Big, destructive fires to smash Australia
Aussies are being warned to prepare for more bushfires in new areas over the coming months, as the effects of La Nina come to an end.
Bushfires
We’re with you, Biden tells Hawaii
Joe Biden told survivors of a horrific blaze in Hawaii the US government would not abandon them.
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.
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