An extreme weather warning has been issued for parts of Sydney after a deluge on the south coast flooded roads and houses.
May will be the 14th consecutive month of record-breaking ocean temperatures globally,as 2024 shapes up to shatter last year’s heat record.
Residents want answers after a Melbourne Water update designated about 900 properties near the Maribyrnong River as at risk of flooding.
Residents of an eastern suburbs cliffside street watched with horror as a road gave way,opening a sinkhole steps from Colin Scotts’ garage.
The Warragamba Dam,which supplies the bulk of Sydney’s drinking water,is close to capacity after days of persistent rain and is likely to spill.
A flood management expert says avoiding flood problems means making the right decision at the start - and now the Maribyrnong River’s issues are almost impossible to fix.
A band of rain sweeping towards Sydney is forecast to deliver 150-millimetre downpours and flash flooding.
Flood risk evaluations of the Rosehill ‘mini-city’ site show what needs to be considered before 25,000 apartments could be built there.
The floods in Guangdong province were caused by intense convective storms that started last week and are expected to last until the end of the month.
Parts of the UAE received 2½ times the average annual rainfall in 24 hours. Emirates says it has suspended check-ins for the day.
Thousands have been evacuated as major rivers such as the Ural,which flows through Kazakhstan into the Caspian,overwhelm embankments.