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Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

The Spin | How Sandhill Ashes cricket match helped to rebuild a community ravaged by bushfire

Record heat, strong winds and extreme dryness have created severe bushfire threats, devastating communities and prompting recovery efforts including a commemorative cricket match.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Public health

As a climate scientist, I know heatwaves in Australia will only get worse. We need to start preparing now | Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick

fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Public health

As a climate scientist, I know heatwaves in Australia will only get worse. We need to start preparing now | Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick

fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Australia's worst heatwave since black summer made five times more likely by global heating, analysis finds

Human-caused global heating made the intense heatwave that affected much of Australia in early January five times more likely, new analysis suggests. The heatwave earlier this month was the most severe since the 2019-20 black summer, with temperatures over 40C in Melbourne and Sydney, even hotter conditions in regional Victoria and New South Wales, and extreme heat also affecting Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania.
Environment
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World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Weather tracker: Bushfires ravage Western Australia as temperatures soar

Extreme heat and bushfires threaten much of Australia while storms, wind and fog worldwide cause power outages, travel disruption, and unusual weather.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Weather tracker: Australia bushfires could be most dangerous since black summer'

Widespread bushfires across New South Wales and Tasmania, fueled by hot temperatures, erratic winds and dried vegetation, destroyed homes and killed one firefighter.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Why were hundreds of koalas shot in an aerial cull in Victoria?

The Victorian government undertook an aerial cull of koalas to mitigate their suffering after devastating bushfires destroyed their habitat.
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