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Dealing with a power outage after severe weather

Power outages from natural disasters can last anywhere from hours to days. Here are some tips to help you through a power cut safely.

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How to clean up after a storm or cyclone

Cleaning up after severe weather or cyclones can be exhausting and stressful. Remember to wait for the all clear before you begin, wear protective gear and stay safe by listening to local authorities. 

Building debris strewn across a street in Kalbarri, WA.

Floods don't always move slowly, prepare now

Make sure you know your property flood risk, and prepare early because floods can happen quickly.

Residents at Riverglen near Murray Bridge fill sandbags.

How to clean up mould after heavy rain or flooding

Our houses can become breeding grounds for mould after prolonged rain. It's important to clean and remove it properly as it can lead to severe health effects.

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Plan for an Emergency

Get ready for bushfire season now

Early preparation can be what makes the difference in an emergency. Understanding the bushfire warning system could save your life.

A smoke from a bushfire behind a white ute

You need to know about the Australian Fire Danger Rating System

It's quite simple — and it could save your life.

A semi-circle cut into four wedges, green is Moderate, High is yellow, Extreme is orange, Catastrophic is red.

How to survive a severe heatwave

Don't take heatwaves lightly. Just like cyclones, flooding, bushfires and severe storms, heatwaves are hazards and they can kill you.

People play in the water at the beach on a hot day.

Floods don't always move slowly, prepare now

Make sure you know your property flood risk, and prepare early because floods can happen quickly.

Residents at Riverglen near Murray Bridge fill sandbags.

Do you know what to do if there's a bushfire in your area?

Following your bushfire survival plan could save your life if there's a fire in your area. Read more about what you should when a warning is issued.

A fire truck parked next to flames from a bushfire at Moonie

What if it floods while you're on holiday?

You'll need to know how to respond if severe weather turns into a flood emergency. Read this before your next trip. 

A car and caravan submerged in flood water.

How to listen to ABC Radio in an emergency

Stay informed in an emergency, set your local ABC radio station in the ABC listen app, and find the frequency on your battery-powered radio.

A roadside sign displaying the radio frequency for local ABC Emergency broadcasts in the Bega area.

In the News

Lack of oxygen could have caused fatal plane crash that killed three people: ATSB

A preliminary report suggests hypoxia could be the reason three aerial firefighting crew members, including 22-year-old William Jennings from the US, died when their plane crashed in rural Queensland in November.

An image of a young man smiling into a camera while wearing a tuxedo, city lights beyond the river.

Source: ABC North West QldTopic: Rural

Who gets to stay above the flood line in Brisbane? This question consumes Phoebe Paradise

Brisbane artist Phoebe Paradise turns the tension between Queenslander houses and their environment into works of gothic, sci-fi art. 

Phoebe is seen in a polaroid smiling with her tongue out, overlaid on top of an image of her Queenslander installation.

Source: ABC ArtsTopic: Art

'It was a light bulb moment': Hear the stories young people told us about their changing climate

Natural disasters have punctuated most years of their high school life, but this year's Heywire winners only have tales of resilience to share. 

A composite image of Spedding, Lar, Maya and Kimberly.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents

'You can't dig a hole in water': Flooded town cemetery delays burials due to risk of grave collapse

Kerang in Victoria is no stranger to floods, but at the start of this year a rain event in the town inundated the local cemetery and continues to put burials on hold.

Water covers a large part of the cemetery grounds with headstones poking through

Source: ABC WimmeraTopic: Floods

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