Oceania

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Powerful hail storm and major dust storms in Australia

Bad weather brought chaos to parts of Australia, in the form of giant hailstones that pounded the capital Canberra. Wind gusts of 107 kilometers an hour were recorded in Dubbo as the dust storm descended over the town.

21/01/2020

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Powerful hail storm brings Australian capital, Canberra, to a halt

Bad weather brought chaos to parts of Australia, in the form of giant hailstones that pounded the capital Canberra. The storm brought down trees, caused flash flooding and inflicted minor injuries on residents.

20/01/2020

Australia

Air pollution from wildfires threaten Australian Open tennis matches

Matches at the Australian Open may be suspended if air pollution from the recent wildfires poses a risk to the players' health.

18/01/2020

Australia

Australia wild fire smoke goes around the world in 10 days

A hypnotic animation produced by Copernicus' European Atmospheric Monitoring Service shows how Australian fires have generated so much smoke that it has gone around the world, back to Australia

17/01/2020

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Rain relieves wildfire-ravaged Australia

The fires have been unprecedented.

16/01/2020

Australia

Australia kills 5,000 camels over environmental concerns

The number of wild camels in Australia is reported to be more than 1.2 million.

15/01/2020

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Orange sky keeps firefighters on alert in southern Australia

After a long night of worry, but also of camaraderie, Burragate's tired volunteer firefighters returned to bed early on Saturday.

12/01/2020

Australia

Sydney Opera House lit up in tribute to Australia firefighters

Sydney's iconic opera house was illuminated in tribute to those battling wildfires as the blazes claimed the life of a professional firefighter

12/01/2020

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Australia bushfires: Sydney Opera House illuminated for firefighters

The sails of the Sydney Opera House were illuminated with messages and photographs to show support for firefighters and wildfire-affected communities.

12/01/2020

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Australian army vets treat koalas who have suffered burns in wildfires

Wildfires ravaging Australia have taken a grisly toll on the country's wildlife with hundreds of millions of wild animals believed to have been killed in the blazes, along with thousands of livestock.

08/01/2020

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Owner distraught as fire burns kangaroo sanctuary

Wildfires ravaging Australia have taken a grisly toll on the country's wildlife with hundreds of millions of wild animals believed to have been killed in the blazes, along with thousands of livestock.

07/01/2020

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'A decent guy': Funeral of firefighter killed in Australian fires

A funeral service was held on Tuesday in Sydney for a volunteer firefighter who died battling blazes in Australia.

07/01/2020

Australia

Australia bushfires: What countries have offered international aid?

Volunteer firefighters have been on the frontlines as roughly five million hectares of land have burned in Australia. Which countries have offered to help?

06/01/2020

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Australia bushfires: heavy smoke slows down rescue teams

Catastrophic bushfires have turned swathes of land into smouldering, blackened landscapes and destroyed an area about the size of the island of Ireland, according to official figures, with authorities warning the disaster still has weeks or months to run.

06/01/2020

Australia

The Australian wildfires tragedy in pictures

Heartbreaking images of the devastation caused by wildfires in Australia

06/01/2020

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Haunting images of charred animals show horror of Australia fires

Grisly images from New South Wales show the remains of animals at the roadside in Batlow where a man also died defending his property from the out of control bushfires.

05/01/2020

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Heartwarming and heartbreaking tweets from the Australian wildfires

People are determined to keep going in the face of tragedy.

05/01/2020

Australia

Australia calls up 3,000 reservists as 'terrible' wildfires worsen

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said 23 people have now died in the wildfires so far this summer.

04/01/2020

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Evacuations underway with Australia's wildfires set to worsen

It's one of the largest in Australia's history.

03/01/2020

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Raging wildfires and huge plumes of smoke in Lake Conjola, Australia

Thousands of tourists fled Australia's wildfire-ravaged eastern coast Thursday ahead of worsening conditions

02/01/2020

Palau

Watch: Palau becomes first nation to ban 'toxic' sunscreen

The island nation has become the first place in the world to ban sunscreen that is toxic to coral reefs. On 1 January the island also became a marine sanctuary, closing 80% of its waters to fishing.

02/01/2020

Australia

Australia: New South Wales declares state of emergency as fires rage

The authorities expect conditions to worsen on Friday and Saturday.

02/01/2020

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Terrifying moment as Australian firefighters drive through flames

The footage was recorded as the flames moved in on the Australian firefighters.

31/12/2019

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Happy New Year Australia! Sydney welcomes 2020 with fireworks

More than a million people descended onto a hazy Sydney Harbour and surrounding areas to greet 2020 despite the ongoing wildfire crisis.

31/12/2019

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New Zealand says goodbye to 2019 with huge fireworks display

Crowds cheered as the sky over Auckland was lit up by fireworks to herald the arrival of 2020.

31/12/2019

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Unprecedented wildfires continue to rage in Australia

A giant wall of smoke and flames hovers over the Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne, as Australia endures one of the worst days of its months-long bushfire crisis.

31/12/2019