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Australia: Firefighting hardly changed century. But bushfires certainly have
2015-01-07 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Innovation in firefighting methods only go so far. To keep up with climate change and more extreme fires, we need a larger, more professional fire service and a change of attitude Right now its the Adelaide Hills. In 2013 it was the Blue Mountains, in NSW. In 2009 it was the terrible Black Saturday fires in Victoria. While bushfires have always been a part of Australia, the behaviour of fires is changing on the back of increasing extreme weather incidents. For our continent, extreme weather...
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Bushfires In Australia 'Wake-Up Call' For Abbott Government To Commit To Climate Action
2015-01-05 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: As firefighters continue to contain the fires raging in the two states, dozens of homes were lost to the blaze. Milne warned that Australia is going to suffer the same extreme weather events. She said that the Abbott government must stop its climate change "denial" and get on with creating a plan in the face of extreme weather, ABC News reported. Milne said the government should look at the "suffering" of the people and commit to strong climate action. She recommended a number of actions in preparation...
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MP urges Australia become more proactive dealing with bushfires
2015-01-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Global Post: The Australian federal government has conceded more time and money needs to be invested in alleviating the cause of bushfires in the anticipation of more damage expected throughout South Australia and Victoria. At least 12 homes have been destroyed in fires that raged throughout South Australia over the weekend, but more could be lost as conditions worsen throughout the coming week. Families of those affected by bushfires will begin receiving disaster relief payments of up to 565 U.S. dollars...
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More than 100 bushfires rage across south-east Australia
2014-01-17 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: A massive 33,000-hectare bushfire in Victoria's Grampians has caused significant concern for firefighters by creating its own weather. The fire has caused a 12-kilometre convection column that has created thunderstorms and lightning. Today, officials confirmed that a woman died in the Grampians fire whilst at least two homes were destroyed in South Australia's Eden Valley north-east of Adelaide. Firefighters had to battle another day of stifling conditions and while a cool change is predicted,...
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NSW bushfires: conservationists hopeful for healthy recovery wildlife
2013-12-10 05:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Conservationists are hopeful that wildlife coped better with the NSW Blue Mountains fires than first feared after a koala was spotted in the upper reaches of the mountains for the first time in 70 years. The koala was seen crossing the Great Western Highway near Wentworth Falls, which is 900m above sea level. The sighting is the first of its kind in the upper Blue Mountains since the 1940s. It is thought that the koala, and others, managed to escape October's fierce bushfires, which burned...
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