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World 6 years ago

Australia prepares for post-Christmas extreme bushfires

Six people have now died in bushfires which have destroyed more than 3.7 million hectares (9.1 million acres) across five states.

World 6 years ago

Hazardous Sydney smoke turns up heat in Australia's climate politics

Devastating bushfires that blanketed Australia's largest city with hazardous smoke this week have heightened public anger and raised political pressure on the government to do more to tackle climate change.

World 6 years ago

Sydney smoke crisis 'longest on record'

Hundreds of bushfires have burned out of control since September up and down the eastern seaboard, blanketing cities from Sydney to Brisbane in smoke for weeks on end.

Environment 6 years ago

Online fundraiser for bushfire-hit koalas tops Aus$1 million

An online fundraiser for koalas injured in devastating bushfires topped Aus$1 million ($680,000) on Thursday, making it Australia's biggest campaign on the GoFundMe platform this year.

World 6 years ago

Elderly Australian couple perish in first bushfire season deaths

The bodies of the 77-year-old man and 68-year-old woman were found in the charred remains of their home in rural New South Wales state, a police spokesman said.

SE Asia 7 years ago

57 forest, bush fires reported in Brunei since early March

Firefighters from the Operation Branch ‘F’ at the Jerudong and Pengkalan Batu fire stations have been handling 57 reports of forest and bush fires since early March, as Brunei Darussalam enters the second phase of the northeast monsoon season with very limited rainfall.