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Today in Planet & Environment 1 Social media drives damage at Pink Cliffs near Heathcote, Victoria ABC News · 8h ago 2 Canterbury Road closed as building fire erupts in western Sydney PerthNow · 8h ago 3 30 deaths in group drowning events, highest toll in nine years PerthNow · 10h ago
Social media drives damage at Pink Cliffs near Heathcote, Victoria
Photos and videos shared on TikTok and Instagram inspired visitors to walk on Pink Cliffs formations.
Canterbury Road closed as building fire erupts in western Sydney
A building fire on Canterbury Road in Lakemba has forced a complete closure of the road between Haldon and Dennis streets.
30 deaths in group drowning events, highest toll in nine years
Australia recorded 14 multi-fatality drowning events and 30 deaths in 2025/26, the worst year in almost a decade.
Carbon Impacts Tracer turns emissions into measurable human harm
A new tool translates carbon dioxide emissions into concrete climate impacts using peer-reviewed science.
Bogong moths bounce back from brink of extinction
Bogong moths, once feared extinct, are returning to Canberra in huge numbers during spring migration.
Kelvin wave set to raise California sea levels by up to a foot
A Kelvin wave heading to California could raise sea levels by a foot within days.
Mecca, Sephora and ASOS selling banned microbeads despite 2022 law
NSW EPA identified a dozen beauty products containing banned microbeads at major chains including Mecca, Sephora and ASOS.
Bogong moths flood NSW homes as endangered species rebounds
Endangered bogong moths have been spotted in their largest numbers in years across NSW, with 800 sightings logged since Friday.
Twelve missing after avalanche sweeps Mount Himlung base camp
An avalanche on a 7126-metre Nepalese peak swept away twelve people at a climbing base camp during severe weather.
NSW's $1bn super battery reaches full operational capacity
The Waratah Super Battery on the NSW Central Coast is now fully operational and approved to run at maximum capacity.
Humpback whales recover from 150 to 50,000 as conservation summit opens in
Eastern Australian humpback whales recovered from 150 in the 1960s to 50,000 today but face new threats.
Whale carcass draws sharks to City Beach, forcing closure
A whale carcass washed up at City Beach, drawing four sharks and forcing beach closure.
Australian woman remains missing a month after Nepal-Tibet floods
Reshma Patel is a Newcastle woman. She is among 5,500 people unaccounted for. This followed the August 26 Nepal-Tibet floods. The floods killed more than 1,400 people.
Nor'easter floods US Northeast, knocks out power to tens of thousands
A slow-moving nor'easter is bringing severe flooding, dangerous winds, and major power cuts across the US Northeast for a second consecutive day.
Bogong moths swarm Sydney homes during annual migration south
Endangered bogong moths are migrating through Sydney to alpine caves.
Hazard reduction burn destroys fire truck in Wedderburn
A hazard reduction burn escaped containment in Wedderburn, Sydney. It destroyed one fire truck and seriously damaged two others.
Bangkok flooded by three days of heavy rain, thousands evacuated
Heavy rain soaked Bangkok for three days, forcing more than 84,000 people across 21 provinces to evacuate.
NSW commits $50 million to beach drone surveillance for summer season
NSW investing $50 million in drone surveillance covering 90 beaches ahead of predicted challenging season.
Light-coloured roofs keep homes cooler as Australia faces record El Niño heat
A ceramic heat-reflective coating can drop roof surface temperature from 60°C to 26°C. This cuts air-conditioning costs without replacing the roof.
Dredging starts to rescue Queensland beach losing metres to storms
Moore Park Beach lost five metres of shoreline to Cyclone Alfred. Dredging is underway to restore it.
Thirty-four Australians unaccounted for a month after Nepal floods
Thirty-four Australians remain unaccounted for one month after catastrophic floods in Nepal that killed 1451 people.
Conservation council breaks dance record protecting Canberra bushland
The ACT Conservation Council broke a dancing record for Nutbush City Limits to oppose Western Edge development.
Uncrewed vessel sets out on 22,000km Antarctic mission for climate data
An uncrewed ship powered by sun and wind begins a 22,000km journey around Antarctica to measure ocean carbon absorption.
Coogee ranks worst Sydney beach for water pollution, yet swimmers stayed
Coogee ranked worst for faecal pollution in NSW's 2026 beaches survey. This is the second year in a row.
Antarctic ozone hole hits biggest size in 20 years as vortex intensifies
The Antarctic ozone hole swelled to 27.4 million square kilometres in September, the largest in two decades.
One dead, 13 rescued in ocean rips as heat threatens NSW coast
A 50-year-old man died at Marley Beach and 13 others were rescued from rips last weekend; temperatures heading above 30 degrees.
Rocket launches set for habitats of sea lions and rare birds
Australia plans to build rocket facilities in wildlife-rich coastal areas. This threatens endangered species.
Rockhampton council warns it cannot meet Queensland recycling targets due to
Rockhampton Regional Council spends more than $1 million annually transporting recyclables 600 kilometres.
Cottesloe beach faces rising seas as town launches protection plan
Cottesloe will establish a coastal protection steering group to defend its 4km coastline from erosion and climate change.
Category 5 hurricane Polo churns off Mexico's Pacific coast
Hurricane Polo is one of the strongest Pacific cyclones in decades, positioned 325 kilometres south of Zihuatanejo.
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