Australia Fires
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Australian zoo welcomes ‘Ash,’ first koala joey born after wildfiresWildfires devastated much of Australia earlier this year, killing millions of wild animals, including many koalas.TrendingMay 27, 2020
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‘All fires now contained’ in Australia’s most populous state, officials sayAustralia has been battling hundreds of blazes since September in an unusually prolonged summer wildfire season that was fuelled by three years of drought.WorldFeb 14, 2020
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Eastern Australia’s remaining wildfires could be doused by heavy rains, officials sayAustralia has been battling hundreds of blazes since September in an unusually prolonged summer wildfire season that was fueled by three years of drought, which experts have attributed to climate change.EnvironmentFeb 11, 2020
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Australia’s west coast braces for Category 3 Cyclone DamienAt 1 p.m. AWST, Damien was a Category 3 storm, expecting to bring winds with gusts up to 220 kilometres per hour near its centre when crossing the coast later on Saturday, the Bureau of Meteorology in Western Australia said.WeatherFeb 8, 2020
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Heavy rain, floods hit Australia’s wildfire-ravaged east coastFirefighters can’t contain major blazes across the southeast without heavy rain.WorldFeb 7, 2020
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Wildfires destroy dozens more homes in southeast AustraliaBega Valley Mayor Kristy McBain said damage in her region 240 kilometers south of Canberra had yet to be assessed by the New South Wales Rural Fire Service.WorldFeb 2, 2020
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Residents prepare to evacuate as wildfires threaten Australia’s capitalWildfires burned out of control near Australia’s national capital, Canberra, and across surrounding New South Wales state on Saturday, with endangered residents warned to prepare to evacuate.WorldFeb 1, 2020
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Albertans return from battling fires in Australia: ‘I don’t think it’s easy for people to comprehend’Marc Gamache, who works as a wildfire technologist for Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, arrived in New South Wales at the beginning of the month.CanadaJan 30, 2020
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With no plan in place, a retired Edmonton firefighter flew out to Australia to help fight wildfires"If I didn't do it then, I thought I never would, so yeah, [I] bought the ticket," Dan Derouin said.EnvironmentJan 25, 2020
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Canadian Forces plane, crew heading to Australia to fight bushfiresThe Canadian Forces say a CC-17 Globemaster is leaving Monday.CanadaJan 25, 2020
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