Environment
Weather
Widespread fire concern for majority of state after years of heavy rain
As a hot and dry summer approaches, fire agencies are worried fires will sweep across large parts of the state that burnt during the Black Summer Bushfires.
- by Laura Chung
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Cold front to sweep the country this week
Starting in WA, a cold front is set to sweep across Australia this week.
Weather extremes are thrashing the world, and it’s just a taste of what’s to come
Signs of catastrophic weather events have been brewing in oceans around the globe for months.
- by Laura Chung and Angus Dalton
Wild weather bearing down on multiple states
Victorians are bracing for a chilly end to their weekend, as the Bureau of Meteorology issues wind and surf warnings across the country.
‘Uncharted territory’: UN declares El Nino weather event as records near
As oceans and land warm to near-record temperatures and the United Nations declares an El Nino event has begun, scientists have warned the world is heading into uncharted territory.
- by Laura Chung
You call that a winter? Sydney has driest June since Crocodile Dundee debuted
The last time Sydney had such a dry June, Paul Hogan was the name on everyone’s lips, not El Nino.
- by Laura Chung