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Rare ‘triple-dip’ La Niña is over

toughroots / March 14, 2023

A naturally occurring climate pattern that brought upheaval to weather systems around the world has ended, meteorologists say. La Niña […]

toughroots / February 20, 2023

An Australian tourist has been killed by a shark in front of horrified onlookers in the French Pacific territory of

toughroots / February 8, 2023

For the first time in history, Australia has blocked the creation of a coal mine under environmental laws. The government

toughroots / November 9, 2022

“It feels like Groundhog Day. I wake up and it’s raining, dark and cold, over and over and over again.”

toughroots / October 12, 2022

With 86 days left of 2022, Australia’s biggest city – Sydney – has broken its annual rainfall record. The city

toughroots / October 4, 2022

Australia plans to halt the loss of any more species and end its status as “the mammal extinction capital of

toughroots / September 8, 2022

Australia’s parliament has passed legislation enshrining a pledge to slash carbon emissions by 43% by 2030 and to net zero

toughroots / August 4, 2022

Coral has recovered from storms and bleaching events to record levels across much of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, a survey

About 50,000 people have been urged to evacuate their homes as floods hit Australia’s largest city for the third time