Rising sea levels caused by climate change to inundate homes in Victoria

Rising sea levels are forecast to erode and inundate waterfront homes in the Victorian town of Inverloch by 2070. The Inverloch Region Coastal Hazard Assessment looked at the potential for flooding along low-lying coastal areas amid projections that sea levels will rise by 0.2 metres by 2040 and 0.5 metres by 2070.

State and federal governments unite in a $2.25 billion push to modernise the electricity grid in Victoria and massively expand its offshore wind industry.

Severe storms will lash eastern Australia in the coming week, ensuring scant reprieve for flooded areas. Wet weather and ‘prolific thunderstorm activity’ are expected to result in renewed or prolonged river rises.

Rising ocean caused by climate change will swallow Inverloch waterfront, study finds
A Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) study of the Bass Coast between Cape Paterson and Cape Liptrap has found that Inverloch is at significant risk of erosion. The Inverloch Region Coastal Hazard Assessment looked at the potential for flooding along low-lying coastal areas amid projections that sea levels will rise by 0.2 metres by 2040 and 0.5 metres by 2070.

Severe storms forecast to lash eastern Australia in coming week, ensuring scant reprieve for flooded areas
There will be little reprieve for flood-affected areas, with meteorologists forecasting significant rain and “prolific thunderstorm activity” over central and eastern Australia in the coming week.

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Europe's gas supply and affordability crisis are actually "good for the long run," Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told CNBC on Tuesday. He explained that it would ultimately force the continent to embrace renewable energy, adding that "people won't want to be dependent on Russian natural gas."

State and federal governments unite in $2.25b renewable energy push
Ahead of next week’s federal budget, the Andrews and Albanese governments have signed a deal to spend $1.5 billion on concessional finance for renewable energy projects, promising to place downward pressure on soaring electricity bills and improve energy security with “the rapid development” of wind projects in the Bass Strait.

Cost of Bureau of Meteorology rebrand more than $220,000
The federal government says it is "ridiculous" for the Bureau of Meteorology to be talking about rebranding itself amid floods in the eastern states, as the cost of the agency's move is revealed to be in excess of $220,000.

Supercells could bring intense storms to Queensland, NSW this week
This week's rain across eastern Australia is prolonging the ongoing floods but it comes with an additional threat — dangerous thunderstorms. These aren't your average, run-of-the-mill storms, though; they are of the supercell variety. Supercells are the most intense type of storm, capable of producing giant hail, destructive winds, flash flooding and occasionally tornadoes. Think of any major storm disaster in Australia's history and chances are it was a supercell.