bushfire threat

Smoke rises after fires burn through the Amazon rainforest in Rondonia state, Brazil, on August 24, 2019. Photo Bloomberg
Environment

Catastrophic fires released billions of tonnes of CO2 in 2019

Scientists agree that global warming will result in more wildfires, now the big question is whether last year’s spike is a one-time result or the start of a new trend

FILE PHOTO: A burning gum tree is felled to stop it from falling on a car in Corbago, as bushfires continue in New South Wales, Australia January 5, 2020. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy
World+Biz

Australia capital airport closed as bushfires flare anew

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
World+Biz

Bushfires hit emergency level on Sydney's outskirts; one dead in South Australia

Overview of wildfires in New South Wales, Australia November 14, 2019/Reuters.
Environment

Australia braces for heavy winds, lightning amid bushfire threat