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Australia – ‘Megafire’ threatens NSW communities
Rural fire chief says some communities to Sydney’s west might be ‘simply unsaveable’. The unique landscape that made disaster inevitable…
UN Climate Chief claims link ‘between climate change and wildfires’
There is “absolutely” a link between climate change and wildfires, U.N. Climate Chief Christiana Figueres told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on…
NSW braced for more fires
An enormous and “very volatile” fire in the NSW Blue Mountains continues to worry firefighters, with one township evacuated ahead…
Australia – Another NSW fire rages out of control
Firefighters were last night desperately battling out-of-control fires threatening homes and properties across much of the southeast of New South…
Australia – Bushfire warnings in NSW
Hot, dry and gusty northwesterly winds across New South Wales are causing dangerous fire conditions and potential record October heat.A…
Australia – Here comes the heat!
Australia’s south coast is expected to reach 40 degrees today.Eucla is forecast to have its second earliest 40 degree day…
Climate change report: “extremely likely” humans are responsible
Human activity has caused at least half of climate change in the last half century, hundreds of scientists say. They…
Some rain but no real relief in sight for SE Queensland
It has been a warm week for South East Queensland with gusty northwesterly winds bringing up the temperatures over the…
Australia – A land of the Spring extremes
Temperatures in Australia have been typical for Springtime – and for “typical” read “unpredictable”! There have been unseasonally cold and…
Australia – NSW firefighters battle against bushfires
Cooler weather and lighter winds helped fire crews gain control of bushfires raging across New South Wales Wednesday as formal…
