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Wet winter on the way for much of nation; Dutton announces leadership move; Texas school shooting updates; Albanese doubles down on China; Australia’s richest person revealed
La Niña is slowly weakening, weather experts say, but will still bring more wet weather than usual for central and eastern Australia in coming months. The Bureau of Meteorology’s Winter 2022 Climate Outlook predicts the unusually wet conditions for inland parts of New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory are likely to …
Countdown is Underway for Wet Dress Rehearsal
A sunrise view of the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 21, 2022. The SLS and Orion atop the mobile launcher were transported to the pad on crawler-transporter 2 for a prelaunch test called a wet dress rehearsal. Artemis …
Daniel Andrews in intensive care after breaking ‘several ribs’ as he fell down wet stairs
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will remain in intensive care for the coming days after he slipped and fell on wet stairs while getting ready for work on Tuesday morning. He was admitted to hospital where CT scans have revealed the premier has several broken ribs. “Early this morning I was admitted to hospital after slipping …
Coronavirus: Australia urges G20 action on wildlife wet markets
Image copyright AFP / Getty Image caption Most “wet markets”, such as this one selling prawns in Wuhan, do not sell wildlife The Australian government is calling for the G20 countries to take action on wildlife wet markets, calling them a “biosecurity and human health risk”. Australia is not yet calling for a ban – …
Water main break causes wet morning mess
Water main break causes wet morning mess Would you like to receive local news notifications on your desktop? Yes please Not now Repair crews had to shut down some traffic lanes while they fixed the problem. Posted at 8:04 PM, Apr 27, 2020 and last updated 2020-04-27 21:07:33-04 CORPUS …
Climate change: Migrant species do well in warm and wet UK in 2019
Image copyright NT Images & Derek Hatton Image caption Warm and wet weather in 2019 saw the biggest influx of painted lady butterflies in a decade in the UK It’s been a good year for migrant butterflies, moths and dragonflies in the UK, according to a review of 2019 by the National Trust. The charity …
Hoglets ‘too light to hibernate’ after wet summer, charity says
Image caption Hedgehogs should be 600g – the size of a grapefruit – to hibernate, but some are coming in at 85g Hundreds of baby hedgehogs are having to be rescued because wet weather has left them too underweight to hibernate, a wildlife charity has said. Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital said it has been “overwhelmed” and …
Disposable, wet wipes can impact sewers, landfills, waterways, health
Disposable wipes: Pull one out of the container, wipe down the entire kitchen and bathroom, then flush it down the toilet, right? While the wipes are a convenient and easy-to-use product that serve a variety of helpful purposes, many Americans may be using them incorrectly – and could be hurting the sewers, the planet and our health, experts say. Whether …
