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Sydney’s ‘ring of fire’: Terrifying map shows suburbs most likely to be ravaged by bushfires tomorrow and why embers could fall on the Opera House
The fires will get worse on Tuesday as the Rural Fire Service warns of a catastrophic danger to Sydney By…
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Bushfire conditions ‘catastrophic’ for Greater Sydney, Greater Hunter, Illawarra and Shoalhaven
Catastrophic fire danger warnings are in place across Greater Sydney, Greater Hunter, and the Illawarra and Shoalhaven region and around…
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This is not normal: what’s different about the NSW mega fires
My heart goes out to them. Greg Mullins The Sydney Morning Herald I don’t want to detract in any way…
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Where the farm rain gauge gives a red dirt reading
It’s an absurd routine. She knows there’s no water in it. But it’s interesting sometimes to see how much red…
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Ardern says New Zealand on ‘right side of history’ as MPs pass zero-carbon bill
Jacinda Ardern’s landmark climate legislation has passed in New Zealand parliament, with historic cross-party support, committing the nation to reduce…
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Climate change: ‘Clear and unequivocal’ emergency, say scientists
The study, based on 40 years of data on a range of measures, says governments are failing to address the…
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Brazilian ‘forest guardian’ killed by illegal loggers in ambush
A Brazilian indigenous land defender has been killed in an ambush by illegal loggers in an Amazon frontier region. Sam…
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This Tiny, Uninhabitable Islet in the North Atlantic Has Attracted Fishermen and Adventurers for Decades
Αfter a week at sea, fishermen round Drumanoo Head before dropping anchor in Killybegs Harbour, Ireland. By Greg Noone, Hakai…
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Troubled Waters along the Guyana-Venezuela Border
Guerrillas and criminal organisations control much of the flow. Bram Ebus ICG Their turf wars are already spilling over and…
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Block on GM rice ‘has cost millions of lives and led to child blindness’
Stifling international regulations have been blamed for delaying the approval of a food that could have helped save millions of…
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Calming the Choppy Nile Dam Talks
At issue is how fast the Horn nation will fill its reservoir once construction is complete. William Davison ICG The…
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Romania forest murder as battle over logging turns violent
He is the second Romanian forest ranger killed in just over a month, and the two deaths have heightened fears…
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I’m an Extinction Rebellion protester and I’ll be disrupting your work commute. Here’s why
They will do so under the name of Extinction Rebellion (or XR for short), a new environmental movement. Chloe Adams…
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Where did daylight saving come from and which states have it?
On October 6, 1.59am ticks over to 3am across much of Australia. Rachael Houlihan WAtoday Morning people will rejoice while…
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A 60,000-year-old cure for depression
There I was, on a cold but bright day in late autumn, wearing nothing but my bathing suit, lying on…
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Thunberg hits back at critics, addresses Montreal rally
The 16-year-old Swede also told a huge Montreal rally that world leaders had disappointed young people with empty words and…
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