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US: Firefighters struggle to control wildfires amid heat wave
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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’
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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
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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
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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…
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