News
Photos capture feat of survival as predators and prey break boundaries to escape floods
Broome’s record rainfall has flooded the region and forced local wildlife to flee to higher ground.
Tag: flood
Science & Environment
Old floods show Brisbane’s next big wet might be closer than we think
Research based on palaeological flood records suggests floods as big as those that hit Brisbane in 2011 may be more common than we think.
Science & Environment
Flood deaths are avoidable: don’t go in the water
A total of 1859 people have died in floods in Australia in the past 115 years, yet people continue to ignore warnings and road closure signs.
Science & Environment
King tides and wild winds create perfect storm
Over the past 48 hours the east coast of New South Wales has been battered by powerful winds and waves measuring up to 13 metres.
Science & Environment
Water for wildlife: Macquarie Marshes
Photographer Tom Rayner’s new book takes you on a journey through the Macquarie Marshes and their revival from years of drought, to brimming wetland oasis.
Science & Environment
Gallery: Living on the floodplains
Sporadic heavy rains bring a slow tide of change to parched lands in the Murray-Darling basin.
AG Blog
Brisbane floods lower, but devastation continues
The river in Brisbane has peaked lower than the 1974 floods, but devastation continues.
AG Blog
Brisbane: the river city?
The Brisbane River is a literal and figurative heart of a city now being tested by its lifeblood.
AG Blog
Personal perspective: inside the flood clean up
In one of the worst-hit ares of Brisbane’s flood, an army of volunteers are making lighter work of the clean up.
News
Aussies refuse to flood-proof homes: report
Australians aren’t learning lessons from recent flood disasters, a new report claims.