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Restrictions along the Murray River have eased for the first time since flooding started, but swimming remains off limits in popular holiday spots.

AAP

River Murray boating restrictions ease as flood emergency moves towards clean-up phase

Restrictions imposed on boat users amid SA's flooding crisis have eased along the River Murray's upper reaches, with the premier declaring the step a "first sign" that the emergency is moving towards clean-up and recovery.

ABC News

Environmentalists urge fishermen to use opera house nets with caution as yabbies run wild in floodwaters

Catching yabbies is popular with South Australia's recreational fishers, but this could be the last summer they can use opera house nets to haul them in.

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Kimberley pastoralists isolated from markets as flood-damaged roads leave abattoir, live exports inaccessible

Extensive flood damage across the region has left markets inaccessible and forces WA's major northern abattoir to pause operations between Broome and Derby.

ABC News

Devastated Notts woman 'living a nightmare' in flat with broken boiler and flooded kitchen

The 75-year-old, who suffers from a long-term lung condition, said the average temperature in her home is 14 °C because her boiler is broken.

Nottingham Post

$70 million to repair flood-damaged Hunter assets

An extra $70million is now available to help repair community infrastructure damaged by the floods in February and June last year.

Newcastle Herald

Rescue helicopters moved to NSW-Victorian border to help flooded river communities

Teams are keeping communities supplied with medications, animal feed and groceries via helicopter after emergency services moved their air base to the NSW-Victorian border.

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Complaints to ombudsman as Northern Rivers residents sent power bills for flood-damaged properties with no power

While homes and businesses across Northern NSW remain virtually empty nearly a year after catastrophic floods, residents are receiving bills for electricity they say they could not have used.

ABC News

California's atmospheric river storms mean managing floods in a time of drought

The state is simultaneously facing flooding and drought.

Axios

Supermarket shelves stripped bare in north Queensland as warnings about flash flooding remain, despite easing rain

Heavy rain is expected to ease today but days of flooding leave supermarkets running low on supplies in parts of Queensland's north, with producers finding new routes to get fruit and vegetables into the region.

ABC News

Ongoing flood threat to most of Australia shows La Niña weakening but not yet finished

Australia remains in the grip of wet weather as the La Niña pattern lingers, but early forecasts predicting a rapid shift to El Niño are premature writes ABC meteorologist Tom Saunders.

ABC News

New Bay Area maps show hidden flood risk from sea level rise and groundwater

Amid dramatic ocean swells and drenching atmospheric rivers, a new report lays bare a hidden aspect of sea level rise that has been exacerbating flooding in the Bay Area.

Los Angeles Times

Devastating storms might be over, but officials caution California to stay vigilant

As the skies begin to clear and a relentless series of atmospheric rivers starts to move out, Californians are finally catching a break as they assess the aftermath of weeks of downed trees, landslides and devastating flooding.

Los Angeles Times

UK weather: heavy snow could trigger power cuts as country freezes

Met Office warns of up to 15cm of snow in some areas as public urged not to travel due to treacherous conditions

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Wet and wild weather nationally as Sydney expected to break cool spell

Australia is in for a wet and wild week, with much of the country expected to cop a barrage of foul weather.

Daily Record

Public meeting planned to help improve resilience measures for victims of major flooding in Perth

Properties and businesses in the Craigie and Cherrybank area have been repeatedly hit by deluges in recent years

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: California has lots of catching up to do on flood management — with or without climate change

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Leland Stanford became California's governor in 1862, he needed a rowboat to carry him to the Capitol to be sworn in.

The Guardian - AU

‘Dangerous flash flooding’ warning for North Queensland regions – as it happened

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Rochester a town of temporary homes, as community recovers from record floods

Rochester residents battle a sense of isolation and businesses contend with fluctuations in population, three months after floods.

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Katherine Mayor calls for second bridge in NT town prone to major flooding

Flooding across the north has highlighted the vulnerability of Australia's road network and in this small town, built on a flood plain with only one high-level bridge, concern is rising.

AAP

Flood emergency still 'a long way to run'

The South Australian government says the flooding emergency down the Murray still has a "long way to run".

The Conversation

As heatwaves and floods hit cities worldwide, these places are pioneering solutions

Climate change is going just as badly for cities as we have been warned it would. Extreme weather is increasingly common and severe globally. Australian cities have endured a number of recent disastrous events.

ABC News

Fitzroy Crossing flood victims left frustrated by slow, complex roll out of federal relief payments

With at least 35 houses needing a complete rebuild, Fitzroy Crossing locals say "immediate" $200 relief payments are proving difficult to access.

ABC News

Water gauges to be installed upstream from Menindee Lakes after Darling River flooding

Installation begins at five sites in the northern Murray-Darling Basin, with authorities believing unmeasured water is in part responsible for a failure to predict the large flows into Menindee Lakes this summer.

WEKU

For California, weeks of deadly storms are finally set to wane after Monday

Since late December, a series of storms had dropped a year's worth of rain in just a few weeks, causing widespread floods and power outages. At least 19 people have died as a result of the storms.

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