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title: The Canopy | Floods
description: Floods | The Canopy is a weekday morning email newsletter provided by the team at Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Our priority is bringing you the important stories of the day, regardless of which media outlet publishes them. Inclusion of stories in this newsletter does not constitute endorsement of the media outlet or the views and statements contained within them.
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The Canopy is a weekday morning email newsletter provided by the team at Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
## [Worst summer on record for Great Barrier Reef as coral die-off sweeps planet.](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/worst-summer-on-record-for-great-barrier-reef-as-coral-die-off-sweeps-planet)
Monday, 6 May 2024
The Great Barrier Reef just experienced its worst summer on record, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced last month that the world is undergoing a global mass coral bleaching event — the fourth since the late 1990s — impacting at least 53 countries.
## [Australia likely emitting more methane than reported](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/australia-likely-emitting-more-methane-than-reported)
Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Australian fossil fuel producers are probably emitting twice as much methane as they report under traditional measures, according to a think tank led by Rod Sims that pushes for more aggressive energy transition targets. Mr Sims said the federal government must insist on more accurate data from...
## [Coral bleaching event felt across the globe](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/coral-bleaching-event-felt-across-the-globe)
Tuesday, 16 April 2024
It’s not just the Great Barrier Reef that’s going through coral bleaching, the world is experiencing its second major coral bleaching event in 10 years, with reef systems from Australia to Florida teetering on the brink of disaster following months of record-breaking ocean heat.
## [King tides cause new levels of devastation in Tuvalu, as the nation weighs up the Falepili Union treaty](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/king-tides-cause-new-levels-of-devastation-in-tuvalu-as-the-nation-weighs-up-the-falepili-union-treaty)
Monday, 8 April 2024
Angela Telupe watched her backyard flood as a king tide tightened its grip on the main island of Tuvalu. Tuvalu Meteorological Service data and communication officer Simoea Tiute said the February king tide was the worst she had seen in her life in Tuvalu. The flooding came as Tuvalu considered the...
## [Australians afraid of having to relocate due to climate change, new survey shows](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/australians-afraid-of-having-to-relocate-due-to-climate-change-new-survey-shows)
Friday, 22 March 2024
A new survey by the Climate Council has found Australians are increasingly concerned extreme weather events will force them to relocate away from their homes, with many already having to move temporarily or permanently.
## [AUSSIE SUBURBS OVERTAKE INNER-CITY ON EV UPTAKE ACCORDING TO NEW DATA](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/aussie-suburbs-overtake-inner-city-on-ev-uptake-according-to-new-data)
Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Aussie suburbs overtake inner-city on EV uptake according to new data. Outer suburban drivers are zooming past inner city-dwellers on electric vehicle uptake, according to new analysis by the Electric Vehicle Council.
## [COP28: Strong outcome to end fossil fuel era backed by large majority](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/cop28-strong-outcome-to-end-fossil-fuel-era-backed-by-large-majority)
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
At least 127 countries have called for or endorsed a decision to phaseout fossil fuels at this year’s UN climate negotiations. These countries account for 71.7% of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and represent 46.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions and 69.7% of...
## [Support for fossil fuel firms to pay for climate damage](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/support-for-fossil-fuel-firms-to-pay-for-climate-damage)
Wednesday, 13 September 2023
Today’s Climate of the Nation survey, Australia's longest continuous survey of community attitudes to climate change, shows that many Australians believe the toll on communities from more severe storms, floods and bushfires should be covered by coal, oil and gas firms.
## [WA’s strongest cyclone in 14 years makes landfall](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/was-strongest-cyclone-in-14-years-makes-landfall)
Friday, 14 April 2023
While northern Australia is no stranger to cyclones, Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is the strongest to hit the region in 14 years. The "very destructive core" of the storm will bring "extreme" wind gusts of up to 315km/h in parts of the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, the Bureau of Meteorology said.
## [Aussies suffer from climate trauma and insurance costs post Lismore floods](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/aussie-suffers-from-climate-trauma-and-insurance-costs-post-lismore-flood)
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
A peak oil and gas lobby, which includes dirty fossil fuel giant Woodside, Shell, and BP, continues to argue against the Albanese Government’s signature climate action plan, including its opposition to international offsets. Under a proposal unveiled earlier this year, emissions would be required...
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