australia
Australia fires ‘long way from over’ but rain brings relief
World
January 11, 2020
Australia fires ‘long way from over’ but rain brings relief
Massive bushfires in southeastern Australia still have a “long way to go”, authorities have warned, even as colder conditions brought…
Australians leave homes as heat, winds escalate fire danger
World
January 10, 2020
Australians leave homes as heat, winds escalate fire danger
EDEN, Australia (AP) — Thousands of people fled their homes and helicopters dropped supplies to towns at risk of nearby…
World’s largest volunteer force fights Australia’s wildfires
World
January 9, 2020
World’s largest volunteer force fights Australia’s wildfires
TOMERONG, Australia (AP) — The wildfire was behaving erratically last week, and Doug Schutz and his team needed to make…
Fire-hit Australian farmers vow to rise from the ashes
World
January 9, 2020
Fire-hit Australian farmers vow to rise from the ashes
Steve Bellchambers is digging pits to bury the carcasses of livestock killed by bushfires which swept through his farm in…
2019 second hottest year on record: EU
World
January 8, 2020
2019 second hottest year on record: EU
2019 was the second hottest year on record and ended the hottest decade in history, the European Union’s climate monitoring…
Australians urged to ‘leave early’ in face of new bushfire threat
World
January 8, 2020
Australians urged to ‘leave early’ in face of new bushfire threat
Australian officials issued fresh evacuation warnings Wednesday ahead of a forecast spike in the intensity of out-of-control bushfires that have…
Smoke from Australia bushfires reaches Brazil
Environment
January 8, 2020
Smoke from Australia bushfires reaches Brazil
Smoke from bushfires raging across Australia reached Brazil on Tuesday, an arm of the National Institute for Space Research said…
Burned tigers, rescued kangaroos: Australia bushfire disinformation
World
January 8, 2020
Burned tigers, rescued kangaroos: Australia bushfire disinformation
Tiger burns in Australia’s bushfires? It’s a 2012 photo from Indonesia. Young girl rescues koala? Actually an artist’s impression. Social…
Fire-hit Australia gets $1.4bn recovery fund as troops deployed
World
January 6, 2020
Fire-hit Australia gets $1.4bn recovery fund as troops deployed
Reserve troops fanned out across fire-ravaged regions in three Australian states on Monday after a horror weekend, as the government…
Australia reels after another day of fire fury
World
January 5, 2020
Australia reels after another day of fire fury
Stunned Australians on Sunday counted the cost from a day of catastrophic bushfires that caused “extensive damage” across swathes of…