Latest environment news
Record hot end to 2015 for Australia as giant El Nino dominates
Peter Hannam Australia has posted its hottest end to any year as the impact of one of the biggest El Ninos on record began to be felt across the continent.
Major supermarkets ban products containing plastic microbeads
Rachel Browne 1:44 PM Major supermarket chains have joined the backlash against microbeads, the tiny particles commonly found in beauty products which can damage the environment.
Here comes the sun - and a heatwave for Sydney too
Peter Hannam 8:05 PM Hang in there, Sydney, summer is about to return with a blast of sunshine and warmth.
Investigator voyage to explore the 'anaemic' Southern Ocean
Lucy Cormack 8:18 PM The Southern Ocean has an iron deficiency - and the possible cure is more spectacular than spinach.
Australia 'left in the dark' as Bureau of Meteorology's data fails
Peter Hannam 4:09 PM Australia's main weather information services from the Bureau of Meteorology are down, affecting everything from temperature readings to radar imagery.
'Has the sun put up its price?' The green energy price shock explained
Lucy Cormack The 41 per cent price rise for green energy could have been avoided, experts say.
Humanity's impact on Earth creates Anthropocene epoch, scientists say
Sydney Pead 4:28 PM Humans have produced enough concrete to thinly pave the entire surface of the Earth, while carbon dioxide emissions are rising 100 times quicker than at any time during the past 800,000 years.
Libyan oil terminals on fire – seen from space
Chris Zappone 10:35 AM Attacks by Islamic State militants on oil storage terminals on Libya's coast have started fires so intense the dark smoke is visible from space.
Discovery of stick-thin Lady Gaga thrills scientists
Bridie Smith Scientists have for the first time been able to breed the largest stick insect to call Australia home - a monster measuring than half a metre long.
Search resumes for sailor washed off yacht near Broughton Island
Megan Levy and Nick Ralston A missing yachtsman who was washed off his boat off the NSW Mid North Coast had just completed a sailing race and was returning home when he and his crew were caught in wild seas, police say.
Gas leak community 'on the brink of pandemonium'
Ian Lovett How a single gas well leak has become an environmental catastrophe on an unprecedented scale.
NSW flooding leaves campers stranded, capital's wet weather clears for warm weekend
Clare Sibthorpe and Katie Burgess Around thirty campers remained stranded near Moruya on Wednesday night, due to the flooding caused by the storm that swamped the NSW south coast earlier in the week.
Sydney residents told to defer non-essential travel as big wet continues
Saskia Mabin Residents in Sydney and the Hunter are being urged to avoid any non-essential travel as the unseasonal big wet continues to cause chaos on the roads.
Dog dies after poisoning in Queens Park
Rachel Browne Christian Acuna lost his beloved dog Mila after she died from eating poisoned chicken in Queens Park.
Sydney weather: one more wet day expected before rain eases off
Megan Levy Parts of Sydney have been saturated in a month's worth of rain in less than two days, and forecasters say one more day of the drenching conditions are expected before the unseasonal big wet gradually starts to ease.
NSW floods prompt 21 rescues
Motorists are continuing to ignore warnings from emergency services not to drive through floods, resulting in 21 rescues in two days along the NSW coast.
Canberra scientists on board first all-female expedition to Antarctica
Megan Gorrey Canberra scientists are set to be at the heart of a global project that aims to bolster the role of women in leadership positions and help tackle climate change.
NSW coast: Pregnant woman rescue, isolated campers, landslide, helicopter search and flooding
Clare Sibthorpe Widespread flooding, a landslide and a helicopter search were among the havoc that took place across the NSW south coast on Monday and Tuesday as heavy rain swamped the region.
Another 'miserable day' ahead as Sydney commuters battle deluge
Peter Hannam Another day of persistent and even heavy rain lies ahead for Sydney and coastal regions to the north before the big wet moves offshore.
What scientists discovered in Greenland could worse sea-level rise
Chelsea Harvey Rising global temperatures may be affecting the Greenland ice sheet - and its contribution to sea-level rise - in more serious ways that scientists imagined, a new study finds.
Sunshine Coast Airport reopens as weather improves
Cameron Atfield Poor visibility due to low cloud and heavy rainfall closed Sunshine Coast Airport on Tuesday morning, with at least six flights diverted to Brisbane.
Not so happy new year for green energy consumers
Lucy Cormack In the days leading up to Christmas, Origin Energy customers were notified that "a rise in the market price of renewable energy" meant GreenPower electricity charges would increase from 3.61¢ per kilowatt hour (excluding GST) to 5.10¢ per kilowatt hour from January 1, 2016.
Sodden spell means little cricket, adds to flood risks along NSW coast
Peter Hannam Cricket fans and holidaymakers are in for a gloomy day as the big wet sets in over most of the state's east.
Dramatic video shows lion rescued from Arabian sea off Indian coast
Kate Aubusson A lion has been rescued from the sea off the Indian coast after fisherman spotted the big cat prowling by the edge of the water.
Snake meets sticky end in Moore Park
Rachel Browne A lost snake met a sticky end in Moore Park on Monday morning.
Moruya issued final flood warning, Bega on low alert
Moruya has been issued a final flood warning despite heavy rain expected across south-eastern NSW.
Soggy start to holidaymakers' week
Peter Hannam Holidaymakers along the NSW coast would almost have wished they were back at work.
Not much chance of cricket in Sydney as coasts cop a soaking
Peter Hannam The consolation for those getting wet on the way back into work on Monday is that at least their holidays aren't being disrupted by the rain.
Warning of flash flooding across south coast, southern NSW
Batemans Bay, Braidwood, Bowral, Moruya Heads, Araluen and Nerriga are among the areas expected to be saturated.
Kurnell's tornado-affected families brace for more rain
Sarah Muller With sandbags and tarpaulins still holding the roof of their Kurnell family home together, Celeste and Andrew McGrath are bracing themselves for another week of wet weather.
Significant delays for motorists as flooding, crashes clog Sydney roads
Georgina Mitchell Some parts of Sydney had 10mm of rain within 10 minutes on Sunday afternoon, leaving flash flooding on roads across the city.
