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News Corp embraces fantasy genre by turning climate crisis into ‘laughable’ science fiction

The National Climate Risk Assessment is attacked in the Daily Telegraph, while wind turbines became a frightening obstacle for firefighting planes and solar panels a source of mountains of landfill waste

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‘It’s just maths’: uninsurable, disaster-hit pockets of Australia pose existential questions requiring radical answers

As Taree and NSW’s mid-north coast reel from flooding, questions are moving beyond immediate recovery to how crises could be handled in the future

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'Real possibility': the bushfire risk to Aussie cities

The world faces a blurring of the lines between traditional fire seasons, throwing up major problems in fighting blazes that increasingly threaten major cities.

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'Climate whiplash': threat rises of cascading disasters

Australians are being put on alert: our summers are becoming more erratic, with experts forecasting a season of heavy rain and warm weather - and bushfires.

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Climate catastrophe: mapping nation's disaster hotspots

Former emergency services chiefs say it is time to pump serious money into disaster preparedness as a map reveals Australia's disaster hotspots.

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Bushfire survivors bring home renewable energy message

Survivors of bushfire say they want everyone to live in a home that is safe from extreme impacts of climate change, which demands a rapid rollout of renewables.

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Australia is preparing to burn – more fossil fuels

Australia’s government struggles with climate contradictions as it commits to damaging fossil fuel projects.

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Australia’s export of fossil fuels like selling drugs to ‘maintain’ lifestyle, former top fire chief says

Exclusive: Greg Mullins calls for fossil fuel subsidies to be torn up as he blasts Labor over ‘incomprehensible’ coalmine approvals

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NSW warned of bushfire dangers as dry El Niño looms after ‘prolific’ vegetation growth

Rural Fire Service warns residents to get ready for upcoming season and not be complacent after three wet years

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Bushfires warning as El Nino threat looms large

El Nino conditions will likely make 2024 the world's hottest year on record, leaving Australia in a precarious position in terms of bushfires.

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Smoke in the air as Australia’s fire crews prepare for the return of El Niño

Climate change has lengthened fire seasons and limited chances for hazard reduction burns, leaving authorities racing the clock before risky weather hits

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As La Nina fades, Climate Council warns of devastating fires on the horizon

The summer of 2023-2024 will also almost certainly see a return to normal or above normal risk conditions for fires across most of Australia.

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Dangerous grass fire season warning as La Niña fuel load dries to 'powder keg': Climate Council

Three consecutive wet years have primed the Australian landscape for dangerous grass fires, with the potential for burning on a scale "never before experienced", warns a new report.

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Australia a 'powder keg' for grassfires after big wet

Every time Australia has had prolonged periods of wet weather, deadly fires have followed. Experts say the death of this La Nina will likely end the same way.

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The Guardian - AU

Australia faces unprecedented grassfires next summer ‘supercharged’ by global heating

Fuel loads that increased after heavy rain are now drying out and creating ‘powder keg’ conditions for future fires, report warns

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Australian governments urged to scrap ‘one-in-100-year’ flood standard and update risk maps

Experts say flood mapping needs to be standardised and frequently updated amid crisis in NSW and Victoria

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With another La Niña under way, experts warn Australia’s east coast remains at high risk

If the latest event brings flooding, it will be the fourth NSW summer in a row marked by natural disaster; in Queensland, the fifth

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NSW floods: Sydney braces for two more days of flooding as state smashed by rain and wind

SES perform 252 flood rescues overnight and thousands urged to evacuate as threat of inundation remains in Hawkesbury and Nepean

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Ex-fire chief predicts Labor will strengthen 2030 climate target after meeting minister

Greg Mullins says Chris Bowen’s invitation to meet with experts is a ‘stark contrast’ to outgoing Coalition government

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Minister vows 'climate wars will end'

Incoming Climate Minister Chris Bowen has met emergency services leaders who have been advocating for greater action to cut emissions.

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Climate change has made old measures predicting weather events in Australia 'essentially worthless'

Around Australia, statistical measures like the "one-in-100-year flood" level are used by authorities to determine safe building standards, but experts say climate change has changed everything.

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Scott Morrison says he met with BOM last year to discuss 'cyclones and floods' after government blasted for refusing to heed warnings

Scott Morrison says he is pleased he spoke with experts from the Bureau of Meteorology last year about summer cyclones and floods. It comes as former emergency service chiefs accused the Morrison government of "bungling" the flood disaster.

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