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Today in Planet & Environment 1 Bystander reports paddleboarders too close to migrating whales Illawarra Mercury · 8h ago 2 Bangkok flooding kills 31 as city struggles with climate-driven extreme rainfall Conversation · 10h ago 3 Severe storms and power cuts hit South East Queensland 7NEWS · 11h ago
Bystander reports paddleboarders too close to migrating whales
A bystander reported paddleboarders getting too close to migrating whales; the club says they were already in the water.
Bangkok flooding kills 31 as city struggles with climate-driven extreme rainfall
At least 31 people died when roughly 300mm of rain fell on Bangkok in 48 hours.
Severe storms and power cuts hit South East Queensland
Severe thunderstorms expected across South East Queensland with hail, wind and heavy rain.
Why Australia's power grid relies on spinning machines that generate no power
Synchronous condensers, large spinning machines that stabilise the power grid, are being installed across Australia as coal plants retire.
Fewer than 50 Sumatran rhinos left as Indonesian species slides toward extinction
Fewer than 50 Sumatran rhinos remain in the wild, all in Indonesia.
Origin Energy scraps Skye Ridge Wind Farm as building costs jump 50 per cent
Origin Energy abandons its 870-megawatt Skye Ridge Wind Farm project after building costs rose roughly 50 per cent since 2020.
Ukrainian couple drowns in rescue attempt at Costa Blanca
Two 25-year-old Ukrainians drowned while attempting a rescue at a Spanish beach.
Two bushfires set to merge in Queensland within days
Two fires about 4km apart in the Lockyer Valley will merge within two days, threatening five homes.
Council's rabbit program traps wombats in sealed burrows
Nillumbik Shire Council's rabbit-control work accidentally sealed wombat burrows across 30 reserves. This trapped animals that volunteers were treating for mange.
Severe storms set to drench south-east Queensland after September's dry spell
Severe thunderstorms predicted Tuesday across south-east Queensland after the state recorded just 1.4mm rain in September.
Kosciuszko loses snow for first time since 1954
Alpine snow at Kosciuszko fell to zero for the first time since 1954. This happened during Australia's second-hottest September.
Fifty public bins get collection baskets in bid to cut landfill waste
Warrnambool adds open-top baskets to 50 public bins to help people collect containers for the 10-cent deposit scheme.
Kauri disease is erasing centuries of stored carbon from New Zealand forests
Kauri dieback disease causes mature forests to lose about one tonne of carbon per hectare yearly.
Albanese faces pressure on coal mine as climate summit opens in Fiji
Australia faces climate pressure over a coal mine as a summit opens in Fiji.
Australia and Turkey hosting climate summit while expanding coal exports
Australia approved its biggest coal mine expansion while hosting climate talks next month.
Dead whale leaves Clarence River unsafe for swimmers for a week
A marine biologist warns swimmers to avoid the Clarence River for a week after a dead whale was removed.
Brazil's 21-million-square-kilometre whale sanctuary blocked at IWC summit
Brazil's proposal for a vast whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic failed to reach the three-quarters approval threshold needed.
Victoria hits record spring rains; Mount Cowley gets 192mm in 72 hours
Mount Cowley recorded the highest rainfall total in Victoria's history: 192 millimetres across 72 hours.
Fake cobwebs banned in Adelaide suburbs to protect spring-nesting birds
Marion Council will fine residents over $300 for putting artificial spiderwebs on public paths, trees or fencing during Halloween.
Canberra Reptile Zoo opens new home for vulnerable native species
The Canberra Reptile Zoo has opened a permanent space for four native species. These species face extinction or scarcity in the ACT.
Religious leaders push Australia to lead on fossil fuels at climate summit
Religious leaders across five states are calling for Australia to support a global fossil fuel phase-out.
Boat strikes injure humpback whales migrating along Australia's coast
Exclusive images show deep propeller wounds on migrating humpbacks as strikes increase along the east coast.
About 12,000 ornamental trees risk becoming Canberra's next cane toad
Twelve thousand Callery pears planted across Canberra risk spreading into nature reserves and becoming invasive.
Türkiye to push 35% electricity target at climate summit in November
Türkiye will propose that countries get 35 per cent of global energy from electricity by 2035.
Sharks could linger weeks at Perth beaches despite whale removal
Whale carcass traces will attract sharks to Perth coast for weeks even after cleanup, expert warns.
Anak Krakatau volcano grows 32.8 hectares from latest eruption
The volcano expanded by 32.8 hectares, and two new land formations appeared nearby.
Tornado tears through Ulladulla as NSW storms batter coast
A small tornado hit Ulladulla on Saturday, knocking down trees and damaging homes as severe storms moved across NSW.
Victoria's half is on flood watch as more rain soaks saturated soils
Severe weather brings flood watches and up to 90mm rain to Victoria.
4.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Victoria overnight
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Leongatha in southeast Victoria at 2.01am, with nearly 18,000 people reporting they felt the tremor.
Leonora's wettest September day on record as WA's inland floods
Leonora recorded 59mm in 24 hours. This was its wettest September day ever. By month end, it had accumulated 136mm.
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