Bushfire

The bushfire near Perth destroyed dozens of homes and scorched more than 10,000 hectares Australian firefighters have managed to contain a bushfire burning near Perth, authorities said Saturday, allowing them to downgrade the blaze which has destroyed 86 homes. Despite another night battling the fire amid strong winds on the…

Strong winds threatening to fan a bushfire prompted Australia on Wednesday to urge thousands of people to leave their homes in the provincial capital of Perth, complicating a lockdown after the state detected its first coronavirus infection in 10 months. he fire in Western Australia has destroyed a swathe of…

(CNN)The state of Western Australia is facing an "unprecedented situation" as it battles a raging wildfire while millions of residents are under coronavirus lockdown, the state's premier Mark McGowan said in a media briefing Wednesday. The Perth metropolitan area and the Peel and South West regions of Western Australia went…

Australian authorities have warned residents in Perth's east that they "need to act immediately to survive" as a massive bushfire continues to burn out of control. Crews are struggling to contain the blaze, which has destroyed at least 70 homes and sent residents fleeing. Despite the coronavirus lockdown in the…

World 2 Feb, 2021 08:48 AM3 minutes to read A wildfire burning north-east of Perth on Australia's west coast has destroyed 56 homes and is threatening more, with many locals across the region told it is too late to leave. The almost 17,000-acre blaze, which has a 60-kilometre perimeter, began…

On this episode of the Global News podcast Whatever Happened To…?, journalist Erica Vella revisits Australian bushfires that started in 2019. Following years of drought, Australia was ravaged by sweeping bushfires that began in 2019; 33 people were killed and thousands of others were displaced. Bushfires are an annual threat…

In Review In Flanagan’s eighth novel a woman lies dying in a hospital as bushfires rage in Australia Richard Flanagan’s eighth novel, which received rave reviews when it was published in Australia last autumn, is a story of “extinction, both personal and environmental”, said Amanda Craig in The Spectator. It…

Listen to this story South Australia has announced plans to launch a low-orbit satellite, becoming the first state government to do so. The satellite will be used to collect data for state services such as emergency services, the environment, water quality monitoring, mining and bushfire mitigation. “South Australia is embarking…

A burst of heat is set to sear much of Australia ahead of the Australia Day long weekend, sending temperatures soaring and sparking bushfire concerns. The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a severe heatwave to settle across much of the south-east of the country, with temperatures set to be up…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Australian firefighters said they expect to battle an out-of-control bushfire well into the night on Saturday, as the blaze threatens lives and homes in the west coast city of Perth. Residents were told "to act immediately to survive" as the flames approached homes near Oakford, about…