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• Flood! Fire! Famine! News Articles

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  • 9 News report on the Perth Bushfires - 3 February 2021

    https://www.9news.com.au/national/western-australia-perth-hills-bushfire-emergency-destroys-homes-and-threatens-lives/971746ba-d725-40d4-86c4-81bdfeb4efcd

    ABC report on crop destruction by the fall armyworm. 27 Feb 2021

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-27/fall-armyworm-tearing-its-way-through-food-crops/13145140?utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf243491609&utm_campaign=abc_landline&utm_source=m.facebook.com&sf243491609=1&fbclid=IwAR0ABYaYl1OKNHhUrUcLJRQpiWzMSHFQUc8hUFknAp14kOyR3z1KGrGjCBA 

    ABC report on the current outlook of farm productivity. 2 March 2021 

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-02/abares-outlook-says-farm-production-to-hit-record-66-billion/13203914?utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf243532636&utm_campaign=abc_landline&utm_source=m.facebook.com&sf243532636=1&fbclid=IwAR1A4gERDHaYv4lkJWa_ZlimEcNDsUzxSeUEyhpYnbsqxqXvflZi3v7DIVw

    ABC report regarding Warragamba Dam management issues. 22 March 2021

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-22/nsw-weather-ministers-warragamba-dam-stoush-amid-flooding/100020672

    NASA article about the historic NSW floods

    https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148093/historic-floods-in-new-south-wales

    The Guardian, article about contamination concerns from flood water run off. 26 March 2021

    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/26/contamination-fears-after-nsw-floods-prompt-beach-closures-and-water-restrictions

    The Guardian, article about the NSW floods. 28 March 2021

    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/28/nsw-floods-evacuated-sydney-residents-told-to-stay-away-as-water-recedes-and-cleanup-begins

    The Australian, article about land clearing link to flash flooding in Indonesia. 7 April 2021 (note this link has a paywall)

    https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/unregulated-land-clearing-exacerbated-indonesia-flood-damage/news-story/26bf79a693fce0008d742724f05a5eb7

    Mongabay article about the land clearing issue, released before the recent flooding occured. 9 February 2021

    https://news.mongabay.com/2021/02/indonesia-mine-rehab-reforestation-deadly-floods-south-kalimantan/

    BBC news report on the floods and landslides in Indonesia. 6 April 2021

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56635297

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