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 […]
Aircraft are searching for new bushfires from lightning strikes during overnight thunderstorms, with NSW firefighters continuing to battle dozens of blazes across the state. More than 65 fires were burning at 9am on Monday, 25 of them uncontained. More than 1300 firefighters remain in the field across NSW. Overall conditions have eased compared with the […]
