We’re with you, Biden tells Hawaii
Joe Biden told survivors of a horrific blaze in Hawaii the US government would not abandon them.
Bushfires
Worst bushfires threaten cities
A state of emergency was declared in British Columbia as the worst wildfires in Canada’s history raged across the country.
Dinnigan’s beach house rises from the ashes
After bushfires razed their beloved beach house on the New South Wales South Coast, Collette Dinnigan and her husband, Bradley Cocks, rebuilt it by marrying fire-resistant materials with soulful interiors.
Albanese’s pitch as fire and drought risks loom
The PM outlines his plan to help farmers drought-proof Australia and mitigate natural disasters.
PM‘s brutal reply to ’ridiculous’ question
Anthony Albanese has shut down a reporter, saying he ‘cannot answer’ her question on bushfires.
No respite as heatwave fans fatal fires
Bushfires raging across North Africa and southern Europe during a blistering heatwave have killed dozens of people and forced mass evacuations.
‘Like Dunkirk’: Thousands flee bushfires on Rhodes
Terrified holiday-makers walked for hours to escape the flames and others were rescued from beaches as fires consumed Rhodes at the height of the tourist season.
Thousands flee bushfires as Earth bakes
About 30,000 people were evacuated from fires on the Greek island of Rhodes, while almost a quarter of the US population struggled under a record-breaking heatwave.
Mercury melts records as heatwaves scorch the globe
Temperatures are reached new highs as heatwaves and bushfires scorch swaths of the northern hemisphere.
Years of rain fuel bushfire danger
Australia is ‘much better prepared’ for the next drought to hit but the threat of bushfires will put new emergency response systems to the test.
Aussies to be smashed by brutal summer
Aussies should prepare for “heatwaves and bushfires” this summer as the Bureau of Meteorology declares a high likelihood of an El Nino event.
Bowen can’t ignore Sweden’s transition backflip
It seems Sweden’s track record of hard-headed, fact-based decision-making continues.
Bushfires turn Big Apple into Big Smoke
New York was enduring the worst air quality index of any major city in the world. New Delhi was the second-worst.
Bushfires ‘were a trigger for La Nina’
The Black Summer bushfire catastrophe coughed up so much smoke it may have fuelled the global onset of La Nina in 2020, research says.
25,000 flee Canada bushfires
The number of fires – fanned by strong winds – jumps to 110 in the western province of Alberta.
Stunning sign Aus wildlife is recovering
A massive AI project which captured millions of wildlife images has shed light on the extent Australia’s fire-ravaged regions are healing since the Black Summer Bushfires.
CASA settles with firefighter’s widow over fatal crash
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has avoided a Supreme Court showdown after reaching a settlement with the widow of a pilot killed while fighting bushfires almost a decade ago.
An ultra-luxe retreat rises from the ruins
This intimate bush-luxe retreat, built from the ashes from the Black Summer bushfires, takes Blue Mountains accommodation to a new level of sophistication.
Prepare for bushfires with heavy fuel loads, El Nino
Drought after years of good rain can create tinder boxes in summer. The fuel load along the nation’s east coast could heighten the risk of serious bushfires.
‘Wings don’t just fall off aircraft’
A decade after pilot David Black was killed during a fire-bombing mission near Ulladulla, his widow Julie is taking her protracted legal battle to the NSW Supreme Court.
Black Summer delays ‘fuelling bushfire risks’
A NSW minister has warned unacceptable delays to the implementation of recommendations from the Black Summer inquiry has left the state in a worse position to confront bushfires.
Tragic detail in Black Summer disaster
A heartbreaking detail about one of the three crew killed in an air tanker crash during the Black Summer bushfires has been revealed.
Breath of fresh Air
Air is the focus of a new exhibition at the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art.
Andrews polling: all talk, no action
The Andrews government wanted to know what locals thought of it, but worried asking would increase requests for action in wake of bushfires.
One misstep for science, one giant leap in distrust
From Covid lockdowns to the Great Barrier Reef, bushfires, Murray-Darling water allocations and the environment: overreach by experts has bred popular distrust and conspiracy theories.
East coast sizzles as power grid feels the pressure
Sydney has recorded its hottest day in two years as the eastern seaboard sweltered through its first day of a heatwave.
Bushfire smoke ‘serious threat to quarter of voters’
Ryan Harris is among a quarter of NSW voters who say they cannot protect themselves in another air quality crisis.
Warning as heatwaves surge in Aussie states
Extreme heat is sending the mercury soaring, with heightened fears over the threat of bushfires in multiple states.
Wild weather slams state, fireys battle blaze
One state is under immense pressure on several fronts as wild winds, heavy rain and even bushfires continue to intensify.
‘Extreme’ weather to smash Australia
Flooding events, heatwaves, cyclones and bushfires are challenging emergency services teams across the country.
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