Bushfire

February 16, 2020 5:42PM PT Queen + Adam Lambert rocked Australian fans with a reenactment of the band’s iconic 1985 Live Aid performance at a benefit aiding those affected by the country’s recent bushfires. The band performed Sunday at a benefit for Fire Fight Australia at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium, raising…

Australia is pressing ahead with the expansion of its coal industry. But after a catastrophic bushfire season raised concerns over climate change, opposition is growing to a controversial new mine. The country is deeply divided over whether mines are sources of opportunity or scars on the landscape. Al Jazeera's Alexi…

Australia has been through the wringer this year. The disastrous bushfire season has led to a dramatic increase in carbon emissions, crazy conspiracy theories, firefighter deaths, some billions of dollars in damage, and the heartbreaking loss of more than a b…

Flash flooding in Sydney on Feb. 9, 2020. Image: JOEL CARRETT / EPA-EFE / Shutterstock By Mark Kaufman2020-02-10 17:04:44 UTC Here's a vivid show of weather whiplash: After Australia experienced both its driest and hottest year ever recorded in 2019, the nation's fire-ravaged eastern states have now been hit with…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption'Sydney has had its wettest day in well over a year'The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) is braced for severe wet weather this weekend as downpours ease the bushfire crisis in the region. Severe weather warnings for rain, winds and…

Good news for flying mammals: chubby little brown bats might be genetically resistant to white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that’s killed more than 5.5 million bats since it was first documented in 2006 . A new study in the journal Scientific Reports describes three genetic adaptations in the bats that…

By Byron Kaye and Renju JoseSYDNEY (Reuters) - Much of Australia's wildfire-ravaged east coast was drenched on Friday by the biggest rainfall in almost 20 years, dousing some of the most dangerous blazes and providing welcome relief to farmers battling an extended drought.The downpour came with its own risks -…

SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Many Australians were experiencing a bittersweet break from the threat of bushfires on Thursday, with flooding rains deluging some parts of the eastern states and miners preparing for a tropical cyclone to hit the country's iron ore heartland over the weekend.The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issued severe…

All proceeds go toward helping Australian animals affected by the bushfires. Image: funko By Amanda Yeo2020-02-06 01:10:56 UTC Only slightly less famous than Rule 34 is the rule that, if something exists, there is a Funko Pop of it. Funko is known to apply its vinyl touch to whatever it…

(Reuters) - A number of Australian companies signaled hits to earnings and flagged damages from the months-long bushfires that have claimed 33 lives and ravaged about 29.7 million acres across the country’s most populous states. FILE PHOTO: A firefighter from a local brigade works to extinguish flames after a bushfire…