bush fires
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Firefighters Save Australia’s Endangered ‘Dinosaur Trees’ From Raging Bushfires
The Wollemi Pines in Australia are like nothing else in the world. These so-called “dinosaur trees” live in northwest Sydney, and they were extremely close to being burned over and lost forever. In a rare victory among all the Very Sad News coming out of the
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Intel CEO Interrupts Own Press Conference To Thank Bushfire First Responders
CES is the kind of all-encompassing conference that should feel like it’s a world away from the horrifying bushfires that are raging back home. But the devastating loss of lives, homes, land and wildlife hasn’t been forgotten by Australian journalists. The mere sound of our accents is enough to draw questions and kind words from…
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Australia Just Went Through Its Hottest Year On Record
Another year, another heat record broken. Australia entered the new year breaking its heat record in 2019. Last year was 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than the historical average since 1910, according to data from the Bureau of Meteorology.
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Great, Now Australia’s Bushfires Are Fuelling Climate Change
Australia is in the grips of a climate emergency. Bushfires in New South Wales and Queensland have killed six people and made the air toxic.