• Climate News: Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the first in 50 years, heads for south-east Queensland

  • Mar 4 2025
  • Length: 48 mins
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Climate News: Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the first in 50 years, heads for south-east Queensland

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  • Tropical Cyclone Alfred is roaming about near the coast of Australia's south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales: "Northern NSW residents urged to prepare for first tropical cyclone since 1990";"The coastal Victorian city with ambitious plans but a big sea-rise problem";"Trump fired hundreds at NOAA, Weather Service. Here’s what that means for forecasts.";"Amazon loses fight to exempt data center from energy regulation";"More Growth, More Problems: System Change Not Climate Change";"Slow-moving and erratic: Why cyclones like Alfred are so hard to predict";"Secure the boat, pile sandbags and hunker down: Queensland’s Bribie Island braces for Cyclone Alfred";"Cyclone Alfred is expected to hit southeast Queensland – the first in 50 years to strike so far south";"How to prepare for a cyclone, according to an expert";"Melting Antarctic ice will slow the world’s strongest ocean current – and the global consequences are profound";"Yes, paper straws suck. Rather than bring back plastic ones, let’s avoid single-use items";"Anti-Trans Disinfo Creeping on Climate Justice Spaces (Part 2 of 2)";"Over 90% of countries fail to submit new NDCs by deadline";"German election shows how far green wave has receded in Europe";"Trump, EPA Aim to Remove Finding That Mandates Action on Greenhouse Gas Pollution";"EPA Under Trump Besieged by Mass Terminations, Axed Programs, Funding Cuts";"Wildfires in the Carolinas prompt a state of emergency, evacuations";"Labor backs household batteries in bid to win over voters on cost-of-living and climate worries";"‘This is unusual’: Northern NSW braces for first tropical cyclone in decades";"Mine copper without destroying the planet? London-based project gives scientists hope";"Submarine cables keep the world connected. They can also help us study climate change";"'Real threat': Queensland residents warned to prepare for category 2 Cyclone Alfred";"Premier claims WA a ‘renewable energy powerhouse’ but leaked document shows wind and solar projects have ‘stalled’";"Four million Queenslanders warned they could be in ‘firing line’ when cyclone heads towards coast";"New report slaps an official price tag on Australia’s precious natural assets";"Weathering the Storm: Maryland’s Chief Resilience Officer Reflects on Year One as Climate Threats Increase";"These buildings use batteries made of ice to stay cool and save money";"Cop16 nature summit agrees deal at 11th hour but critics say it is not enough";"Column: Time for California to get serious about cheaper, cleaner energy";"Nuclear reactors could become targets of war, defence experts warn";"New ‘heat map’ tool predicts which Australian cities are at risk from extreme heat";"A Nuclear Power Resurgence Is Coming to Michigan. What Are the Potential Health Impacts?";"Seeking sanctuary from a deranged world? Bring on the footy";"Heatwaves, fires, torrential rain, fish kills: Australia’s summer of climate extremes";"Weathering the Storm: Maryland’s Chief Resilience Officer Reflects on Year One as Climate Threats Increase";"Back to basics – and familiar faces – as Greens eye balance of power";"‘Cruel and thoughtless’: Trump fires hundreds at US climate agency NOAA";"The Troubled Energy Transition";"Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #4: Assume climate change
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