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‘Millions of sparks’: Weather raises Australia’s fire danger
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January 3, 2020
‘Millions of sparks’: Weather raises Australia’s fire danger
SYDNEY (AP) — Navy ships plucked hundreds of people from beaches and tens of thousands were urged to flee Friday…
Australia orders evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave
World
January 2, 2020
Australia orders evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave
Australia ordered residents and tourists out of the path of raging bushfires on Thursday as the country braced for a…
Australia scrambles to reach thousands stranded by bushfires
World
January 1, 2020
Australia scrambles to reach thousands stranded by bushfires
A major operation to reach thousands of people stranded in fire-ravaged seaside towns was under way in Australia on Wednesday…
Thousands trapped on Australia beaches encircled by fire
World
December 31, 2019
Thousands trapped on Australia beaches encircled by fire
Thousands of holidaymakers and locals were forced to flee to beaches in fire-ravaged southeast Australia Tuesday, as blazes ripped through…
Bushfires reach Melbourne as heatwave fans Australia blazes
World
December 30, 2019
Bushfires reach Melbourne as heatwave fans Australia blazes
Fire threatened three Melbourne suburbs Monday, with residents warned it was too late to flee and they must “act immediately…
Sydney fireworks to go ahead despite massive protest petition
World
December 29, 2019
Sydney fireworks to go ahead despite massive protest petition
A petition to cancel Sydney’s famous New Year’s Eve fireworks and use the money to fight bushfires ringing the city…
Under pressure Australia PM visits beleaguered firefighters
World
December 22, 2019
Under pressure Australia PM visits beleaguered firefighters
Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited firefighters battling Australia’s bushfire crisis on Sunday as he apologized for a Hawaiian holiday that…
State of emergency as bushfires rage in Australia
World
December 19, 2019
State of emergency as bushfires rage in Australia
A state of emergency was declared in Australia’s most populated region on Thursday as an unprecedented heatwave fanned out-of-control bushfires,…
Toxic Sydney bushfire haze a ‘public health emergency’
World
December 16, 2019
Toxic Sydney bushfire haze a ‘public health emergency’
Australia’s biggest city is facing a “public health emergency” over the bushfire smoke that has choked Sydney for weeks, leading…
Australians protest as bushfire haze sparks health fears
World
December 11, 2019
Australians protest as bushfire haze sparks health fears
Thousands of protesters rallied in Sydney on Wednesday demanding urgent climate action from Australia’s government, as bushfire smoke choking the…