Environment
Weather responsible for drenching east cost will linger into weekend
The wet weather responsible for drenching large parts of the country will deliver showers throughout the day before clearing up for the weekend.
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Opinion
Nuclear energy
Why small nuclear reactors could be NSW's energy - and emissions - solution
A cross-party upper house inquiry has recommended lifting the prohibition on uranium mining in NSW - and the Deputy Premier writes why this is the state's chance to move to nuclear power.
- by John Barilaro
Weather
Dams and rivers finally flowing across NSW
A downpour of rain has hit regions in NSW that have barely seen rain in months.
Great Barrier Reef
Record February heat pushes Reef corals closer to big bleaching event
Record sea-surface temperatures in much of the Great Barrier Reef region have intensified the risks that coral bleaching already underway could develop into another mass bleaching event within weeks.
- by Peter Hannam
Weather
Melbourne residents stranded in floodwaters
Several people in Melbourne have been left stranded in floodwaters after heavy rain caused flash flooding.
Weather
Drought ravaged areas receive heavy rain
Dams across NSW and Queensland could see 100m of rainfall over the next few days providing relief for drought ravaged areas.
Bushfires
Climate change made 'really scary' fire extremes a third more likely
Australia's extreme bushfire season was at least 30 per cent more likely than a century ago because of climate change, and the risks of a repeat will rise four-fold if global temperatures exceed a two-degree rise.
- by Peter Hannam
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Climate policy
UNSW to jettison fossil fuel investments by 2025 'at the latest'
The University of NSW will divest its holdings of fossil fuel company investments by 2025, joining other academic institutions seeking to "make a contribution to dealing with the climate crisis".
- by Peter Hannam
Weather
East coast drenching
Heavy rain fall is likely to impact parts of the east coast this week as the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Esther sweeps across the country.
Vanishing coast
Thousands of kilometres of Australia's beaches at risk from rising seas
More than 12,000 kilometres of Australia's sandy beaches are threatened by coastal erosion by the end of the century, with greater losses predicted if greenhouse gas emissions remain high.
- by Peter Hannam
Weather
Sydney could face longer summer period
A new report has revealed that Sydney has almost a month more of summer than it did in the 1960s.