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Sydney has wettest start to August in decades – and there could be more rain when spring arrives

More than double the monthly average rain fell in the first 11 days, marking the wettest start to the month since 1998

The Guardian - AU

From NYSE To Hong Kong: Over 80 Chinese Firms Pull Plug On US Listings Amid Growing Tensions

Several Chinese companies have withdrawn from U.S. stock exchanges since 2019, indicating escalating mistrust between the world’s two largest economies.

Benzinga

Pilot lands small plane in Long Island Sound, calls 911 to report location before rescue

Connecticut officials say the pilot of a small plane that was about to crash managed to safely land it in Long Island Sound and call 911 to report his location before he and another person were rescued

The Independent UK

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How historic is what we’re seeing in the Queensland floods? It’s hard to grasp the full magnitude

This weather event has not been seen on this scale since European colonisation. Why has it happened now?

The Guardian - AU

Floods, heatwaves, possible snow and a cyclone: what is happening with Australia’s weather?

An already saturated north Queensland is at risk of more flooding, while Tasmania battles bushfires before an Antarctic blast rolls in

The Guardian - AU

Is there any hope for Paris Agreement targets after 2024 record temperatures?

Earth has likely entered a 20-year period where global temperatures will consistently average above 1.5C, researchers say

The Independent UK

Rainy week in store for Sydney and Brisbane – but BoM says summer isn’t over yet

Bureau of Meteorology says showers and storms a regular feature of Australian summer but warm and dry periods still to come

The Guardian - AU

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It’s a washout: how Sydney’s Test cricket rain curse stops play and leaves Australian cities in its wake

At least 26 full days have been washed out at the SCG as the new year Test is played during one of the city’s rainiest months

The Guardian - AU

Banksy's ultimate Firewall unveiled at street art show

A free exhibition from Australia's most extensive collection of street art features a room of Banksys, including the never-before-seen sculpture Firewall.

AAP

They’ve amassed Australia’s largest collection of street art. Now it’s going on show

From Banksy and Swoon to Rone and Adnate, Andrew King and Sandra Powell’s Melbourne home is so full of major works that they’re mounting an exhibit

The Guardian - AU

A whole room of Banksys as street art fills a gallery

A new work by street art superstar Bansky will feature when two of Australia's biggest street art collectors show off their finds.

AAP

Earth is getting hotter – so why is this summer so dismal?

Fossil fuels have kept Earth 1.5°C hotter than its pre-industrial average temperature for more than a year now.

The Conversation

Ancient sea sponges at centre of controversial claim world has already warmed by 1.7C

Findings in leading scientific journal that globe has breached key warming milestone challenged by climate science experts

The Guardian - AU

Experts warned El Niño was likely to bring Australia a hot, dry summer. What happened?

Climate scientists are pointing to ‘well-organised’ and persistent storms for above average rainfall on the east coast that is defying predictions

The Guardian - AU

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The Guardian - AU

Australia records warmest winter caused by global heating and sunny conditions

NSW, Queensland and Tasmania experienced hottest winters with spring likely to deliver hotter than average temperatures too

The Guardian - AU

Warm July breaks dozens of longstanding Australian temperature records

Many weather stations in Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart clocked their highest July temperatures ever as the country’s winters get hotter

Louder

“We probably did about as much as we could have... but I have a regret or two”: Pink Floyd's David Gilmour reflects on what he might have done differently with Syd Barrett

Pink Floyd's David Gilmour looks back on his relationship with Syd Barrett in new documentary

The Guardian - AU

What do the ‘supercharged’ northern hemisphere heatwaves mean for the Australian summer?

‘If we have an El Niño supercharged by climate change then we could be in for a very bad summer,’ a UNSW academic says

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The Conversation

Here's why climate change isn't always to blame for extreme rainfall

Extreme rain and floods can trigger claims climate change is to blame. But these claims are not always well founded.

The Week

Why the 1.5C threshold matters to our climate

The probability of the world exceeding the 1.5C climate change target within the next five years has risen to 66%, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

LiveScience

Energy of '25 billion atomic bombs' trapped on Earth in just 50 years, all because of global warming

A new study has revealed that 380 zettajoules of energy was trapped by global warming between 1971 and 2020.

The Guardian - AU

Flights of fancy: why wealthy Australians are spending big on private jets

The chartered plane market is booming post Covid, offering speed and convenience to a privileged few – and generating tonnes of CO2

The New Daily

Climate change will hit Australia’s most populous states hardest, global report finds

Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland rank among the places most at risk from physical climate change in Oceania, a new report finds.

The New Daily

From floods to fires? A climate scientist on the chances El Nino will hit Australia this year

Forecasts of El Nino are challenging several months in advance, but particularly at this time of year. More heatwaves could be coming.

The New Daily

Wild weather continues across the country as expert says ‘extreme weather season’ has arrived

Wild weather events are playing out over much of the country, with many states facing either extreme storms, floods or bushfires.

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