Strange News Rat plague hits an Australian coastal town, and thousands more wash up on shore November 27, 20235:07 AM ET By Bill Chappell ...

KARUMBA, Australia - Residents of a small Australian coastal town are dealing with thousands of dead and dying rats washing up on area beaches, according to reports. The rats have recently ...

The $123m street in the path of nature’s fury Intense weather events like this week’s “bomb cyclone” are making some absolute beachfront homes an increasingly risky proposition.

A CSIRO study has found 39% less plastic pollution in and around Australian coastal cities over ten years. It also found more places with no rubbish at all.

For example, rising sea levels alone will move saltwater inland in 82% of the coastal watersheds considered in the study, specifically pushing the freshwater-saltwater transition zone back by up ...

Andrew D. Short, The Coastal Studies Unit and Development of the Australian Beach Models, Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 75: Proceedings of the 14th International Coastal Symposium, ...