Deadly floods swamp the ‘factory floor of the world’

Deadly floods swamp the ‘factory floor of the world’

The floods in Guangdong province were caused by intense convective storms that started last week and are expected to last until the end of the month.

  • byMei Mei Chu,David Kirton andLiz Lee

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Is this the first animal to become extinct on Tanya Plibersek’s watch?

Is this the first animal to become extinct on Tanya Plibersek’s watch?

The Yalmy galaxias – a fish the length of an adult’s finger – has spurred seven environment groups to unite in a last-ditch rescue mission.

  • byBianca Hall andMike Foley
Are wine drinkers too snobbish to drink wine from cans instead of glass?

Are wine drinkers too snobbish to drink wine from cans instead of glass?

Winemakers spruik the environmental credentials of canned wine,but retail sales suggest drinkers are yet to be convinced to give up the bottle.

  • byAndrew Taylor
‘Forest gardening’:Stoush over Aboriginal corporation’s land management

‘Forest gardening’:Stoush over Aboriginal corporation’s land management

Wombat State Forest near Daylesford has sparked a new chapter in Victoria’s forest wars,pitting Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation against a renowned ecology professor and his publisher.

  • byBianca Hall
Australia set for a new normal with a mild winter,uncertain snowfall

Australia set for a new normal with a mild winter,uncertain snowfall

The El Nino pattern has reverted to neutral while a La Nina could form after July,but for now,our weather is likely to be typical allowing for the 1.5 degrees of warming already baked into the climate.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Hail storm hits Sydney's southwest
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Hail storm hits Sydney's southwest

A short burst of hail struck Sydney this afternoon,with some residents in the City's west and southwest struck by the sudden squall.

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‘I found I was more comfortable in the forest’:The scientist who took on the logging industry

‘I found I was more comfortable in the forest’:The scientist who took on the logging industry

Professor David Lindenmeyer looked neater than you’d expect for a man who has spent years in Australia’s oldest forests,locked in political battles with the industries that depend on cutting them down.

  • byNick O'Malley
Bill shock means home batteries make financial sense,despite expense

Bill shock means home batteries make financial sense,despite expense

A quarter of a million households now have home batteries to store the electricity their rooftop solar generates and help them avoid sky-high power bills.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Rock snot to spiky crawling fish:Pests threatening to reshape Australia

Rock snot to spiky crawling fish:Pests threatening to reshape Australia

The wood-boring beetle wreaking havoc on Perth’s grand Moreton Bay figs is just one of many invasive species keeping experts up at night.

  • byNick O'Malley
Done right,the future is more than just wind turbines and solar fields
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Done right,the future is more than just wind turbines and solar fields

There are political and economic risks in pumping public money into new tech,but the payoffs are potentially vast for new and old industries alike.

  • byNick O'Malley
Extreme downpour triggers flash flooding in Perth
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Extreme downpour triggers flash flooding in Perth

Perth's dry spell has ended in spectacular fashion as a major rain event smashed the city's northern suburbs with up to 100 millimetres falling in under an hour.