Bushfire

Tennis star Nick Kyrgios is taking to Instagram to support his native Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ATP's 40th-ranked player wrote he'd deliver food to the doorsteps of people in need.  "If ANYONE is not working/getting an income and runs out of food, or times are just tough…please don't…

Credit: Pixabay Climate deniers have been hanging out for the United Nations' next big summit to fail. In a sense, the coronavirus and its induced policy responses have more than satisfied their wildest dreams, precipitating a global recession that they no doubt hope has pushed the issue of the low-carbon…

Updated April 07, 2020 05:32:36 After 12 years at the helm of the Rural Fire Service, Shane Fitzsimmons has made the "very difficult decision" to step down from the organisation to which he has dedicated most of his life.Nicknamed the "nation's father" last year, Commissioner Fitzsimmons became the comforting face…

Tireless Sikh volunteers continue to cook thousands of delicious meals and deliver them for free to people unable to leave home amid coronavirus pandemicSikh volunteers across Australia rally to help needy during coronavirus crisisSikh Volunteers Australia cooks and delivers 1,000 meals per day in MelbourneTurbans 4 Australia also delivers meals…

Earlier this year, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard released three live albums to benefit bushfire relief efforts in their home country of Australia. Staying true to their prolific status, the band has announced yet another live album called Chunky Shrapnel, as well as an accompanying concert film.The new 16-track live…

12:51 PM ETJonathan GivonyESPN The manager for potential No. 1 NBA draft pick LaMelo Ball told ESPN that they have purchased his Australian NBL team, although in a statement later, the Illawarra Hawks said no sale has been completed."We own the team," Jermaine Jackson told ESPN. "It's a done deal."No…

12:51 PM ETJonathan GivonyESPN The manager for potential No. 1 NBA draft pick LaMelo Ball told ESPN that they have purchased his Australian NBL team, although in a statement later, the Illawarra Hawks said no sale has been completed."We own the team," Jermaine Jackson told ESPN. "It's a done deal."No…

Susan Montoya Bryan/AP ImagesSandbars in the Rio Grande River, north of Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2018This is the current edition in a running series of dispatches by New York Review writers that is documenting the coronavirus outbreak with updates from around the world that began March 17–22 and continued March 23–29.…

From Dr. Roy Spencer’s Blog April 1st, 2020 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. Last month I noted how the global average lower stratospheric temperature had warmed considerably in recent months, especially in February, and tentatively attributed it to smoke from the Australian bushfires entering the lower stratosphere. You can…

3/30/2020 by Lars Brandle The Weeknd bags a chart double in Australia, with After Hours (Universal) opening at the summit of the national albums survey and “Blinding Lights” reclaiming the singles title. “Blinding Lights” enters week No. 10 at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart, making the Canadian R&B…