Fires Australia
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30 homes estimated to have been destroyed by out of control wildfire in AustraliaWestern Australia state's Department of Fire and Emergency Services said the blaze had burned through 6,667 hectares by Tuesday.WeatherFeb 2, 2021
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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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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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Australia hit with flash flooding, dust storms as wildfires rageDust storms, hail and flash floods have battered beleaguered Australian cities in recent days, extreme weather that has diminished the threat from scores of wildfires that continue to blaze across the country’s southeast.WorldJan 20, 2020
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Massive wildfires are permanently altering Australia’s landscape, scientists sayHeat waves and drought have fueled bigger and more frequent fires in parts of Australia, so far this season torching some 104,000 square kilometers, an area about as big as Ohio.WorldJan 19, 2020
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Canada to send 69 more fire personnel to Australia to battle wildfires, minister saysCanada's minister of foreign affairs said the country was responding to requests from their "Australian friends."WorldJan 14, 2020
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Crews battling Australia wildfires turn from defence to offenceCrews battling Australia's wildfires said Sunday that they have been able to turn from defence to offence for the first time in weeks thanks to a break in the weather.WorldJan 12, 2020
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Australia wildfires death toll raised to 28 after firefighter dies on dutyAuthorities were assessing the damage after firefighters battled flames fanned by strong winds through the night and lightning strikes sparked new blazes in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia's most populous states. Conditions were milder Saturday and forecast to remain relatively benign for the next week.WorldJan 11, 2020
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Thunderstorms bring relief but also danger to Australian wildfiresThunderstorms and showers brought some relief for firefighters battling deadly wildfires across Australia’s drought-parched east coast on Wednesday, but also raised concerns that lightning will spark more fires before dangerous hot and windy conditions return.WorldJan 8, 2020
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