Bushfire

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…

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…

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Recovery efforts are underway after a major grassfire swept through South Australia's southeast, destroying several homes, along with fencing and livestock. A police investigation into the blaze, which threatened the town of Lucindale on Monday, has tracked the source to a paddock near the south-eastern end of the Mt Scott…

Ash fills the water at White Rock Creek, Nungatta, NSW. Following the intense heat of a bushfire, soil is destabilised, which causes loss of plant roots that in turn wash into the river systems and destroy habitat for a range of creatures. The damage of bushfires continues long after the…

SYDNEY (Reuters) - In a summer that was supposed to be unusually cool and wet, Australian builder Rob Lye did not expect to be trapped by a bushfire on sub-tropical Fraser Island and battling with his neighbours to protect their homes.FILE PHOTO: A firefighter is seen as New South Wales…