Australia bush fire

An Australian Army combat engineer from the 5th Engineer Regiment utilises a JD-450 Bulldozer to spread out burnt woodchip at the Eden Woodchip Mill in southern New South Wales, Australia, in support of Operation Bushfire Assist, January 11, 2020. SGT Bill Solomou/Australian Department of Defence/Handout via Reuters
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Australian bushfires burn despite cool change

At least 180 fires continued to burn across Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) states although widespread rainfall is forecast for fire-hit areas on the east coast from Wednesday

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 25, 2019. Reuters/Carlo Allegri
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Australian prime minister's approval rating goes up in flames

Smoke billows during bushfires in Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, December 30, 2019. Photo: REUTERS
Environment

Australia bushfires: Not just Australia’s problem

An Australian Army combat engineer from the 5th Engineer Regiment utilises a JD-450 Bulldozer to spread out burnt woodchip at the Eden Woodchip Mill in southern New South Wales, Australia, in support of Operation Bushfire Assist, January 11, 2020. SGT Bill Solomou/Australian Department of Defence/Handout via Reuters
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Australian PM proposes high-powered inquiry into bushfires response

In the bushfire at 27 people are dead, 2,00 homes have been razed, and million acres of forest and bush have been wiped out. Photo: Bloomberg/AFP
Thoughts

Don't let Australia's crisis go to waste

Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor as the Green Wattle Creek Fire threatens a number of communities in the southwest of Sydney, Australia, December 19, 2019/ AAP Image via Reuters
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Here’s how wildfires will impact what Australians eat and wear

A satellite image of the bushfires burning across Australia on December 26
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Here's what you need to know about Australia's deadly wildfires

Cows stand in the field with bushfire burning in the background, in Kangaroo Island, Australia January 9, 2020 in this still image obtained from social media. PAUL STANTON - PAUL'S PLACE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY/via REUTERS
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'Get out': Australians urged to flee as huge bushfires revitalize

Cows stand in the field with bushfire burning in the background, in Kangaroo Island, Australia January 9, 2020 in this still image obtained from social media. Paul Stanton - Paul's Place Wildlife Sanctuary/via Reuters
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Australia calls for another mass evacuation as monster bushfires return

Cars are seen evacuating from Lakes Entrance prior to the road closure along the Princes Highway outside Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, January 4, 2020. AAP Image/James Ross via Reuters
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Australian police charge 24 people of deliberately setting bushfire

Paradise lost. Photo: Getty Images via Bloomberg.
Thoughts

Bushfires reap what Australia’s carbon exports have sown

Seaman Boatswains Mate Malik El-Leissy views a burning fire from HMAS Adelaide as the ship arrives at Eden, NSW, Australia, during Operation Bushfire Assist 2020, January 5, 2020. Picture taken January 5, 2020/ Australian Department of Defence Handout via Reuters
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Smoke from Australia bushfires reaches Brazil

Warrant Officer Class Two Darrel Rowe, from the 5th Aviation Squadron, searches the ground from an Australian Army CH-47F Chinook during the flight to Omeo, Victoria, Australia, to evacuate local civilian residents during Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20, January 4, 2020. Picture taken January 4, 2020/Reuters
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Australia readies as renewed bushfire threat looms, economic costs soar