Liam Dutton
Another week lacking rainfall
The weekend provided a real mix of weather across the UK, with rain or showers bringing some welcome moisture into the ground across England and Wales.
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‘We live in an era of man-made climate change’ – IPCC
Much of the world remains unprepared for the mounting threats of the changing climate, a major international report warns.
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Australia floods: four dead in Queensland
Torrential rain has hit Queensland, leaving four people dead and thousands of homes under water. Several towns and cities have been flooded, including the state capital, Brisbane.
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Liam Dutton
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Wildfires destroy homes in Western Australia
Wildfires in Western Australia have left hundreds of people homeless. One firefighter has been injured and several people treated for smoke inhalation.
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Cyclone Yasi hits Australia
One of the most powerful cyclones on record began battering Australia’s northeast coast on Wednesday, as the area’s top politician warned of “heartbreak”, as John Sparks reports.
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Cyclone Yasi hits Australia
One of the most powerful cyclones on record began battering Australia’s northeast coast on Wednesday, as the area’s top politician warned of “heartbreak”, as John Sparks reports.
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Australia floods: Great Barrier Reef damage could last years
As parts of Australia experience more flooding, one scientist writes for Channel 4 News about the impact on the Great Barrier Reef. Dr Britta Schaffelke says the damage could last several years.
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Flood victim Jordan Rice, 13, is buried in Queensland
Australia floods: In the Queensland town of toowoomba today, John Tyson laid to rest his 13-year-old son Jordan Rice. It was the first funeral for victims of the floods which hit Queensland last week.
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Australia floods: Brisbane ‘resembles war zone’
As Queensland’s premier Anna Bligh says that parts of Brisbane look like a “war zone”, Channel 4 News’ Jonathan Miller assesses the scale of the devastation.
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Jordan Rice: hero of the Queensland floods
Jordan Rice is not a name you’ll instantly recognise – but his actions during the Queensland floods will live long in the memory, writes Channel 4 News Young Blogger Louise Jones.
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Australia counts the cost of Queensland floods
Brisbane and other devastated areas of Queensland face rebuilding on a scale of “post-war proportions” after flood levels in the city peak. Jonathan Miller reports from Australia.
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LIVE BLOG: Australia floods, latest from Brisbane
Australia floods: follow the Channel 4 News team in Brisbane – Jonathan Miller and cameraman Matt Jasper – via our live blog, plus latest information, pictures and video.
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Australia floods: a diary of disaster
After a day which quickly developed into disaster for people in Queensland, Pete Docherty – originally from Perthshire in Scotland – writes for Channel 4 News about the flood crisis in Australia.
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Australia floods: waters peak but destruction continues
Flood waters in Brisbane have peaked below the worst levels feared – but 20,000 homes are still flooded and thousands have fled Australia’s third largest city. Jonathan Miller reports from Brisbane.
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Super storm hits Australia caused by 'La Nina'
It did not require complex climatic modelling to predict the “super storm” which unleashed Queensland’s inland killer-tsunami. Meteorologists and oceanographers did, to some degree, see it coming, warning that after weeks of waterlogging, further deluge could spell disaster.
