Storm Kathleen Causes Flooding With Emergency Service Launching Rescue Operations
Storm Kathleen Causes Flooding With Emergency Service Launching Rescue Operations
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Yahoo News AustraliaWoman in awe of 'very large' rare find on Aussie beach: 'So interesting'
The beachgoer approached the larger-than-normal shell with her partner and was shocked by what happened next. Find out more.
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Meat linked to terrifying new disease sweeping the world: 'Ticking time bomb'
Leading disease and farming experts are calling for changes to the way we farm animals. Find out more.
- BBC
Electric car driver turned away from hospital car park
Experts say it does not make sense as research suggests petrol cars are much more likely to catch fire.
- Yahoo News Australia
Aussie housing developer's 'deeply embarrassing' destruction of ancient forest sparks global condemnation
Dr Jane Goodall, one of the world's best known environmentalists, has described the bulldozing of the iconic site as a "crushing blow". Find out more.
- The Independent
70 million at risk from dangerous weather: Supercells gather over Plains threatening dangerous weather including tornadoes as hundreds rescued in Texas
Giant hail and strong winds with possible tornadoes threaten Plains as hundreds of people were rescued due to severe weather in Texas
- Yahoo News Australia
Council accused of 'shaming' residents with controversial bin move: 'It's laughable'
Residents in one major city council are being publicly rated on their compliance with recycling guidelines. But not everyone agrees with the move. Find out more.
- Euronews
Pakistan records its wettest April since 1961 - experts say climate change is to blame
April in Pakistan saw significantly above average rainfall and lightning which killed dozens of people.
- Storyful
Oldest Lioness in Australia Celebrates 23rd Birthday
A “feisty” lioness called Amani, described by zookeepers as the oldest in Australia, celebrated her 23rd birthday on May 6 at the Adelaide Zoo.Video shows Amani, the African lion, playing with some special pinatas “filled with different animal poo providing some smelly scent enrichment”, the Zoo said.According to the Zoo, African Lions can live up to 14 years, but both Amani and her companion Mujambi have lived beyond that expectancy. Credit: Adelaide Zoo via Storyful
- Bloomberg
Suspicious Frying Oil From China Is Hurting US Biofuels Business
(Bloomberg) -- China is flooding the US with used cooking oil that the biofuel industry says may be tainted, hurting American farmers and President Joe Biden’s push to promote climate-friendly energy.Most Read from BloombergIsrael Says a Cease-Fire Plan Backed by Hamas Falls ShortHigh-Tech Trading Firms Race to Grab Bond Market TurfRussians Are Coming to Terms With Putin’s War in UkraineApple Revamps iPads With AI-Focused Pro Model, Bigger AirUS imports of used cooking oil, an ingredient to make
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Landlord slammed over rental property
For $350 a week, would you be happy to rent out this 'tiny home' in Queensland?
- Fortune
America has a $250 billion problem: Microplastics have invaded our bloodstreams and may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke
Here’s what we know about microplastics and their potential effects on human health.
- Australian Associated Press
'It all floated out the door': insurers add to trauma
Insurers offered small cash payouts to flood victims and quibbled over minor issues, worsening trauma for people who lost everything, an inquiry has heard.
- Reuters
UPDATE 1-Exxon, Chevron CEOs seek clear rules on US clean energy subsidies
Top executives at U.S. oil giants Exxon Mobil and Chevron Corp said on Monday that the U.S. needs to clarify rules on energy subsidies to drive the rapid, large-scale investments needed to fight climate change. President Joe Biden has been trying to encourage energy producers to slash emissions using technologies like carbon capture and green hydrogen that are expensive and have yet to be proven at scale.
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Nature's fury: Breathtaking lightning storm strikes erupting Fuego volcano in Guatemala
Witness the breathtaking fusion of raw power and beauty as a lightning storm illuminates the erupting Fuego volcano in Antigua, Guatemala, on April 29.
- NCA NewsWire
State braces for more wild weather
Residents across much of NSW are set to be battered by heavy rain, with more than 200mm expected in some parts of the state this weekend.
- Yahoo News Australia
Coles and Woolworths risk 'losing credibility' over misleading advice on packaging
Australia’s supermarkets continued to print outdated labels on packaging which indicated soft plastics could be recycled despite most customers no longer having access to the service.
- Reuters
UPDATE 2-Russian drone attack disrupts power supply to parts of Ukraine's Sumy region
A Russian drone attack cut power to more than 400,000 consumers in parts of Ukraine's northeast region of Sumy, officials said on Monday, after Kyiv said its air defence forces downed 12 attack drones in the region overnight. "Electricity supply has been restored in the affected settlements and parts of the city of Sumy," the region's military administration said on Telegram. Ukraine's air force said that Russia launched 13 attack drones against Ukraine.
- The Independent
Bear dragged away car crash victim’s body
Car hit barriers and plunged into woods next to highway in Massachusetts
- The Hill
Researchers find toxic DDT compounds in deep-sea fish off Los Angeles coast
A toxic agricultural insecticide banned four decades ago is still contaminating deep-sea fish and sediments off California’s southern coast, a new study has found. While the U.S. banned the compound dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) in 1972, the study authors believe the substance is continuing to invade marine food webs. The contamination remains persistent in an environment about…
- BBC
Tourist influx turns Windermere green, researchers say
New research links algal blooming at England's largest lake with increased visitor numbers