2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (539+ words) Wherrytown beach is near the proposed development(Image: Google Maps) Retirement homes planned for Penzance's seafront could be left "functioning as islands within surrounding floodwater", with elderly residents unable to be evacuated or reached by emergency services. That's the view…...

4+ min ago   (463+ words) WA has delivered a clean sweep in the battle for Australia’s stuffiest towns — taking all 10 spots in a new ranking of more than 3300 locations. From the Kimberley to the Pilbara, WA’s tropical north has dominated the list after researchers crunched…...

11+ hour, 34+ min ago   (296+ words) “How can we be better prepared, when nothing has changed?” That’s the response from a Rochester resident to claims from Campaspe Shire Council interim chief executive Craig Niemann that “communities are better prepared” for flooding down the Campaspe River. Mr…...

18+ hour, 2+ min ago   (105+ words) Housing crisis may be driving development in higher-risk areas, experts say Image | Aerial view of Fort Langley along the Fraser River Caption: Fort Langley, B.C., is an area at risk of flooding under some scenarios. (Gian Paolo Mendoza/CBC) Embed | Share…...

20+ hour, 34+ min ago   (905+ words) A significant number of homes around Winnipeg, Vancouver, Chatham-Kent, Ont., and Chilliwack, B.C., are located in high flood hazard areas, according to a Statistics Canada report released earlier this month. Canadians should prepare for a 5 C hotter future, report warns In…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (142+ words) Mansi Chand · 11/09/2026 The group, which includes seven returned workers under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme, received the NSW Premier’s Flood Emergency Citation for their efforts during the disaster. The workers had recently arrived in Lismore when floodwaters reached about…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (709+ words) Home | News | Coastal Rising sea levels and storm surges could cost $855 billion in economic losses across Australia by the end of the century, according to new Australian-first research. Published in Nature Scientific Reports, the study was conducted by researchers at…...

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4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (390+ words) · The NSW SES Hills Unit will join thousands of community members to boost emergency preparedness at the Sydney 000 Expo this weekend. · Over the past 12 months, NSW SES The Hills Unit volunteers have responded to more than 440 incidents, with fallen trees…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (673+ words) Rising sea levels and storm surges could cost $855 billion in economic losses across Australia by the end of the century, according to new Australian-first research. The researchers estimate coastal flooding could affect almost 270,000 properties and two million hectares of land…...