Category: Australasia

Island’s Plan to Block Rising Seas

The low-lying Marshall Islands, a Pacific atoll chain that rises barely a metre above sea level, has announced plans

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Locusts Soon to Be Flying

Farmers are being warned locusts which have hatched in the western region could begin flying within days. The Livestock Pest

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Missing Australians Found Alive

A group of nine Australians missing after a deadly tsunami hit the west coast of Indonesia have been found

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3 Metre Tsunami Hits Indonesia

AUSTRALIANS were among surfers swept into the jungle by a monster wave off Indonesia. Surfers from Melbourne, Sydney and

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Australia: Locust Activity Steps Up

The Department of Primary Industries says locusts have started banding in areas of central Victoria. The Tatura Incident Control Centre

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Another Quake Hits Christchurch

Wellington, Oct 24 NZPA - Christchurch has been struck by another sizeable shallow earthquake, described as a big jolt

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Inquiry into Disappearing lakes

There are growing calls for an inquiry into why an historic waterway on Sydney's south-western fringes is drying up. Environmentalists

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New Strain of Swine Flu Emerges

The H1N1 swine flu virus may be starting to mutate, and a slightly new form has begun to predominate

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Farmers Rejoice as Drought Ends

The drought in New South Wales has officially ended after more than nine years. In the latest State Government update,

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LHPA Gains Ground on locusts

Australia: A second assault on locusts in the state's northwest is underway. The Livestock Health and Pest Authority (LHPA) says

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