Geography of Australia

More than 30,000 residents of Sydney and its surrounds have been told to evacuate or prepare to abandon their homes Monday as Australia's largest city faces its fourth and possibly worst round of flooding in 18 months.

Torrential rain since Friday caused dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks, bringing another flood emergency for the city of 5 million people.

It will be cloudy today and rainfalls will come from the southwest  in the morning and will spread over most of the country by evening. In northwestern Bulgaria rain will turn into wet snow. Light to moderate wind from east-southeast. Maximum temperatures - between 6°C and 11°C, in the western half of the Danube Plain - between 1°C and 3°C, National Weather Service reported

A Danish prince was temporarily denied entry to a bar in the Australian city of Brisbane because he did not have proper identification, local media say.
Crown Prince Frederik, 49, and his entourage were reportedly only able to get into the bar with the help of diplomatic protection police officers.
They are said to have told staff proof of ID in this case was not necessary.

Australia's under-pressure Great Barrier Reef is an asset worth Aus$56 billion (US$42 billion) and as an ecosystem and economic driver is "too big to fail," a study said on June 26.

The blaze started in the Lane-Poole Reserve near the city of Perth in the state of Western Australia and was reported early on Wednesday morning, while it has already burned more than 11,000 hectares.

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services has issued a warning statement claiming that the fire is threatening human lives and homes, since it is moving fast.

A crocodile was filmed leaping out of the water of the Adelaide river in Australia during a tourist excursion .

The huge beast shows off its terrifying strength as it propels itself up vertically trying to grab some meat being dangled above it.

Australian officials said Feb. 22 all efforts were being made to help those hit by Tropical Cyclone Marcia, which smashed through Queensland state leaving 1,500 homes damaged and thousands without electricity.
      

Two powerful cyclones pounded Australia on Feb. 20 and left a trail of destruction with houses ripped apart, trees uprooted and power lines torn down, cutting electricity to thousands of people.
      

The mother of seven of eight children killed in the northern city of Cairns was charged with their murder on Dec. 21, Australian police said, as grieving family members paid emotional tributes.

Eight children ranging from babies to teenagers were found dead at a home in the Australian city of Cairns Dec. 19, police said, reportedly in a gruesome mass stabbing that comes just days after a deadly siege in Sydney.