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Alarm sounds on ignoring deadly climate workplace risks

Alarm sounds on ignoring deadly climate workplace risks

Climate change puts workers at huge risk, politicians have been told by nurses that treated mass thunderstorm asthma and firies who tackled Black Summer blazes.

Severe storms, Cup track risk as rain sweeps east

Severe storms, Cup track risk as rain sweeps east

Severe storms, Cup track risk as rain sweeps east

Severe storms, Cup track risk as rain sweeps east

A rain band stretching from southern Australia to the top end is set to wash over eastern states, bringing severe storms and a soggy Melbourne Cup.

Death toll climbs in Caribbean as hurricane moves north

Death toll climbs in Caribbean as hurricane moves north

Death toll climbs in Caribbean as hurricane moves north

Death toll climbs in Caribbean as hurricane moves north

At least 49 people are confirmed dead and tens of billions of dollars of damage remains after Hurricane Melissa wreaked havoc across the northern Caribbean.

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Dozens dead after Hurricane Melissa batters Caribbean

Dozens dead after Hurricane Melissa batters Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa has thrashed cities and isolated communities in the Caribbean, leaving dozens of people dead and a long recovery ahead in devastated areas.

Warning bell sounds on hidden impact of climate change

Warning bell sounds on hidden impact of climate change

Doctors have warned temperatures aren't the only thing rising due to climate change, with health impacts also set to increase.

Disaster choppers prepared for looming bushfire season

Disaster choppers prepared for looming bushfire season

A fleet of 160 aircraft from the National Aerial Firefighting Centre are ready to respond to disasters as severe weather lashes large parts of the nation.

Weather bureau defends warning ahead of deadly flood

Weather bureau defends warning ahead of deadly flood

A senior meteorologist says the weather bureau's warnings were "clear and timely" before a flash flood that killed two people and led to more than 100 rescues.

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Weather bureau warnings 'inadequate' before town razed

Weather bureau warnings 'inadequate' before town razed

Weather bureau warnings 'inadequate' before town razed

Weather bureau warnings 'inadequate' before town razed

While the weather bureau was warning of a major flood in a rural town, emergency services feared it was going to be much worse, an inquest has been told.

'Day from hell': how family survived an inland tsunami

'Day from hell': how family survived an inland tsunami

'Day from hell': how family survived an inland tsunami

'Day from hell': how family survived an inland tsunami

Locals from a rural village razed by a ferocious, swirling flash flood have told their miraculous tales of survival during an "absolute day from hell".

Philippines ends quake rescues, focuses on displaced

Philippines ends quake rescues, focuses on displaced

Philippines ends quake rescues, focuses on displaced

Philippines ends quake rescues, focuses on displaced

Attention has now turned to helping survivors of a deadly 6.9-magnitude earthquake in the Philippines, after rescue efforts were called off.

Philippines quake toll rises to 72, rescue continues

Philippines quake toll rises to 72, rescue continues

Philippines quake toll rises to 72, rescue continues

Philippines quake toll rises to 72, rescue continues

The death toll from a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck the central Philippines has risen to 72, the national disaster agency says.

Where's it going?: expert's grim warning on algal bloom

Where's it going?: expert's grim warning on algal bloom

Where's it going?: expert's grim warning on algal bloom

Where's it going?: expert's grim warning on algal bloom

Effective methods for treating algal blooms have so far only been successful on outbreaks that are significantly smaller than SA's bloom, a US expert says.

Marine heatwave disaster warnings ignored for two years

Marine heatwave disaster warnings ignored for two years

Marine heatwave disaster warnings ignored for two years

Marine heatwave disaster warnings ignored for two years

The federal government ignored warnings of a marine heatwave and failed to commit funding to fight SA's devastating algal bloom, a senate inquiry has heard.

Nature delivers $510b bounty but needs more resources

Nature delivers $510b bounty but needs more resources

Nature delivers $510b bounty but needs more resources

Nature delivers $510b bounty but needs more resources

Australia's environment is delivering much more than the government invests in it and contributes 20 per cent of the nation's economic output, a report finds.

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It's not me, it's you: millions abandon the coalition

Australians who had previously voted for the coalition, but refused to do so at the last election, have revealed why in a new research report.

More than 300 people dead in Pakistan after floods

Hundreds have been killed in the deadliest downpour of the monsoon season in Pakistan's northwest, with the search on for more missing people.

Heatwave, strong winds fan wildfires across Europe

Wildfires have intensified across southern Europe, burning homes and forcing people to flee in Greece, Spain, Portugal and Albania.

France's biggest wildfire eclipses size of Paris

Authorities say France’s biggest wildfire this summer is spreading quickly in a Mediterranean region near the Spanish border and has claimed one life.

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'Hectic period' for emergency crews facing wild weather

Residents in parts of Australia are facing a weather onslaught after floods and snowstorms stranded cars and cut power to homes over the weekend.

Tsunami risk eases, volcano erupts after Russian quake

A massive earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has triggered a tsunami that primarily affected the Kuril Islands while the Klyuchevskoy volcano erupted.

AI-powered, heat-seeking satellites target Aussie fires

Bushfires in the Northern Territory are among the first captured by an artificially intelligent satellite designed to detect and record danger from above.

Grim milestone as rescuers search for US flood victims

More than 100 people are confirmed dead as rescuers continue the search for missing people after catastrophic flooding in Texas.

Death toll rising from Texas floods, dozens missing

The death toll from the catastrophic floods in Texas has risen to 43, while dozens of children from a Christian girls' summer camp remain missing.

Cyclones, flooding drive $2b surge in insurance claims

Cyclones, rain and flooding have cost Australians nearly $2 billion in damages in the first half of the year but it could have been worse.

Farmers hit by disasters to get financial counselling

As drought and floods simultaneously affect farmers across the country, the government has offered more money to help them through the tough times.

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