You can only see these fire clouds during huge wildfires
A huge fire in southwest France has generated the country’s first recorded pyrocumulonimbus fire cloud, which are far more common in Canada. Here’s why these clouds are special, how they form and how they make wildfires worse. Source link
What climate science can tell us about the lost world that inspired The Odyssey
A new climate study suggests centuries of drought added pressure to the Bronze Age societies that inspired Homer’s The Odyssey, revealing how environmental stress, food insecurity and failing trade networks may have shaped a world of collapse and survival. Source link
How a wealth management firm swindled older Australians
Everyday Australians who invested their retirement savings and inheritances with a wealth management company fear they have lost everything after the company’s licence was cancelled for selling bank bonds that didn’t exist. Source link
Taiwan to stop buying PNG gas on spot market over 'One China' spat
Taiwan suspends some liquefied natural gas purchases from Papua New Guinea as part of an escalating diplomatic dispute over the future of its representative office in Port Moresby. Source link
Inflation lower than expected in June but still 'uncomfortably high'
Headline inflation was lower than expected in June, and some economists say the Reserve Bank is now unlikely to lift interest rates next month. Source link
Rates of High Blood Pressure Are Rising in Pregnant Women, Study Finds
Hypertension during pregnancy is associated with stillbirth, heart disease among mothers and other serious complications. Source link
Why your blood sugar can spike even when you don’t eat sweets
Why your blood sugar can spike even when you don’t eat sweets Source link
Motorists to lose fuel discount from Monday
Drivers will lose the fuel excise discount as planned, despite escalating pressure on global oil prices and warnings the world has depleted reserves. Source link
What belongs in your FOGO bin? Definitely not Ozempic needles
A north-west Tasmanian waste management company says it has a $700,000 per year problem, and council ratepayers are picking up the tab. Source link
Hunter transmission line approved after rerouting around homes, frogs
The Hunter Transmission Project will see more than 100 kilometres of large transmission lines built from the NSW Upper Hunter to Lake Macquarie, with the route amended to minimise impacts to private landholders and an endangered frog. Source link