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US: Firefighters struggle to control wildfires amid heat wave
World
July 11, 2021
US: Firefighters struggle to control wildfires amid heat wave
Firefighters in the western US fought to contain wildfires amid soaring temperatures in northern California and surrounding regions. A rescue aircraft…
Winds intensifying as firefighters battle fire in California
World
October 2, 2020
Winds intensifying as firefighters battle fire in California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Winds grew stronger Thursday in California’s wine country, threatening to escalate a massive wildfire that has…
Australian bushfires extinguished, but climate rows rage on
World
February 15, 2020
Australian bushfires extinguished, but climate rows rage on
Australia’s “black summer” of devastating bushfires is finally coming to a close, but bitter arguments over how to tackle climate-fuelled…
Rainstorms douse bushfires across eastern Australia
World
January 18, 2020
Rainstorms douse bushfires across eastern Australia
Rain and thunderstorms doused long-burning bushfires across much of eastern Australia Saturday, but they also brought a new threat of…
Australia’s farmers count cost after bushfires wipe out livestock
World
January 18, 2020
Australia’s farmers count cost after bushfires wipe out livestock
In the wake of ferocious bushfires that tore through Kangaroo Island, local farmer Rick Morris has endured the grueling task…
Makeshift koala hospital scrambles to save dozens injured in bushfires
Environment
January 15, 2020
Makeshift koala hospital scrambles to save dozens injured in bushfires
Dozens of injured koalas arrive at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park’s makeshift animal hospital each day in cat carriers, washing…
Five thousand feral camels culled in drought-hit Australia
World
January 14, 2020
Five thousand feral camels culled in drought-hit Australia
Helicopter-borne marksmen killed more than 5,000 camels in a five-day cull of feral herds that were threatening indigenous communities in…
Koalas, wallabies endangered by Australia bushfires ‘ecological disaster’
World
January 13, 2020
Koalas, wallabies endangered by Australia bushfires ‘ecological disaster’
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The Australian government committed A$50 million ($34.58 million) to an emergency wildlife recovery program on Monday, calling…
Australian ‘megablaze’ brought under control
World
January 13, 2020
Australian ‘megablaze’ brought under control
Exhausted firefighters said they had finally brought Australia’s largest “megablaze” under control Monday, as wet weather promised to deliver much-needed…
Australia turns from defense to offense in wildfire battle
World
January 12, 2020
Australia turns from defense to offense in wildfire battle
BODALLA, Australia (AP) — Crews battling Australia’s wildfires said Sunday that they have been able to turn from defense to…