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2026-09-30 · The Guardian · Environment

Approval of biggest coal project in NSW planning commission’s history described as ‘infamous betrayal’

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2026-10-05 · The Guardian · Environment

Australia experiences second hottest September on record as El Niño and climate crisis combine

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2026-09-28 · The Guardian · Environment

New tool directly links carbon emissions to amount of environmental and economic damage caused

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2026-09-05 · The Guardian · Environment

Australian ski resorts to close up to a month early due to global heating and El Niño

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2026-09-05 · The Guardian

🔮 Predictions in June that a building El Niño could combine with global heating for a challenging ski season came to pass, with seven resorts either already closed or announcing ski lifts will stop operating this weekend. assertive

2026-09-28 · The Guardian

🔮 The biggest coal project before authorities in New South Wales, the HVO mine, will emit the equivalent of about 809m tonnes of climate-warming carbon dioxide if it wins approval. assertive

2026-09-30 · The Guardian

🔮 On Wednesday, the commission said the greenhouse gas emissions from the mine, near Singleton, would “contribute to climate change impacts on the people, economy and environment of the Hunter region, NSW and globally”. assertive

2026-10-05 · The Guardian

🔮 Alongside global warming, Grainger said the El Niño climate system that is still intensifying in the tropical Pacific – forecast to be the strongest ever recorded – had likely contributed to the heat and rainfall patterns seen in September. assertive