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Deluge in Australia Drenches Fires and Eases 3-Year Drought
Drought, wildfires and now flooding have given Australia’s weather an almost Biblical feel this year.
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Protests Erupt as Australian Parliament Remembers Victims and Heroes of Fires
Lawmakers have commemorated wildfire victims and praised the heroism of firefighters in Australia’s Parliament as hundreds of protesters rallied outside demanding more policy action on climate change
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Wildfire Creates State of Emergency in Australian Capital
Australia’s capital and its surrounds have declared a state of emergency because of an out-of-control forest fire burning erratically to its south
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3 Dead US Fire Bombers Retrieved From Australian Forest
The bodies of three U.S. flying firefighters and the cockpit voice recorder from the water bomber in which they died battling Australia’s unprecedented wildfire crisis have been retrieved
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3 US Firefighters Killed in Plane Crash Fighting Wildfires in Australia
Three Americans died Thursday when their aerial water tanker crashed as they were fighting fires in southeastern Australia.
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Want to Donate to Disaster Relief? Some Tips for Giving
As crisis continues to devastate both Puerto Rico, and Australia people are urging those to help others in need. NBC10 Responds is here to show what you need to look for so you’re donation doesn’t turn into the hands of a scammer.
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Fires Set Stage for Irreversible Forest Losses in Australia
Australia’s forests are burning at a rate unmatched in modern times and scientists say the landscape is being permanently altered as a warming climate brings profound changes to the island continent. Heat waves and drought have fueled bigger and more frequent fires in parts of Australia, so far this season torching some 40,000 square miles (104,000 square kilometers), an area about...
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Meet Taylor, the Dog Trained to Save Koalas From Australia's Fires
Taylor is part of a group of dogs who are trained to smell koala fur and rescue injured ones from Australi’s brushfires.
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Scientists Seek Rare Species Survivors Amid Australia Flames
Australia’s unprecedented wildfires season has so far charred 40,000 square miles (104,000 square kilometers) of brushland, rainforests, and national parks — killing by one estimate more than a billion wild animals. Scientists fear some of the island continent’s unique and colorful species may not recover. For others, they are trying to throw lifelines....
...Where flames have subsided, biologists are starting to...
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Baby Koala Arrives at Zoo Miami
A baby koala named “Hope” has left his mother’s pouch at Zoo Miami. It is the first baby koala born in captivity at the zoo in 30 years.
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Crafting for Critters: Australian Fires Prompt Global Effort
Thousands of crafters worldwide are churning out swaddling wraps for bats, hanging enclosures for kangaroos, and cozy pouches for wallabies. They hope to help wildlife harmed in the Australian wildfires. But there’s confusion over whether the items are really needed or will be used.
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Australian Village Scorched by Wildfires Struggles With Loss
Ash Graham’s dog, Kozi, wakes him at 8 a.m., eager for his morning walk. Then Graham realizes he was dreaming, and gets up from the one-man tent he’s been sleeping in each night since a wildfire swept through his village on New Year’s Eve.
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Australia Turns From Defense to Offense in Wildfire Battle
Crews battling Australia’s wildfires said Sunday that they have been able to turn from defense to offense for the first time in weeks thanks to a break in the weather.
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Everyday Australians Step Up as Relentless Wildfires Push Country to the Brink
Amid the horrors of the country’s worst bushfires ever, and amid disputes over their cause and fear of what is yet to come, Australians have organized a series of grassroots disaster-relief networks — many through social media — offering a wide range of help to thousands of people who were displaced in recent weeks, NBC News reports. Doctors, pharmacists, nurses…
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DiCaprio's Earth Alliance Gives $3M to Australia Fire Relief
The wildfires have scorched an area twice the size of the U.S. state of Maryland, killed at least 25 people and destroyed 2,000 homes. The fires, fueled by drought and the country’s hottest and driest year on record, have been raging since September, months earlier than is typical for Australia’s annual wildfire season.
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Australians Leave Homes as Heat, Wind Escalate Fire Danger
Communities across Australia’s fire-ravaged southeast were bracing for a long day of mounting danger on Friday as thousands abandon their homes for evacuation centers and military helicopters dropped emergency supplies to towns at risk of being isolated by blazes fanned by rising winds.
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Carolina Koalas Could Aid In Species' Survival
With at least an eighth of the koala population already killed in the Australian wildfires, repopulation for that already vulnerable species will take the work of conservationists and animal advocates across the world.
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As Wildfires Get Worse, Smoke Spreads, Stokes Health Worries
Increasingly intense wildfires that have scorched forests from California to Australia are stoking worry about long-term health impacts from smoke exposure in affected cities and towns.
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Celebs Donate Millions to Help Australia Wildfire Efforts
Elton John and Chris Hemsworth have each pledged to donate $1 million toward the Australia wildfires relief effort. Hemsworth is from Australia and says “every penny counts.” John said during his concert in Sydney, Australia, that wanted to bring attention to the devastation that wildfires have caused, saying it has reached a “biblical scale.”
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Australian Firefighters Brace for More Blazes
Cooler temperatures this week gave firefighters in Australia a chance to bolster containment lines as they fight historic wildfires in New South Wales, but many are bracing for renewed blazes as temperatures and wind are expected to pick up later this week.