Tropical Cyclone Narelle: ‘Vulnerable’ evacuees from Katherine aged care homes housed in open-sided basketball court
Some residents moved amid threat of flooding are under public guardianship due to reduced mental capacity. NT public guardian says …
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Hawaii assesses damage left by worst flooding in more than 20 years
People evacuated on Oahu and Maui as rains lifted houses and cars, swept through stores and left streets mud-cloggedSign up …
Weather extremes gripping US bear climate crisis ‘fingerprint’, experts say
There are flooding rains in Hawaii, rare snow in Alabama and a severe heatwave in the west coastSign up for …
Thousands ordered to evacuate as Hawaii hit by severe flash floods
Officials warn some residents could be trapped by rising waters as Wahiawā dam on Oahu ‘may collapse at any time’Sign …
The US is looking at a year of chaotic weather
Massive Western heat wave, potential El Niño raise concerns about unpredictable, extreme weather.
Unseasonal storms hit parts of Pakistan and India
Karachi particularly badly affected with 18 people killed, more than 50mm of rain and winds gusting up to 60mphUnseasonally wet …
Heatwave scorching US west ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, say scientists
Unseasonably warm and even dangerous temperatures this week were up to 30F above average for the time of yearThe record-breaking …
Tropical Cyclone Narelle barrels west after ripping off roofs and downing trees in far north Queensland
Second landfall expected over weekend in NT as Queensland premier says relatively limited damage so far ‘an incredibly good news …
Tropical Cyclone Narelle to make landfall in far north Qld on Friday as category 5 storm, bringing 315km/h wind gusts
Massive storm tracking a path to Queensland coast, which intensified offshore Thursday morning to category 5, fuelled by warm waters …
‘Eerily silent’: Cape York residents batten down the hatches ahead of Tropical Cyclone Narelle’s arrival
Residents of Coen and surrounding towns in far north Queensland spent Thursday sandbagging, stockpiling food and preparing for power outages …
‘We’re talking about the most disadvantaged people in the Territory’
NT government says the rent freeze will be ‘applied automatically for eligible housing tenants’ as floodwaters break records in the …