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• Earth has lost more than '4,000 Sydney Harbours' of fresh water

  Soil moisture has declined more than 2,600 gigatonnes since 2000, making a greater contribution to sea level rise than Greenland's melting ice sheets.

  Topic:Climate Change

  7h ago7 hours agoThu 27 Mar 2025 at 6:00pm

  Photo shows Aerial view of cracked light brown clay with a bright green soy plant growing out of a crack in the middle.Aerial view of cracked light brown clay with a bright green soy plant growing out of a crack in the middle.

• How to start enjoying Shepard avocados as Hass become harder to find

  Hass avocados are out of season for the next few months, meaning those craving an avo fix may have to turn to the often-maligned Shepard variety. But despite the bad rap, Shepard avocados have their own strengths.

  Topic:Food and Drink

  21h ago21 hours agoThu 27 Mar 2025 at 3:51am

  Photo shows A whole, halved and sliced Shepard avocado, one variety commonly available in Australia.A whole, halved and sliced Shepard avocado, one variety commonly available in Australia.

• Bitter broccoli ploughed into soil as epic dry continues in Victoria

  One farmer in Victoria's west has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of broccoli, during a dry spell described by another as the worst since the millennium drought.

  Topic:Agriculture

  Wed 26 MarWed 26 MarWed 26 Mar 2025 at 4:04am

  Photo shows A broccoli in the ground at a farm in Werribee South.A broccoli in the ground at a farm in Werribee South.

• Historic tuna boat delivers much-needed water to thirsty island sheep

  After pioneering tuna fishing in Port Lincoln more than 70 years ago, the Tacoma has just delivered water to a parched sheep farm on an island off the Eyre Peninsula.

  Topic:Droughts

  Wed 26 MarWed 26 MarWed 26 Mar 2025 at 3:48am

  Photo shows A large white boat with TACOMA on its hullA large white boat with TACOMA on its hull

• Winemaker says crop destroyed by hazard reduction burn

  Smoke from a hazard reduction burn in the NSW Southern Highlands allegedly destroys millions of dollars worth of wine grapes, leaving any wine produced tasting "like an ashtray".

  Topic:Viticulture

  Wed 26 MarWed 26 MarWed 26 Mar 2025 at 2:45am

  Photo shows A plume of smoke could be seen hanging over the vineyards of Cherry Tree Hill during last week's hazard reduction burn. A plume of smoke could be seen hanging over the vineyards of Cherry Tree Hill during last week's hazard reduction burn.

• Major stock losses on the cards as flood sweeps south-west Queensland

  Towns are cut off and properties inundated, as one grazier records more than 350 millimetres of rain in 48 hours — more than he usually sees in 12 months.

  Topic:Floods

  Tue 25 MarTue 25 MarTue 25 Mar 2025 at 5:38am

  Photo shows floodwater across horizon floodwater across horizon

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