Home ••• Newswires by Industry • Countries • U.S. States • World Media Directory

Natural Disasters News ••• Topics • Countries • U.S. States

Australia & New Zealand Natural Disasters News ••• Topics • Australia & New Zealand Media Directory

Australia & New Zealand Natural Disasters Newswire

Get by Email • RSS

Published on Apr 3, 2025

Consecutive El Niños are happening more often and the result is more devastating – new research

El Niño, a climate troublemaker, has long been one of the largest drivers of variability in the global climate. Every few years, the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean seesaws between warm (El Niño) and cold (La Niña) phases. This reshuffles rainfall patterns, …

Source: The Conversation - Neutral
Published on Apr 4, 2025

AFL WAG Rebecca Judd puts on a leggy display in knee high boots as she prepares for a night out in Melbourne

Rebecca Judd was certainly putting her best foot forward when she prepared for a night on the town. The AFL WAG, 42, put on quite the leggy display when she shared her Friday night look to Instagram. A vision in white, Rebecca wore a chic white top from …

Source: Daily Mail - Right-wing
Published on Apr 4, 2025

The Tariff Storm Hits

Happy Friday! Our Dispawtch bracket has entered its championship round. Tesi currently commands a three-point lead over Gus, but you have until 8 p.m. ET tonight to either widen that lead or turn the tide. Cast your vote today! Quick Hits: Today’s Top …

Source: The Dispatch - Center-right
Published on Apr 4, 2025

Queensland’s distinctive style: 5 design secrets for a home you’ll love

As Australia’s beautiful, balmy, and beachy state, there’s no question that Queensland stands out from the rest—as does its unique approach to home design. “Queensland is known for its warm weather and beautiful natural surroundings, so many people seek …

Source: realestate.com.au - Label Pending
Published on Apr 4, 2025

Study into seismic activities starts

GEOSCIENCE Australia (GA) has started conducting a two-week research on earthquakes in Lae for Morobe to better understand and prepare for future seismic activities. A trench was dug three meters deep on Bumbu Road near Jawani Street to collect evidence on …

Source: The National - Uncategorized
Published on Apr 4, 2025

BBL: Mitchell Marsh re-signs for Perth Scorchers, set to stay for next three years

Mitchell Marsh has re-signed with the Perth Scorchers for the next three years, keeping him en route to becoming a one-club player in the Big Bash League (BBL). Marsh, Australia’s T20I captain, was out of contract last season. Prior to the player movement …

Source: The News Mill - Neutral
Published on Apr 4, 2025

The long, sad decline of America's coolest travel guide

David Vanderhoef was concerned about his guidebook to Kenya. A 39-year-old former bar manager from Connecticut, Vanderhoef had been on a grand world tour for several years with his partner when he picked up the latest guidebook from Lonely Planet, the …

Source: Business Insider - Neutral
Published on Apr 4, 2025

Myanmar: Mandalay Hit Hardest In Powerful Quake With Over 2,000 Killed

Myanmar Earthquake: Mandalay in central Myanmar has been the hardest hit region after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country, with 2,053 people killed, 2,691 others injured, and 210 people still missing, state-run daily Myanma Alinn …

Source: Zee News - Right-wing
Published on Apr 4, 2025

The spring reading list—the page-turners that will have you hooked

Welcome to spring. And with it, your new spring reading list – which sees a welcome return from some brilliant favourites (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Natasha Brown among them), alongside a handful of truly fine debuts and other gems. We have a prize- …

Source: Marie Claire UK - Center-left
Published on Apr 4, 2025

Trade teamwork would thwart Trump tariffs

Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Australia should relax or remove intellectual property protections given to American pharmaceutical …

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald - Neutral
Published on Apr 3, 2025

Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer

The climate crisis is on track to destroy capitalism, a top insurer has warned, with the vast cost of extreme weather impacts leaving the financial sector unable to operate. The world is fast approaching temperature levels where insurers will no longer be …

Source: The Guardian - Center-left
Published on Apr 3, 2025

Trump announces sweeping tariffs, upending decades of US trade policy | First Thing

Good morning. Donald Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs on the US’s major trading partners on Wednesday in a move that put the world at risk of a global trade war and sent stocks and the dollar tumbling. Trump said he would impose an across-the-board 10% …

Source: The Guardian - Center-left
Published on Apr 3, 2025

Will Trump's latest tariffs launch a global trade war?

As expected, US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on April 2. This batch of tariffs will hit both the country's closest allies like South Africa and adversaries like China. At an elaborate ceremony in the White House Rose Garden, Trump said …

Source: Deutsche Welle - Public Broadcaster
Published on Apr 4, 2025

Retirement funds reportedly raided after unexplained portal probes and data theft

Australian retirement fund operators are scrambling after reports emerged of unauthorized access to customer accounts leading to theft of cash. Most Australian workers have retirement accounts thanks to a requirement that employers pay an 11.5 percent “ …

Source: The Register - Neutral
Published on Apr 4, 2025

'Quad' nations seek extension of ceasefire in quake-hit Myanmar

The "Quad" nations of Japan, the United States, Australia and India have welcomed the Myanmar military's announcement of a temporary ceasefire following a massive earthquake that hit the country recently and called for a continued halt to …

Source: Japan Times - Neutral
Published on Apr 4, 2025

AngloGold Ashanti’s takes critical step on decarbonisation journey

ANGLOGOLD Ashanti has announced the successful completion of a major renewables project at its Tropicana gold mine to create the largest hybrid power system in Australia’s mining sector. This project marks substantial progress by AngloGold Ashanti towards …

Source: miningmx.com - Label Pending
Published on Apr 4, 2025

Trump’s tariff onslaught headed for self-defeating recession

It takes a truly epic shock to push the global economy into recession. Did Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff gambit just shove the world into one? Asian policymakers can’t help but fear the worst as the region bears the disproportionate brunt of the US …

Source: Asia Times - Neutral
Published on Apr 3, 2025

US trading partners baffled by Trump’s tariffs, but little appetite for trade war

The new tariffs announced Wednesday by US President Donald Trump drew puzzled yet measured reactions from key trading partners, highlighting the lack of appetite for a full-fledged trade war. Trump presented the import taxes, which he calls “reciprocal …

Source: The Times of Israel - Uncategorized
Published on Apr 4, 2025

Centring people of colour to close the climate justice gap

Australia must do more to empower communities of colour in its response to climate change. In late February, the Multicultural Leadership Initiative hosted its Our Common Future summits in Sydney and Melbourne. These summits focused on the importance of …

Source: The Strategist - Neutral

07 days 20:00:52

Featured Releases

Got News to Share? · Submit · See All

Published on April 6, 2025 - 18:20 GMT

Death Rate from Myanmar Earthquake Increases

(MENAFN) The death rate from the powerful earthquake in Myanmar has increased to 3,471, with search and rescue workers persistently recovering more victims, based on state media reports on Sunday. The earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.7, struck on March 28 …

Distribution channels: ...
Published on April 6, 2025 - 10:04 GMT

Myanmar earthquake death toll reaches 3,471

(MENAFN) The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Myanmar has reached 3,471, according to state media reports on Sunday, as search and rescue operations continue to uncover more victims. The 7.7 magnitude quake, which struck on March 28, has also …

Distribution channels: ...

Published on April 6, 2025 - 08:07 GMT

Recorded deaths from earthquake in Myanmar exceed 1,000

(MENAFN) The death toll from the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday has surpassed 1,000, with the state-run broadcaster MRTV reporting 1,002 fatalities. The figures represent casualties from all affected areas across the …

Distribution channels:
Published on April 6, 2025 - 10:05 GMT

Floods claim child’s life in US

(MENAFN) Kentucky is reeling from the tragic death of a 9-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters on Friday, becoming one of at least nine fatalities reported across the United States as a powerful series of storms continues to batter the nation. …

Distribution channels: ...

Published on April 6, 2025 - 22:09 GMT

President Trump Approves Emergency Declarations for Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee to Supplement State-led Response ...

Residents are urged to listen to local officials as severe weather and flooding risk continues WASHINGTON -- FEMA is actively coordinating with states across the mid-west and central U.S. affected by recent severe storms and flooding to support their …

Distribution channels:
Published on April 4, 2025 - 21:40 GMT

FEMA Ends Wasteful, Politicized Grant Program, Returning Agency to Core Mission of Helping Americans Recovering from ...

Under Secretary Noem, DHS is eliminating waste, fraud and abuse WASHINGTON -- FEMA is ending the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program and canceling all BRIC applications from Fiscal Years 2020-2023. If grant funds have not been …

Distribution channels:
Published on April 5, 2025 - 07:04 GMT

Myanmar: Landmine awareness saves lives amid conflict and natural disasters

The numbers underline the gravity of the situation. In 2023, for the first time, Myanmar had the highest annual number of civilian casualties caused by landmines, exceeding all other countries for that year, according to the most recent Landmine Monitor …

Distribution channels:
Published on April 5, 2025 - 17:52 GMT

Malaysia, Thailand Diplomats Go to Earthquake-Stricken Myanmar

(MENAFN) Senior diplomats from Malaysia along with Thailand went on a day-long visit to earthquake-impacted Myanmar on Saturday, amid ASEAN’s reaction to the catastrophe as well as demonstrating solidarity with the citizens of the Southeast Asian country, …

Distribution channels:

Got news to share? Submit it now.

Load more natural disasters news or search news using your own keywords. There are 800,802,124 articles in our news database.

Online News Monitoring Made Simple

Established in 1995, EIN Newsdesk helps millions of users track breaking news across thousands of trusted websites. Users may set up custom email newsletters and RSS feeds or search among thousands of preset news sections. As a member, you may also submit your own news using the EIN Presswire distribution service. Membership is free and we do not sell or lease any information about you. Press release distribution, dedicated APIs, and custom services generate the revenue that allow us to offer you free basic access.

News by Country & by Industry

Worldwide News Coverage

Track news across more than 5,000 sources by country or industry or search our real-time news index.

Natural Disasters News by Country

Natural Disasters News by U.S. State

Natural Disasters News Topics

Online News Publications

World News Report

News Alerts & News Feeds

Custom News Monitoring

News page results can be outputted as RSS or received daily by email. You may also use our NewsPlugin for WordPress.

Create Email Newsletter

Create RSS Feed

NewsPlugin for WordPress

Submit News

PR Distribution Service

Our EIN Presswire's distribution footprint reaches millions. You can upload news which is re-published through EIN Newsdesk, fed into Twitter and Facebook, and onto partner sites, Google News, Bing News, etc.

EIN Presswire

Events

World Media Directory

News Media Guide

This is a listing of the world’s TV stations, radio stations, newspapers, and blogs. Last update: 03/19/2025

World Media Directory

Natural Disasters Press Releases

Got News to Share? · Submit · See All

Published on April 7, 2025 - 04:11 GMT

Emmy-Award Winning Meteorologist Amy Freeze Launches First-Ever AI Forecasting Avatar

The platform features radar, hyperlocal alerts, regional forecasts and science-backed answers to user questions— through a digital avatar modeled after Freeze. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, April 7, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- AmyFreeze.Ai is the …

Distribution channels: Media, Advertising & PR, Natural Disasters ...
Published on April 6, 2025 - 22:09 GMT

President Trump Approves Emergency Declarations for Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee to Supplement State-led Response ...

Residents are urged to listen to local officials as severe weather and flooding risk continues WASHINGTON -- FEMA is actively coordinating with states across the mid-west and central U.S. affected by recent severe storms and flooding to support their …

Distribution channels:
Published on April 5, 2025 - 21:55 GMT

President Donald J. Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for Arkansas

WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Arkansas to supplement response efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding beginning on April 2, 2025, and continuing. The …

Distribution channels:
Published on April 5, 2025 - 17:04 GMT

West Virginians Have Until April 28, 2025, to Apply for Disaster Assistance

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginians have until April 28 to apply for FEMA Assistance for damages sustained during the mid-February winter storms. FEMA assistance for individuals and families affected by the Feb. 15-18, 2025, storms, mudslides, landslides, …

Distribution channels: Natural Disasters
Published on April 4, 2025 - 23:35 GMT

April Showers Bring High Waters: Prepare for Spring Floods

Now’s the time to prepare for spring storms. Kentucky and West Virginia have already faced floods this year, and much of the Midwest and South are under flood threats this week. Whether you’re dealing with melting snow, thunderstorms or an urban stream, …

Distribution channels:
Published on April 4, 2025 - 21:40 GMT

FEMA Ends Wasteful, Politicized Grant Program, Returning Agency to Core Mission of Helping Americans Recovering from ...

Under Secretary Noem, DHS is eliminating waste, fraud and abuse WASHINGTON -- FEMA is ending the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program and canceling all BRIC applications from Fiscal Years 2020-2023. If grant funds have not been …

Distribution channels:
Published on April 4, 2025 - 15:10 GMT

Disaster Recovery Centers in Kentucky Adjusting Operation Hours

FRANKFORT, Ky. –Beginning April 4, Disaster Recovery Centers in Kentucky will have hours and days of operation. Friday, April 4, all Disaster Recovery Centers are scheduled to operate 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 5, all Disaster Recovery Centers are …

Distribution channels: Natural Disasters
Published on April 4, 2025 - 15:10 GMT

FEMA Follow-Up Calls Lead to Millions in Disaster Assistance for West Virginians

FEMA Follow-Up Calls Lead to Millions in Disaster Assistance for West Virginians CHARLESTON, W.Va. – FEMA recovery efforts likely conjure images of safety vests and disaster sites. But a significant recovery effort in the past 10 months under FEMA reforms …

Distribution channels: Natural Disasters
Published on April 3, 2025 - 21:52 GMT

Car Donations with Cars2Charities: A Simple Way to Support People in Need and Strengthen Communities

How Car Donations Support People and Communities VALENCIA, CA, UNITED STATES, April 3, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Every year, thousands of people choose to donate their unwanted or unused vehicles to charity. Through Cars2Charities, car …

Distribution channels: Automotive Industry, Companies ...
Published on April 3, 2025 - 19:50 GMT

Cedar Mountain House Assisted Living Safely Evacuate Residents Amid Western North Carolina Wildfires

Cedar Mountain House evacuates residents to Stonecroft Assisted Living amid wildfires, ensuring their safety and well-being during the emergency BREVARD, NC, UNITED STATES, April 3, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In response to the ongoing Western …

Distribution channels: Business & Economy, Companies ...
Published on April 3, 2025 - 14:00 GMT

'Healing Mother Earth' – Help Replant Trees After the Northern MI Ice Storm

A devastating ice storm destroyed thousands of trees in Michigan. Nathan Wright’s “Healing Mother Earth” initiative aims to restore forests and habitats. PETOSKEY, MI, UNITED STATES, April 3, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Northern Michigan is …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry, Education ...
Published on April 3, 2025 - 22:47 GMT

FEMA Updates Flood Maps in Cochise County

OAKLAND, Calif. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has delivered preliminary flood maps for Cochise County, the City of Benson, the City of Bisbee, the City of Sierra Vista, the City of Tombstone, and the Town of Huachuca City, Arizona. These …

Distribution channels:
Published on April 3, 2025 - 22:47 GMT

President Donald J. Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for Tennessee

WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Tennessee to supplement response efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding beginning on April 2 and …

Distribution channels: Natural Disasters
Published on April 3, 2025 - 22:47 GMT

FEMA Urges Residents to Listen to Local Officials About Flooding Risks as Storms Sweep the South and Midwest

WASHINGTON -- Large storms and severe weather systems are moving across the South and Midwest, which are bringing heavy rain and risks of flooding. FEMA is coordinating with its state, local, tribal and territorial partners to ensure people’s safety is …

Distribution channels: Natural Disasters
Published on April 3, 2025 - 16:22 GMT

Mental Health Support is Available as Kentuckians Face Repeated Severe Weather Events

FRANKFORT, Ky. – As Kentuckians brace for another round of severe weather, many residents are still recovering from the devastating storms and flooding that occurred between February 14 and March 7. These repeated incidents can take a serious toll on …

Distribution channels: Natural Disasters
Published on April 2, 2025 - 22:41 GMT

Boxie Launches “Glo For Good” Campaign to Support Pets Displaced by LA Wildfire Damage

Boxie introduces "Glo For Good" to aid pets affected by LA wildfire; campaign supports animal recovery efforts with every purchase SANTA MONICA, CA, UNITED STATES, April 2, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In the aftermath of the recently …

Distribution channels: Consumer Goods, Emergency Services ...
Published on April 2, 2025 - 16:19 GMT

2026 Europe Winter Outlook – Major Climate Watch for 2030

2026 Winter will be Controlled by 5 Natural ClimatePulse Cycles – Climate Shift Watch Issued for 2030 – Major Shift in Climate Change OCALA, FL, UNITED STATES, April 2, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Global Weather Oscillations (GWO) incorporates several …

Distribution channels: Business & Economy, Education ...
Published on April 3, 2025 - 03:34 GMT

Kentucky Survivors: Tornado and Flood Safety Information

FRANKFORT, Ky. –When a tornado warning is issued, immediately seek the best available refuge area. Your chance of surviving improves if you follow these guidelines. Where to go during a tornado Best Options Above or below ground tornado storm shelter …

Distribution channels:
Published on April 2, 2025 - 15:13 GMT

The Role of Building Elevation in Long-Term Disaster Resilience

HAMMOND, LA, UNITED STATES, April 2, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Communities across Southeast Louisiana continue to face the threat of recurring floods, subsidence, and storm-related damage. As disaster frequency increases and infrastructure ages, …

Distribution channels: Building & Construction Industry, Culture, Society & Lifestyle ...
Published on April 2, 2025 - 20:53 GMT

Kentuckians Reminded to Beware of Fraud and Scams

FRANKFORT, Ky. – When natural disasters occur, it's possible that some people will try and exploit the situation by pretending to be official disaster aid workers. FEMA urges disaster survivors to stay alert for fraud and scams. Criminals—including …

Distribution channels: Natural Disasters