Carey and Patrick Elligett
After the deluge: Communities take stock after Alfred wreaks havoc
The Age photographer Justin McManus visited Queensland’s south-east to document communities affected by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s path of destruction.
- April Lombardo
Alfred held its punches, but is Queensland prepared for a bigger blow?
Southern Queenslanders dodged disaster with ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, but are being warned to do more to prepare for more frequent extreme weather in a changing climate.
- Adam Carey
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