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Australia braces for "catastrophic" wildfire day
2013-01-09 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Australia was bracing on Monday for days of "catastrophic" fire and heatwave conditions, with fires already burning in five states and as a search continued for people missing after devastating wildfires in the island state of Tasmania. Prime Minister Julia Gillard toured fire-ravaged Tasmanian townships and promised emergency aid for survivors, who told of a "fireball" that engulfed communities across the thinly-populated state on Friday and Saturday. "The trees just exploded," local man Ashley...
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Australian bush fires 'catastrophic'
2013-01-08 19:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Firefighters in the Australian state of New South Wales are battling some of the worst fires they have ever faced. More than 130 fires are burning, and the risk in some areas is at its highest level because of the combination of high winds, extremely dry vegetation and temperatures above 40. Four areas in New South Wales have been given a "catastrophic" fire danger rating - the highest level - meaning that if fires break out they will be uncontrollable and fast-moving, so residents should leave....
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Catastrophic Heat Wave Burning up Australia
2013-01-08 18:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Desk: Every Australian knows well the smell of burning Eucalyptus. As a kid, I remember filling bathtubs and hosing the house as embers flew overhead and the lawn turned grey with ash. The family photo albums practically lived for one month each summer in the back of the car. So regular are fires across this big, dry place (the driest inhabited continent on earth) that they are given a season unto themselves--"bushfire season"--which kicks off late December and continues through the height of Summer...
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Australia faces another week of 'catastrophic' heat
2013-01-08 16:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: "No relief can be expected from severe heatwave conditions for at least another week," says Danita Matusch, spokesperson for the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. The country is sweltering under a record-smashing "dome of heat" causing the worst fire threat on record, and forcing Australian meteorologists to add two colours to their heat maps. On Monday, the average maximum temperature across the country was 40.33 °C, surpassing the old record of 40.17 °C set in 1976. "Previously, the only time...
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