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Bushfires burning in Victoria's west turn sky glowing red
2024-03-10 (or before) in 9News - Latest news and headlines from Australia and the worldTagged under: Australia | Bushfires
Smoke from Australian bushfires depleted ozone layer by up to 5% in 2020, study finds
2023-03-08 in The GuardianLead researcher says destruction was similar to process of Antarctic ozone hole forming each spring ‘but at much warmer temperatures’
Tagged under: Bushfires | Wildfires | Antarctic
We cling to our memory of the perfect summer – before flood, fire and plague. But the past is gone and we have to wake up | Brigid Delaney
2022-03-03 in The GuardianSigns of collapse are everywhere, and if we think it’s possible to return to ‘normal’, then we are deluded
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | IPCC | Climate Change | Flooding | Collapse
'Managed retreat' from coastal living could soon be reality, climate report warns
2022-02-28 in ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)The world's scientists declare climate change is now a threat to human wellbeing, warning we are about to miss the window to "secure a liveable and sustainable future for all".
Tagged under: Bushfires | IPCC | Climate Change
Black Summer fires 'fertilised' the ocean so that algal blooms almost offset the emissions
2021-09-15 in ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)Iron-rich ash and smoke from the Black Summer bushfires dropped from the atmosphere into the Southern Ocean, fuelling enormous blooms of algae between New Zealand and South America.
Tagged under: Oceans | Bushfires
Fire and flood: 'Whole areas of Australia will be uninsurable'
2021-04-01 in The GuardianExtreme weather events caused by the climate emergency are an existential threat to homeowners and industry alike
Tagged under: Bushfires | Insurance
University of Tasmania clears scientists accused of research misconduct by logging industry
2021-02-28 in The GuardianInvestigation followed researchers’ decision to retract paper that found logging made forests more flammable
Tagged under: Bushfires | Trees
How fires have spread to previously untouched parts of the world
2021-02-19 (or before) by in The GuardianFires have always been a part of our natural world. But they’re moving to new ecosystems previously untouched by fire – and this is concerning scientists
Tagged under: Bushfires | Wildfires | Brazil | California
Fears that K’gari-Fraser Island bushfire has 'massively impacted' unique ecosystems
2020-12-08 (or before) in SBS | TV, Radio, On Demand, News, Sport, Food, MoviesTagged under: Bushfires
Australian Bushfire & Climate Plan | Emergency Leaders for Climate Action
2020-10-20 (or before) in Emergency Leaders for Climate Action (ELCA)The Australian Bushfire and Climate Plan, developed with input from more than 150 experts and affected community members at the National Bushfire and Climate Summit 2020, will help keep Australians as safe as possible from worsening bushfires.
Tagged under: Bushfires
Summer's bushfires released more carbon dioxide than Australia does in a year
2020-04-21 in The GuardianDevastating 2019-20 fires estimated to have released 830m tonnes of carbon dioxide, more than all bar five countries
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases
The coronavirus pandemic is a dress rehearsal for what awaits us if governments continue to ignore science | John Hewson
2020-04-21 in The GuardianLeaders have failed to listen to clear warnings and predictions, but the response to Covid-19 is an inspiring indication of what we’re capable of
Tagged under: Bushfires | Predictions | US Politics
Australian bushfires intensify scrutiny on insuring, investing in coal
2020-02-06 (or before) in S&P Global S&P GlobalBushfires across Australia are drawing increased attention to the financial risks of climate change, even as the country recently completed a year of record coal exports with plans to further increase production.
Tagged under: Insurance | Bushfires | Coal | Climate Change
Bushfire hazard reduction 'as important as' emissions reduction, Scott Morrison says
2020-01-22 (or before) in SBS | TV, Radio, On Demand, News, Sport, Food, MoviesTagged under: Bushfires
Huge dust storms in Australia hit central New South Wales
2020-01-19 in The GuardianVideos posted to social media show the clouds turning day into night in some areas
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Drought
James Murdoch Slams Fox News and News Corp Over Climate-Change Denial
2020-01-14 in The Daily BeastRupert Murdoch’s younger son and his wife issued a rare public rebuke of the family’s media empire and its promotion of climate-change skeptics during Australia’s bushfire crisis.
Tagged under: Bushfires | Climate Change
Roger Federer responds to climate crisis criticism from Greta Thunberg
2020-01-12 in The GuardianRoger Federer has issued a cautiously worded response to mounting criticism, including from climate activist Greta Thunberg, over his sponsorship deal with Credit Suisse
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Bushfires | Climate Change
Police contradict claims spread online exaggerating arson's role in Australian bushfires
2020-01-08 in The GuardianDonald Trump Jr was among those who retweeted misleading figures published by News Corp
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Bushfires | Extreme Weather
Australia fires: AAP outline staggering deluge of online misinformation on bushfires
2020-01-08 (or before) by in Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.auCommunications Minister Paul Fletcher has urged Australians to maintain a "healthy scepticism" towards online content.
Tagged under: Bushfires | Disinformation and Misinformation | Health
Australia Will Lose to Climate Change
2020-01-06 (or before) in The AtlanticEven as the country fights bushfires, it can’t stop dumping planet-warming pollution into the atmosphere.
Tagged under: Oceans | Global Warming | Climate Change | Australia | Bushfires | Wildfires | Economic Growth | Great Barrier Reef | Coral Reefs
Opinion: Mourning a disappearing world as Australia burns
2020-01-04 (or before) in The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & AnalysisAs fires rage, destroying homes, habitats and lives, it’s difficult not to see this tragedy as a deadly consequence of decades of neglect
Tagged under: Bushfires | Wildfires | Climate Change | Wildlife
The Australian: Murdoch-owned newspaper accused of downplaying bushfires in favour of picnic races
2020-01-03 in The GuardianHerald Sun relegates bushfires to page 4 while Courier Mail brings good news via ‘Onion Oracle’
Tagged under: Bushfires
Australia bushfires: PM's climate stance criticised as thousands flee blazes
2020-01-01 in The GuardianScott Morrison’s government under pressure as fires feared to have killed 17 people
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather
Australia fires worsen as every state hits 40C - BBC News
2019-12-30 (or before) in BBCAs the bushfires continue, mammoth blazes in Victoria are generating their own lightning.
Tagged under: Bushfires
Thousands told to evacuate vast east Gippsland fire threat zone
2019-12-29 in The GuardianVisitors and residents told to ‘get out of’ an area half the size of Belgium immediately, in the face of historic fire threat day on Monday
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather
Yes, Australia has always had bushfires: but 2019 is like nothing we've seen before
2019-12-24 in The GuardianRecord low rainfall has contributed to a continent-scale emergency that has burned through more than 5m hectares and alarmed scientists, doctors and firefighters
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Extreme Rainfall | Drought
Aloha, Scotty from Marketing, is it resurrection you're looking for?
2019-12-24 in The New Daily - Latest News Headlines From Australia & WorldThe return of Nero was scripted by Scotty from Marketing and blown up by his colleagues in Publicity at Newscorp. We must not kid ourselves into thinking he will change, writes Richard Flanagan.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Scott Morrison | Bushfires
Home affairs warned Australian government of growing climate disaster risk after May election
2019-12-23 in The GuardianExclusive: department’s brief said ‘coordinated national action’ was needed to ward off increasing disruptions
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather
Waiting for a megafire: the battle against Australia's biggest blaze
2019-12-21 in The GuardianThe Gospers Mountain fire has consumed hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest and is now threatening towns and lives
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Trees
2019 wasn't global protests and Fleabag: it was the year a climate truth bomb dropped | Brigid Delaney
2019-12-19 in The GuardianMany of us suddenly woke up, stopped disassociating and realised the party was over
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather
Australia took a match to UN climate talks while back home the country burned | Julie-Anne Richards
2019-12-16 in The GuardianThe gleeful coal lobby stalked the Madrid COP25 meeting halls as the Morrison government threw out compassion and international citizenship
Tagged under: Bushfires | Coal | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Australia weather: 50C temperatures could become the norm as hundreds of climate records broken in 90 days, report finds | The Independent | The Independent
2019-12-04 (or before) in The Independent‘Climate change is supercharging the extreme weather events we are witnessing,’ says expert panel
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Climate Change
Revealed: 'monumental' NSW bushfires have burnt 20% of Blue Mountains world heritage area
2019-12-03 in The GuardianMore than 10% of forest in NSW national parks destroyed by fire this season, with the damage to Gondwana rainforest a ‘global tragedy’
Tagged under: Deforestation | Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Rainforests | Trees
More homes threatened by NSW bushfires as hazardous smoke blankets Sydney
2019-12-03 in The GuardianAt least one home lost on NSW south coast as an out-of-control bushfire burned in Forrestdale, south-east of Perth in WA
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires
Fires May Have Killed Up To 1,000 Koalas, Fueling Concerns Over The Future Of The Species
2019-11-24 (or before) by in ForbesAs Australia experiences record-breaking drought and bushfires, koala populations are being threatened.
Tagged under: Bushfires | Drought
Australian residents brace for severe fire danger across NSW, Victoria and Tasmania
2019-11-20 in The GuardianExtreme heat hits across the country as parts of Victoria prepare for worst possible bushfire conditions on Thursday
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires
This is what it looks like when your government sells out the climate for votes | Katharine Murphy
2019-11-15 in The GuardianThe real reason the Coalition doesn’t want to talk about the climate is that its record is one of unmitigated shame and failure
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Coal
QLD, NSW, Sydney bushfires: Danger to increase on Friday as weather heats up | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site
2019-11-14 (or before) in news.com.au Ñ AustraliaÕs leading news siteHorrific bushfire conditions that have plagued New South Wales for days eased overnight, but crews today continue to battle multiple blazes in the state, while several alerts remain in place for Queensland and Western Australia.
Tagged under: Bushfires
Climate Fury: “They don’t need the ravings of some pure, enlightened and woke capital city greenies” | Watts Up With That?
2019-11-13 in Watts Up With That?Guest essay by Eric Worrall Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack MP, who represents the rural seat of Riverina, is fed up with ignorant inner city greens trying to exploit Australia's ongoing bushfire catastrophe for political gain. Deputy PM slams people raising climate change in relation to NSW bushfiresBy David CroweNovember 11, 2019 — 8.33amDeputy Prime
Tagged under: Bushfires | Climate Change | Rivers
We've been in bushfire hell in Glen Innes – and the scientists knew it was coming | Carol Sparks
2019-11-11 in The GuardianMy community deserves the unvarnished truth from me, its mayor. Ignorance and arrogance delivered us ashes
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires
NSW and Queensland bushfires: Sydney to face catastrophic fire danger for first time
2019-11-10 in The GuardianMore than 130 bushfires continue to burn, with three people dead and 150 properties destroyed, and conditions set to worsen
Tagged under: Bushfires
NSW and Queensland bushfires: two dead and at least 100 homes destroyed
2019-11-09 in The GuardianSeven people unaccounted for, as fuller picture emerges of the devastation
Tagged under: Bushfires | Drought
Australia bushfires: Three dead and thousands forced from homes - BBC News
2019-11-09 (or before) in The BBCMore than 100 blazes burn across New South Wales and Queensland, amid warnings of more to come.
Tagged under: Wildfires | Australia | Bushfires
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