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Australia, the world’s driest inhabited continent, is particularly vulnerable to climate-related disasters such as droughts, bushfires, storms and floods. In 2020, we were one of the top ten nations in the world for economic damage caused by disasters.

Flooding and bureaucracy drove Mary Kelleher to run for a spot on a powerful North Texas river agency board.

A flood of lenders have upped rates in the aftermath of figures a fortnight ago revealing a smaller-than-expected drop in living costs

Plans to convert the former antiques shop into a cafe or restaurant have been approved three times already over the last eight years but to date nothing has happened.

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Melbourne's flood warning system is set to be overhauled, with responsibility for warnings and forecasts to be handed over the Bureau of Meteorology.

Fast-paced urbanisation has killed the once ubiquitous village ponds and were completely erased from the landscape. Thus we lost open reservoirs for collecting rainwater leading to frequent flooding after heavy rain and during hot summer months exacerbated the shortage of potable water.

Part of fields he owns is needed for a 16-mile cycle path which Carmarthenshire Council says will boost the economy

The sailor with five years of experience described the orcas' movements at first as "a bit of a headbutt" before it turned serious and the ship began to flood

Developers had hoped plans for a Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme would allow the flats to go ahead but were told the level of protection it would give the building may not be enough

The states — from the Gulf Coast, the West and Midwest — along with dozens of municipalities are trying to block rate hikes under the National Flood Insurance Program.