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Australia's Perth battles bushfire amid virus lockdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 02 02:19 PM

A wildfire on the fringes of Australia's fourth-largest city Perth has destroyed several homes and forced emergency evacuations, authorities said Tuesday, just days after the west coast city entered a coronavirus lockdown.   Read more »

Australia's 'black summer' bushfires killed or harmed more than 60,000 koalas - WWF

Reuters
Posted at Dec 07 01:40 PM

More than 60,000 koalas were killed, injured or displaced in Australian bushfires last summer, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has estimated, in what it called a deeply disturbing number for a species already in trouble. Read more »

Australia bushfire rips through heritage-listed island

Holly Robertson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 01:41 PM

Australian firefighters are struggling to control a massive bushfire that already destroyed 40 percent of the UNESCO world heritage listed Fraser Island before a heatwave hit Monday.   Read more »

Estimated 3 billion animals affected by Australia bushfires: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 05:59 PM

Nearly 3 billion animals were killed or displaced by Australia's unprecedented 2019-20 wildfires in "one of the worst wildlife disasters in modern history", according to a report released Tuesday.   Read more »

Australia slips into recession as fires, pandemic destroy growth

Swati Pandey, Reuters
Posted at Jun 03 06:16 PM

Australia's economy has fallen into recession, the country's treasurer said on Wednesday, after data showed gross domestic product fell last quarter as entire business sectors were closed to fight the coronavirus. Read more »

Australia begins wide-ranging inquiry into deadly bushfires

Reuters
Posted at May 25 09:57 AM

Australia on Monday began the first hearings of a powerful inquiry into the causes of catastrophic bushfires that swept across the country, killing 33 people, destroying some 2,500 homes and razing an area the size of South Korea. Read more »

Australian summers grow longer due to climate change: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 09:54 AM

The Australia Institute said large swathes of the country were experiencing an additional 31 days of summer temperatures each year compared to the 1950s.   Read more »

Australia receives bittersweet bushfires reprieve with floods, cyclone

Reuters
Posted at Feb 06 10:23 AM

Many Australians were experiencing a bittersweet break from the threat of bushfires on Thursday, with heavy rain deluging many areas and a tropical cyclone forecast to hit the country's northwest over the weekend. Read more »

Australia's bushfire danger returns as Sydney faces scorching heat

Reuters
Posted at Jan 23 08:37 AM

Soaring temperatures are set to stoke simmering bushfires in Australia's southeast on Thursday, with Sydney forecast to hit 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 Fahrenheit) following a few days of reprieve. Read more »

Giant hail, 'apocalyptic' dust storms batter bushfire-weary Australia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 20 04:12 PM

SYDNEY -"Apocalyptic" dust storms swept across drought-stricken areas of Australia over the weekend, with thunder and giant hail battering the east coast, as extreme weather patterns collided in the bushfire-fatigued country. Read more »

Climate change pushing Australia's platypus towards extinction: researchers

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 20 02:09 PM

SYDNEY - Prolonged drought and other effects of climate change are pushing Australia's unique platypus population towards extinction, scientists warned in a study published Monday. Read more »

Smoke threat recedes as Australian Open approaches

Nick Mulvenney, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 19 12:03 AM

MELBOURNE - Fears of disruption to the Australian Open from bushfire smoke receded on Saturday but some players were clearly concerned about the conditions their colleagues were forced to play in earlier in the week. Read more »

Australian Open: Tsitsipas 'coughed a lot' in toxic Melbourne air

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 10:03 PM

Stefanos Tsitsipas said he was left coughing and had trouble breathing even after practising indoors at the Australian Open, where the build-up has been dominated by fears about toxic smoke from bushfires. Read more »

Australian Open: Federer blasts lack of communication on smog

Martin Parry, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 09:58 PM

Roger Federer demanded better communication about air quality at the Australian Open Saturday after smoke from bushfires hit the tournament's build-up, as officials announced new guidelines on pollution. Read more »

Relief as rain falls over Australian bushfires

Thomas Lowe, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 06:32 PM

Heavy rain fell across parts of fire-ravaged eastern Australia on Thursday and more wet weather was forecast, giving some relief following months of catastrophic blazes fuelled by climate change. Read more »

Tennis: Federer, Nadal lead stars swinging racquets for bushfire relief

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 10:14 AM

Tennis superstars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal jointly donated Aus$250,000 (US$172,000) for Australian bushfire relief at a charity fundraiser in smoggy Melbourne on Wednesday. Read more »

Tennis: Clearer weather allows Australian Open qualifying to start on time

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 16 10:10 AM

Cooler temperatures and clearing skies following torrential rain on Wednesday allowed officials to continue the qualifying tournament for the Australian Open on Thursday. Read more »

Thunderstorms sweep across Australia's bushfire-ravaged east coast

Lidia Kelly, Reuters
Posted at Jan 16 08:46 AM

MELBOURNE - Thunderstorms and heavy rain swept across parts of Australia's east coast on Thursday, bringing hope that some of the fierce bushfires razing the country will be extinguished - or at least slowed.   Read more »

Australian Open qualifying delayed due to bushfire smoke

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 10:18 AM

MELBOURNE - Qualifying rounds for the Australian Open were delayed Wednesday as toxic smoke from widespread bushfires continued to choke Melbourne, throwing the Grand Slam's schedule into chaos. Read more »

Rain to bring relief, risks to fire-stricken Australia

Reuters
Posted at Jan 15 09:16 AM

Heavy downpours now bring the risk of landslides and water pollution, meteorologists and water authorities said. Read more »