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Coastal Beauty in Northern Territory
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Coastal Beauty in Northern Territory

This northern part of Australia is sparsely populated but rich in national park and conservation land.

Published Aug 5, 2018

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Australia’s Ephemeral Lake Mackay
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Australia’s Ephemeral Lake Mackay

Water in Australia's salt lakes can be fleeting, but provides vital wetland habitat for plants and animals.

Published Dec 31, 2014

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Bushfires Still Raging in New South Wales
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Bushfires Still Raging in New South Wales

Fire managers warned of “the most dangerous bushfire week this nation has ever seen.”

Published Nov 11, 2019

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Australia Greens After Record Rains
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Australia Greens After Record Rains

This vegetation map reveals that plants in southeastern Australia’s Wheatbelt were flourishing under abundant spring rains.

Published Dec 23, 2010

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Rain Brought Brief Relief to Australia
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Rain Brought Brief Relief to Australia

Bushfire counts dipped in mid-January when much-needed rainfall poured down on New South Wales and Victoria.

Published Jan 24, 2020

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Extreme Rain Douses Fires, Causes Floods in Australia
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Extreme Rain Douses Fires, Causes Floods in Australia

A season of extremes in eastern Australia took another dramatic turn in mid-February 2020.

Published Feb 12, 2020

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Floods in Northern Australia
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Floods in Northern Australia

Published Apr 11, 2006

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Lush Vegetation Brings Locusts to Eastern Australia
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Lush Vegetation Brings Locusts to Eastern Australia

This vegetation image from March 2010 shows lush vegetation growing in Australia’s interior, where developing swarms of locusts had been spotted.

Published Apr 17, 2010

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Heavy Rains in Queensland
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Heavy Rains in Queensland

This rainfall map shows the concentrated area of intense rain that led to devastating flash flooding in Queensland, Australia, on January 10, 2011.

Published Jan 12, 2011

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Fires in Northern Territory, Australia
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Fires in Northern Territory, Australia

Published Aug 4, 2006

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Cyclone Billy
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Cyclone Billy

Tropical Cyclone Billy continued traveling along Western Australia's Kimberley Coast .

Published Dec 22, 2008

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Southeastern Australia Turns Green
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Southeastern Australia Turns Green

After two years of severe drought, abundant rain finally fell over the Australian state and turned the landscape green.

Published Jun 22, 2020

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Flooding in Northern Australia
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Flooding in Northern Australia

Published Mar 14, 2003

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Heavy Rains and Floods in Australia
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Heavy Rains and Floods in Australia

Published Jan 21, 2004

Floods

Drought Exacerbates Australian Fires
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Drought Exacerbates Australian Fires

Several years of dry conditions have set the stage for a fierce fire season in several southeastern states.

Published Sep 13, 2019

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Plume in Moreton Bay, Australia
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Plume in Moreton Bay, Australia

When the rainstorm ended in southeast Australia, a brown plume emerged from the Brisbane River.

Published May 6, 2015

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Southeastern Australia
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Southeastern Australia

Published Nov 19, 2003

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