climate change
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…
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…
Researchers say we could be ingesting ‘credit card’ worth of plastic every week
Science
January 3, 2020
Researchers say we could be ingesting ‘credit card’ worth of plastic every week
Researchers have discovered tiny pieces of plastic in the most remote parts of the world — from the depths of…
‘Millions of sparks’: Weather raises Australia’s fire danger
World
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…