An estimated one in five Australians will experience a mental health problem, and the current combination of bushfires, pollution, drought, winds and dust are heightening anxieties and fears... Brisbane Times - Published Also reported by •Sydney Morning Herald •The Age
Australians are used to dealing with brutal fire seasons, but barely a week into summer, 2019 is already something else.
Already, 6 lives have been lost and almost 700 homes destroyed by bushfires... Mashable - Published
A group of 21 firefighters from Canada will be away from their families for the holidays as they head to the southern hemisphere to help their Australians colleagues battle devastating bushfires.
A three-year drought has left much of the vast country tinder dry and in some areas, fire chiefs say they won't be able to put fires out without rain.View on euronews
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Bushfire fanned by winds joined into a single giant blaze north of Sydney late on Friday, blanketing Australia's biggest city in hazardous smoke, turning the skies orange. Emer McCarthy..
The video, filmed on Friday (December 6) from a commercial plane flying west shortly after takeoff from Sydney, shows the Australian bushfires at about 25,000 feet.
The filmer told Newsflare: "A..
Emergency warnings have been issued for half a dozen bushfires burning across Australia's southern state of New South Wales, as hot westerly winds continue to whip up more blazes. The most severe fires..
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The footage, filmed by an Australian firefighter on Wednesday (November 4) in Colo Heights, documents the dramatic orange sky as efforts to tackle the raging Gospers Mountain bushfires..
This was the moment yellow skies enveloped Liverpool, New South Wales on December 4 at 3 pm local time.
A combination of bushfires and wind shrouded the sky with smoke leaving a yellow-tinted filter..
Firefighters and locals were seen celebrating in New South Wales Monday (November 25) when rains brought much-needed relief to tinder-dry Australian bushland.
Smoke billowing from several of Australia's bushfires shrouds Sydney Harbour Bridge, making it almost impossible to see the skyscrapers on November 21.
Samuel Watson told Newsflare: "Fire in the..
The Australian city of Sydney made an appearance in the top ten most-polluted cities in the world according to Air Visual, after the city awoke to its fourth consecutive day shrouded in smoke from..
Bushfires in Australia have spread to the state of Victoria, as firefighters struggle to put out hundreds of existing blazes across several states. Jayson Albano reports.
The woman who rescued a badly burnt Koala from the Australian bushfires has been reunited with the little guy at the nearby Port Macquarie Koala Hospital. She wrapped the animal in her shirt and a..
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This shocking footage shows the devastation left by the brutal bushfires in New South Wales earlier this month.
Footage from November 9 shows Simon Porter from Nymboida in the charred remains of his..
A dog named Bear has been helping to save injured koalas following devastating bushfires in Australia. Wearing socks to protect his paws, he is sent into safe burnt-out areas to sniff out koala faeces..
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Strong winds stoked more than 100 fires across Australia's east coast on Tuesday, blanketing Sydney in hazardous smoke and prompting health warnings for the country's most populous city. Lauren Anthony..
Australia's prime minister on Monday rebuked former national rugby star, Israel Folau, who claimed recent deadly bushfires and a devastating drought were God's punishment for the..
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Smoke haze from bushfires raging in Australia spread to the capital Sunday, as firefighters raced to contain more than 140 blazes ahead of a heatwave forecast early this.. Terra Daily - Published
Ahead of this year's Big Boat Challenge, this year's competitors discuss how bushfires are affecting the way they prepare for the famous race. Brisbane Times - Published Also reported by •Sydney Morning Herald •The Age
An inquiry into koala populations and habitat in NSW has heard evidence that more than 2,000 of the native Australian marsupial may have died on the state's north coast in recent bushfires. SBS - Published
Thousands of firefighters burned grassland in eastern Australia on Monday in a desperate bid to starve an anticipated new front of bushfires of fuel before forecast searing temperatures on Tuesday. Reuters India - Published Also reported by •Reuters
Thousands of firefighters were fortifying containment lines on Monday as temperatures were forecast to soar, increasing the danger of a fresh wave of bushfires across Australia's east coast. Reuters - Published Also reported by •Reuters India
NSW parliament's upper house will hold an urgent hearing on the extent of damage to the koala population from the recent bushfires, with 2,000 feared dead. SBS - Published
Ash from bushfires burning across NSW has washed up on Sydney's beaches and there are concerns it could end up in drinking water supplies. SBS - Published
Firefighters are trying to contain dozens of bushfires across NSW before temperatures soar later this week as Scott Morrison paid tribute to crews in the field. SBS - Published
Firefighters are trying to contain dozens of bushfires across NSW before temperatures soar later this week as Scott Morrison paid tribute to crews in the field. SBS - Published
Smoke haze from bushfires raging in Australia spread to the capital Sunday, as firefighters raced to contain more than 140 blazes ahead of a heatwave forecast early this… Japan Today - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
For the first time, firefighting specialists from the United States have been deployed to help fight bushfires in NSW. Brisbane Times - Published Also reported by •Sydney Morning Herald •The Age
Firefighters in eastern Australia used easing weather conditions on Sunday to bring bushfires under control ahead of forecast of soaring temperatures for next week. Reuters India - Published Also reported by •Reuters