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Australia's bushfires inflame climate change debate
2013-10-22 04:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: Australia's bushfires have such a long and destructive history there's almost no day of the week that hasn't been dubbed "black" or "ash" to mark a major conflagration. There was Black Thursday in Victoria in 1851, which destroyed five million hectares and claimed 12 lives -- the first large-scale bushfire in the history of white settlement in Australia. Since then there's been Red Tuesday in 1898 in Victoria, which consumed 2,000 buildings, Black Friday in Victoria in 1938 that killed 71 and...
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Australia: Clear link between climate change & bushfires: UN adviser warns Tony Abbott
2013-10-22 01:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: A senior United Nations climate change official says there is ''absolutely'' a link between climate change and bushfires and has warned that the Coalition government will pay a high political and financial price for its decision to scrap carbon pricing. In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Monday, the head of the UN's climate change negotiations, Christiana Figueres, said there was a clear link between climate change and bushfires such as those raging in New South Wales. She noted...
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Australia: Scientists say climate change link to bushfires demands action
2013-10-21 12:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: With claims that current climate policies would lead to more bushfires, Deputy Greens Leader Adam Bandt was accused of politicising the a natural disaster, but scientists say the link between global warming and fires is established and demands action. Transcript ANNABEL CRABB, PRESENTER: Behind the fire fronts, a secondary battle is underway, a political dispute about the links between climate change, extreme weather and bushfires. Deputy Greens Leader Adam Bandt started it with a tweet...
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Australia bushfires: New South Wales declares state of emergency
2013-10-20 03:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales as Australian firefighters battle bushfires that have already destroyed more than 200 homes. The announcement comes as conditions look set to deteriorate with soaring temperatures and strong winds expected to fan the flames in the coming days. The Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, has been the worst-hit region with some fires still raging out of control. State officials say they are the most dangerous conditions in 40 years. New...
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Australia: Bushfires continue to rage across New South Wales - video
2013-10-19 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Hopes of rain that would diminish the severity of New South Wales's bushfires are lowered on Saturday as dry weather looks set to continue. Aorund 1,500 firefighters are battling 100 blazes in the state, which are being helped along by dry weather and strong winds. Around 200 properties have been destroyed in the Blue Mountains area
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