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Australia's Tale of Two Weather Extremes: Record Rainfall and Severe Drought in May 2024
Australia experienced contrasting weather extremes in May 2024, with eastern NSW recording its wettest May on record, exceeding 800mm in some areas, while southern regions suffered a severely dry spell, over 70% below average rainfall, increasing bushfire risk and impacting agriculture.
Australia's Tale of Two Weather Extremes: Record Rainfall and Severe Drought in May 2024
Australia experienced contrasting weather extremes in May 2024, with eastern NSW recording its wettest May on record, exceeding 800mm in some areas, while southern regions suffered a severely dry spell, over 70% below average rainfall, increasing bushfire risk and impacting agriculture.
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40% Bias Score
Planned Burns Threaten Extinction of Victorian Glossy Black Cockatoos
Planned burns of 13,000 hectares of forest in East Gippsland, Victoria, threaten the vulnerable Glossy Black Cockatoo population, which already suffered a 75% decline after the 2019-20 bushfires and relies on the remaining 48,000 hectares of unburnt habitat for its specialized diet and breeding. Con...
Planned Burns Threaten Extinction of Victorian Glossy Black Cockatoos
Planned burns of 13,000 hectares of forest in East Gippsland, Victoria, threaten the vulnerable Glossy Black Cockatoo population, which already suffered a 75% decline after the 2019-20 bushfires and relies on the remaining 48,000 hectares of unburnt habitat for its specialized diet and breeding. Con...
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48% Bias Score
Australia Issues Bushfire Warnings Amid Early Autumn Heatwave
Millions of Australians face increased bushfire threats due to an early autumn heatwave causing temperatures 6C above average, with high fire danger warnings issued for NSW, Victoria and South Australia where multiple bushfires are burning, particularly in Victoria's southwest.
Australia Issues Bushfire Warnings Amid Early Autumn Heatwave
Millions of Australians face increased bushfire threats due to an early autumn heatwave causing temperatures 6C above average, with high fire danger warnings issued for NSW, Victoria and South Australia where multiple bushfires are burning, particularly in Victoria's southwest.
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Trump Announces Secret Putin Talks on Ukraine War
Donald Trump announced he held talks with Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, but offered no details; the Greens want the national broadband network CEO's salary cut; and Australia remembers the victims of the Black Summer bushfires five years on.
Trump Announces Secret Putin Talks on Ukraine War
Donald Trump announced he held talks with Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, but offered no details; the Greens want the national broadband network CEO's salary cut; and Australia remembers the victims of the Black Summer bushfires five years on.
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52% Bias Score
Eucalyptus Plantations Exacerbate Global Bushfire Risk
Eucalyptus trees, introduced to nearly 100 countries, are increasing bushfire risks due to their flammability and drought-prone conditions, as seen in the devastating 2017 Portuguese fires that led to a ban on new plantations.
Eucalyptus Plantations Exacerbate Global Bushfire Risk
Eucalyptus trees, introduced to nearly 100 countries, are increasing bushfire risks due to their flammability and drought-prone conditions, as seen in the devastating 2017 Portuguese fires that led to a ban on new plantations.
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48% Bias Score
Sydney Beachgoer Witnesses Apocalyptic Sky Due to Bushfires
During the summer of 2012 in Sydney, Australian journalist Kumi Taguchi experienced a dramatic shift in sky color from blue to orange at a beach due to distant bushfires, creating a shared moment of apprehension among beachgoers before quickly returning to normal, symbolizing both environmental frag...
Sydney Beachgoer Witnesses Apocalyptic Sky Due to Bushfires
During the summer of 2012 in Sydney, Australian journalist Kumi Taguchi experienced a dramatic shift in sky color from blue to orange at a beach due to distant bushfires, creating a shared moment of apprehension among beachgoers before quickly returning to normal, symbolizing both environmental frag...
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16% Bias Score
Melbourne Home Insurance Costs Triple in High-Risk Suburbs Amid Climate Change
Melbourne home building insurance premiums have increased by 82 percent in five years, with Yarra Ranges and Nillumbik seeing costs almost three times higher than Whitehorse due to bushfire risks, reflecting the rising cost of reinsurance after major climate events.
Melbourne Home Insurance Costs Triple in High-Risk Suburbs Amid Climate Change
Melbourne home building insurance premiums have increased by 82 percent in five years, with Yarra Ranges and Nillumbik seeing costs almost three times higher than Whitehorse due to bushfire risks, reflecting the rising cost of reinsurance after major climate events.
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36% Bias Score
South Korea Bushfires: 18 Dead, Thousands Evacuated
South Korea's southeastern regions are battling widespread bushfires, resulting in at least 18 deaths, 19 injuries, and the destruction of over 200 structures, forcing 27,000 evacuations amid dry weather and strong winds.
South Korea Bushfires: 18 Dead, Thousands Evacuated
South Korea's southeastern regions are battling widespread bushfires, resulting in at least 18 deaths, 19 injuries, and the destruction of over 200 structures, forcing 27,000 evacuations amid dry weather and strong winds.
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20% Bias Score
Australia Battles Extreme Weather: Floods, Fires, and Cyclone Threat
Australia faces a week of diverse extreme weather: deadly floods in Queensland, severe thunderstorms in NSW and Victoria, bushfires burning 45,000 hectares in Tasmania, a looming heatwave in the southeast, potential February snow, and a brewing tropical cyclone off Western Australia.
Australia Battles Extreme Weather: Floods, Fires, and Cyclone Threat
Australia faces a week of diverse extreme weather: deadly floods in Queensland, severe thunderstorms in NSW and Victoria, bushfires burning 45,000 hectares in Tasmania, a looming heatwave in the southeast, potential February snow, and a brewing tropical cyclone off Western Australia.
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16% Bias Score
Tasmania's Overland Track Closed Amidst Extensive West Coast Fires
Dry lightning ignited a fire 5km southwest of Pelion West on Monday, closing Tasmania's Overland Track for three days, impacting 100 walkers, and burning approximately 10,800 hectares by Thursday; 15 aircraft and three more en route are assisting ground crews in containment efforts.
Tasmania's Overland Track Closed Amidst Extensive West Coast Fires
Dry lightning ignited a fire 5km southwest of Pelion West on Monday, closing Tasmania's Overland Track for three days, impacting 100 walkers, and burning approximately 10,800 hectares by Thursday; 15 aircraft and three more en route are assisting ground crews in containment efforts.
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24% Bias Score
Emergency Warnings Issued for Western Victoria Bushfires
Emergency warnings are in place for several towns in western Victoria as two out-of-control bushfires, one covering 63,000 hectares and another in the Grampians National Park, rage; residents are urged to evacuate immediately or shelter in place.
Emergency Warnings Issued for Western Victoria Bushfires
Emergency warnings are in place for several towns in western Victoria as two out-of-control bushfires, one covering 63,000 hectares and another in the Grampians National Park, rage; residents are urged to evacuate immediately or shelter in place.
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32% Bias Score
Australia's Bushfire Preparedness Under Scrutiny After Water Supply Program Failure
An ineffective water supply program for NSW volunteer firefighters, revealed five years after Australia's devastating Black Summer bushfires, highlights ongoing preparedness concerns, mirroring issues exposed by the interim report of the Royal Commission into Natural Disaster Arrangements.
Australia's Bushfire Preparedness Under Scrutiny After Water Supply Program Failure
An ineffective water supply program for NSW volunteer firefighters, revealed five years after Australia's devastating Black Summer bushfires, highlights ongoing preparedness concerns, mirroring issues exposed by the interim report of the Royal Commission into Natural Disaster Arrangements.
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44% Bias Score
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