National weather forecast for Sunday October 13.

While the federal government wants to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050, the cremation sector is on track to almost double its carbon emissions in the same timeframe.

National weather forecast for Monday October 14.

A muggy, stormy summer is on the cards, as global warming fuels an increase in humidity and heat.

Other seasons have their moments, but only one can carry us back in time.

National weather forecast for Tuesday October 15.

The dark spheres ranging in size from golf to tennis balls could be “tar balls”, a mixture of oil and debris.

The environmental benefits of switching from gas to electric are well known. New research now shows it could help save your budget, as well as the planet.

Preliminary testing by Randwick City Council has identified the black balls that have washed up on Coogee, Maroubra and Gordons Bay beaches as “tar balls”, made from oil and debris.

National weather forecast for Wednesday October 16.

Grimy balls of oil and debris have been found on 11 eastern suburbs beaches, and authorities are still investigating whether the source is a ship or from the land.

Residents of the regional Victorian town of Casterton are cleaning up after a wild storm hit the state's south-west.

National weather forecast for Thursday October 17.

Bird flu has killed more than 30,000 South American sea lions, 17,000 southern elephant seals, numerous porpoises, dolphins and otters, and more than 650,000 native birds.

National weather forecast for Friday October 18.

National weather forecast for Saturday October 19.

Hundreds of homes and businesses in Victoria are without power, after severe thunderstorms swept through the state.

Many regional communities perceive the renewables rollout as something being done to them, not with them, but research suggests views are not fixed.

National weather forecast for Sunday October 20.

Animal activists have launched a Supreme Court challenge alleging 85 per cent of pigs are suffering unnecessary cruelty.