Australia Floods Worsen as Thousands More Flee Sydney Homes

Closeup of high water flooding on neighborhood street.

Torrential rains continued to batter Australia’s east coast on Tuesday, escalating the flood crisis in Sydney as thousands more residents were ordered to evacuate after rivers quickly rose above danger levels. Authorities in New South Wales have told approximately 50,000 residents, the majority of whom live in Sydney’s western suburbs, to evacuate or have been… Continue reading Australia Floods Worsen as Thousands More Flee Sydney Homes

Flooding Inundates Australia’s Coal Mines and Farms, A Year After Wildfires Raged

"No stopping sign in a flooded river at Lismore, NSW, Australia"

Unusually heavy rainfall has caused widespread flooding across eastern Australia, triggering evacuation orders for roughly 18,500 people and disrupting supplies of commodities. Some parts of New South Wales state experienced their wettest week on record, prompting the closure of a major coal-haulage railway and cuts to coal production. The floods destroyed crops and drowned cattle… Continue reading Flooding Inundates Australia’s Coal Mines and Farms, A Year After Wildfires Raged