CAIRNS: The Australian government has won a landmark climate case against residents of islands under siege from the impacts ...

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Heavy rain in some parts of Nebraska could lead to flooding along the Platte and Missouri Rivers.

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Elders Uncle Pabai Pabai and Uncle Paul Kabai took the Australian government to court on behalf of their community, arguing ...

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The ruling said the government did not owe a duty of care to protect the Torres Strait islands from climate change.

Another death from melioidosis and a separate new case have been recorded in Far North Queensland. It brings the state's ...

Severe flash flooding across the tri-state area on Monday caused major subway delays and road closures across the Big Apple and pushed New Jersey to declare a state of emergency. All five ...