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Five disasters in a single wet season show the climate crisis is here and now in the Northern Territory (of Australia)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/20/disasters-climate-crisis-northern-territory-australiaKirsty Howey
Thu 19 Mar 2026 21.06 EDT
We’re tough in Australia’s Top End, but there’s a limit to what communities can endure without adequate resources and if leadership isn’t honest about the cause
The Northern Territory has always prided itself on being tough. We’re known for facing down extreme heat, isolation and crocs. However, there is a point at which resilience stops being a virtue. And this wet season, we’ve felt invisible to the rest of Australia.
Four separate national disaster declarations in a single wet season. And now a fifth disaster, Tropical Cyclone Narelle, is barrelling towards us.
The 2025–26 wet season has been unlike anything the Northern Territory has ever experienced.
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Thu 19 Mar 2026 21.06 EDT
We’re tough in Australia’s Top End, but there’s a limit to what communities can endure without adequate resources and if leadership isn’t honest about the cause
The Northern Territory has always prided itself on being tough. We’re known for facing down extreme heat, isolation and crocs. However, there is a point at which resilience stops being a virtue. And this wet season, we’ve felt invisible to the rest of Australia.
Four separate national disaster declarations in a single wet season. And now a fifth disaster, Tropical Cyclone Narelle, is barrelling towards us.
The 2025–26 wet season has been unlike anything the Northern Territory has ever experienced.
…