The rivers of the NSW North Coast are clogged with thousands of suffocating fish,prawns,eels,and crabs.
Leafy streets give Brisbane’s suburbs character,but the damage from this month’s storm has forced authorities to make some tough decisions.
How can you know exactly where and when a cyclone will hit land,and where the worst damage will be felt? Sometimes,it’s only once it’s all over.
“We have to make sure that something good comes out of the misery of a cyclone at one end of the state and a flood at the other.”
While the personal ads get course.
“What happens if we keep getting smashed?” Many Lismore residents are considering their future after a near-repeat of flooding three years ago.
The Age photographer Justin McManus visited Queensland’s south-east to document communities affected by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s path of destruction.
Southern Queenslanders dodged disaster with ex-tropical cyclone Alfred,but are being warned to do more to prepare for more frequent extreme weather in a changing climate.
The accelerating risk of climate disasters including floods,bushfires and storms means Sydneysiders in some parts of the city are paying over three times more for home insurance than others.
Bombarding people with misleading information during a cyclone isn’t just annoying;it’s dangerous. The system needs to change.