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Magnitude-4. 5 earthquake near mine felt across large parts of NSW
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (475+ words) The "Shake Map" shows that tremors were felt over a distance of approximately 400 kilometres." (Supplied: Geoscience Australia) The New South Wales Central West has been hit by a record-breaking earthquake that has been felt several hundred kilometres across the state....
Fire-ravaged shire demands fossil fuel companies foot climate disaster bill
2+ week, 6+ day ago (724+ words) Councillor Lucas Maddock put forward the motion to make "big polluters" fund disaster recovery. (Supplied: Lucas Maddock) The Mount Alexander Shire Council has agreed to ask the federal government to introduce a levy on fossil fuel companies to help fund…...
Former defence leaders say Australia is already in a fight with its biggest threats
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1057+ words) A new report warns of formidable anti-climate action and anti-renewable energy alignments. (ABC News: Margaret Burin) Former defence leaders say Australians are being subjected to a global "disinformation war" about fossil fuels and climate change. In a new report, they…...
Vanuatu PM convenes council of ministers to discuss ongoing volcanic eruption on Ambae
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (108+ words) ABC Pacific'ABC News Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat has convened a council of ministers meeting to discuss the low-scale volcanic eruption on the island of Ambae. Prime Minister Napat says he understands the fear and anxiety caused by the eruption…...
Farming town rattled by more than 70 'mysterious' earthquakes
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (695+ words) Monitoring equipment is being installed around Gnowangerup due to an earthquake swarm." (ABC Great Southern: Rosemary Murphy) More than 70 earthquakes have been recorded in Gnowangerup and surrounding areas over the past month. The largest was a magnitude-3. 1 quake recorded on…...
As erosion costs climb these coastal communities consider retreat
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (932+ words) ABC South East SA Storms in 2025 did significant damage to beaches along the Limestone Coast, including in Robe. (Supplied: Patrick Hesp) Residents and councils on SA's Limestone Coast are raising the alarm about increasing coastal erosion. After a particularly bad…...
Fears for the future of WA's oldest operational lighthouse
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (945+ words) ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt The Point Moore lighthouse is 34m tall and was put together from 192 iron plates shipped out from England in 1877. (ABC News: Claire Moodie) Point Moore lighthouse is WA's oldest operational lighthouse. A report shows the lighthouse is under…...
What to know about a major landslide in the 'Gold Coast of New Zealand"
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (728+ words) New Zealand authorities are working to confirm how many people are missing after a landslide hit a campground in the Bay of Plenty region, south-east of Auckland. The disaster occurred in the coastal resort town of Mount Maunganui, a popular…...
Japan is turning to the seabed to reduce its reliance on China
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (955+ words) Japan's drilling-equipped research vessel Chikyu departed from Shimizu port on Monday. (Reuters: Yuka Obayashi) Japan is going to the depths of the ocean to reduce its reliance on China." Tokyo has launched an ambitious plan to mine the floor of…...
Scientist drills into dunes to collect storm surge data at renowned wetland
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (776+ words) ABC South East SA Patrick Hesp and Adrian Werner in the dunes of the Coorong along the Beacon 19 track. (ABC South East SA: Caroline Horn) An expert who has studied the Coorong since the 1970s is putting systems in place to…...