Severe storms forecast to continue in many regions of New South Wales and Queensland that have not seen rain for years View of a burn bushland in Bilpin, Australia. The Gospers Mountain Fire reached the town of Bilpin on 21 December 2019. EPA View of a burn bushland in Bilpin, Australia. The Gospers […]
Residents have been warned to prepare for cyclonic weather and organize an emergency kit including first aid kit, torch, portable radio, spare batteries, food, and water. Image for representation. Sydney: A tropical cyclone formed off the northwestern coast of Australia Monday, threatening the town of Broome with destructive 125 kilometers (80 miles) […]
AUSTRALIA’s fires have continued to ravage the country as officials warn dangers have escalated to an “entirely new level”. Is it raining in Australia, and how is the weather affecting the fires? Australia remains at the mercy of deadly bushfires, as the country deals with excessive dry heat at the outset of 2020. Firefighters have […]
More than 100 fires continue to burn across Australia Tens of thousands of residents and holidaymakers in the Australian state of Victoria have been told to evacuate amid worsening bushfire conditions. Temperatures of over 40C (104F), strong winds, thunderstorms and a change of wind direction meant Monday would be […]
Giovanni Torre in Perth One of Australia’s most famous animals is now a threatened species, with the country’s bushfire crisis wiping out huge numbers of koalas. Sussan Ley, the environment minister said Friday that the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, home to a sizeable part of Australia’s koala population, may have lost 30 […]
A “mega blaze” raging across a 60km (37 mile) front north-west of Sydney cannot currently be put out, Australian fire officials have warned. The fire across almost 300,000 hectares (1,150 sq miles) is an hour’s drive from the nation’s most-populous city. People who cannot defend their property from approaching fires have been told they should […]
An estimated two million hectares of land have burned so far on the continent, the size of some smaller countries. The blaze was burning across 300,000 hectares within an hour’s drive of Australia’s largest city [AAP Image/Mick Tsikas via Reuters] Several Australian bushfires have combined to form a “mega fire” that is burning out of […]
