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  1. BoM forecasts strongest El Niño on record as research points to ‘alarming’ climate change influence
    By Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

    Bureau of Meteorology suggests El Niño has already broken records, with Pacific ocean temperature change exceeding 2C in six months

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Australianews #Climatecrisis #ElNiosouthernoscillation #Environment #Climatescience #Science #Australiaweather #TheGuardian #GrahamReadfearnEnvironment #climatecorrespondent

  2. Australia has just 12,000 sea lions left – and ‘carnage’ may await them as bird flu takes hold, scientists warn
    By Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent

    Virus has already caused catastrophic losses in pinnipeds in South America and sub-Antarctica, particularly among pups

    theguardian.com/world/2026/aug

    #Birdflu #SouthAustralia #Australianews #Mammals #Wildlife #Environment #TheGuardian #LisaCoxEnvironment #climatecorrespondent

  3. Bird flu has devastated wildlife around the world. What Australian birds are most at risk?
    By Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent

    It’s uncertain how native populations might be affected by the deadly H5 strain but seagulls, pelicans and black swans are among those species that have experts worried

    theguardian.com/world/2026/aug

    #Birdflu #Australianews #Birds #Wildlife #Animals #TheGuardian #LisaCoxEnvironment #climatecorrespondent

  4. Little penguin found dead with H5 bird flu on Victoria’s Phillip Island
    By Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent

    Authorities confirm first case found near where the popular bird attracts crowds to its ‘penguin parade’

    theguardian.com/world/2026/aug

    #Birdflu #Victoria #Birds #Conservation #TheGuardian #LisaCoxEnvironment #climatecorrespondent

  5. When bird flu hit the UK, suffering seabirds died in their thousands. Australia’s wild flocks will soon do the same
    By Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

    Australia’s bird population will experience ‘large mortalities’ and risk species loss, modelling based on global outbreaks shows

    theguardian.com/world/2026/aug

    #Birdflu #Australianews #Environment #Birds #Wildlife #Endangeredspecies #TheGuardian #GrahamReadfearnEnvironment #climatecorrespondent

  6. First Australian mass mortality event suspected as deadly bird flu virus rapidly escalates among native birds
    By Graham Readfearn  Environment and climate correspondent

    Helicopter surveillance finds dead and dying greater crested terns off South Australian coast as H5 virus spreads

    theguardian.com/world/2026/aug

    #Birdflu #Environment #Wildlife #Birds #Marinelife #Animals #Australianews #TheGuardian #GrahamReadfearnEnvironment #climatecorrespondent

  7. Adelaide airport pulls ads from conservation groups but keeps gas and mining ads during ALP conference
    By Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

    Digital billboards from environmental groups, targeting Labor MPs attending national conference, cancelled with airport stating they are ‘too political’

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Adelaide #Australianews #Australianmedia #MurrayDarlingBasin #Environment #Laborparty #Australianpolitics #Conservation #TheGuardian #GrahamReadfearnEnvironment #climatecorrespondent

  8. NSW land-clearing up 16% in 2024 as conservation groups say Minns government failing to rein in habitat loss
    By Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent

    Decline in clearing of trees and shrubs offset by sharp jump in clearing of non-woody vegetation

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #NewSouthWales #Environment #NewSouthWalespolitics #Australianews #Treesandforests #Loggingandlandclearing #TheGuardian #LisaCoxEnvironment #climatecorrespondent

  9. Australian ski resorts smash July climate records with temperatures 12C above average
    By Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

    Resorts in NSW and Victoria face a warm and dry start to the season with only sporadic falls of natural snow in many alpine areas

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Australiaweather #NewSouthWales #Victoria #Australianews #Climatecrisis #Environment #TheGuardian #GrahamReadfearnEnvironment #climatecorrespondent

  10. ‘We are waiting with bated breath’: Super El Niño forecast could make 2027 hottest year on record, BoM says
    By Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

    Most Australian capital cities have at least 80% chance of unusually warm and dry spring as climatologists watch developing system with increasing alarm

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    #Environment #ElNiosouthernoscillation #Australianews #Climatecrisis #Oceans #Australiaweather #TheGuardian #GrahamReadfearnEnvironment #climatecorrespondent

  11. Coalition and One Nation’s plan to ditch net zero would not lower power prices, CSIRO report finds
    By Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

    GenCost report contradicts parties’ claims about abandoning emissions target, and finds nuclear would be most expensive way to generate power

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Energy #Renewableenergy #CSIRO #Solarpower #Nuclearpower #Australianews #Environment #Energy #TheGuardian #GrahamReadfearnEnvironment #climatecorrespondent

  12. Extreme high temperatures double young people’s risk of mental health admissions, Australian research shows
    By Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

    <strong>Exclusive </strong>University of Sydney study finds heat-related hospital admissions to increase by at least 6% by the end of the century

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Health #Australianews #Climatecrisis #Science #Sydney #Environment #Extremeweather #GrahamReadfearnEnvironment #climatecorrespondent

  13. Likely origin of mysterious ‘space balls’ found on Queensland beaches revealed by Australian Space Agency
    By Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

    Organisation says objects consistent with ‘debris from a foreign rocket body that recently re-entered the atmosphere’

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Queensland #Space #Australianews #Science #GrahamReadfearnEnvironment #climatecorrespondent

  14. Norfolk Island’s unique corals under triple threat from disease, El Niño and now government-approved dredging
    By Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

    <strong>Exclusive: </strong>Most of the island’s corals are likely to be species that have not been formally described by science, researcher says

    theguardian.com/australia-news

    #NorfolkIsland #Coral #ElNiosouthernoscillation #Oceans #Marinelife #Australianews #Environment #Wildlife #Pollution #GrahamReadfearnEnvironment #climatecorrespondent