Bushfire conditions on Australia’s east coast eased on Saturday after a tough night for firefighters, and authorities said they expect to have at least a week of milder weather where Continue Reading
Australian authorities urged another mass evacuation across the heavily populated southeast on Thursday as a return of hot weather fanned huge bushfires threatening several towns and communities. Cows stand in Continue Reading
Australian insurer Suncorp Group ( SUN.AX ) said on Thursday it has received since September 2,600 bushfire-related claims worth up to A$345 million ($237.05 million), of which nearly a third Continue Reading
Australia’s bushfire crisis has arrived to such a tragic and critical apex that the smoke from the climate change-fuelled fires has travelled nearly 10,000 miles to South America and may Continue Reading
Australia urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday and prepared military backup as authorities said the next few hours could be “very, very Continue Reading
Surrounded by hills burned black as soot, with homes flattened and cattle decimated, Australians in the country’s east on Friday confronted a new round of supercharged bush fires as high Continue Reading
The bush fire crisis gripping Australia is piling political pressure on its government to take bolder action on climate change, as the scorching of vast tracts of forest and farmland amplifies Continue Reading
Deep in the burning forests south of Sydney this week, volunteer firefighters were clearing a track through the woods, hoping to hold back a nearby blaze, when one of them Continue Reading
Australian authorities urged another mass evacuation across the heavily populated southeast on Thursday as a return of hot weather fanned huge bushfires threatening several towns and communities. Victoria state Premier Continue Reading
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IF A Hollywood producer ordered up these images, they might be dismissed as too dramatic: orange skies; ash-filled rain; fire tornadoes; flames jumping as high as 230 feet; people huddling for shelter on the beach. Continue Reading
Almost 2,000 houses have been destroyed in Australia’s months-long bushfire crisis, officials say, as crews prepare frantically for worsening conditions. After ferocious conditions last week, firefighters are using milder weather to Continue Reading
An international team of researchers led by Monash University has developed an ultra-high capacity Li-S battery that has better performance and less environmental impact than current lithium-ion products. An open-access Continue Reading
The bushfires ravaging Australia are generating so much heat that they are creating their own weather systems including dry lighting storms and fire tornadoes. On Saturday, the New South Wales Continue Reading
Away from the flames, millions of Australians are breathing unhealthy air this summer as smoke from the country’s disastrous wildfires clouds skies from Sydney to Canberra to Melbourne. Australia’s capital, Canberra, Continue Reading
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian navy was racing on Friday to rescue thousands of people stranded on the east coast of the fire-ravaged country as a searing weather front was Continue Reading
Hundreds of residents and holiday-makers have been ordered to evacuate Australia’s temperate Snowy Mountains region in the state of New South Wales as fierce fires threaten from two sides, authorities Continue Reading
All along the southeastern coast of Australia, tens of thousands of people abandoned their homes on Thursday after the authorities called for evacuations, warning that the massive fires headed their Continue Reading
The leader of Australia’s eastern New South Wales state has declared a week-long state of emergency in response to the escalating bushfire threat. High temperatures and strong winds are forecast for Continue Reading
Raging wildfires in Australia have turned the sky red and trapped thousands of people in an isolated seaside town, forcing them to take shelter on the shore and in boats. Continue Reading
Australian military aircraft and vessels will be deployed to help emergency services in the fire-ravaged states of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria. Thousands of people fled to beaches in Continue Reading
Thousands swarmed to beaches on Australia’s east coast on Tuesday to escape fierce wildfires bearing down on several seaside towns, as the government readied naval vessels and military helicopters to Continue Reading
The remains of a car that was destroyed by bushfires in Balmoral, New South Wales Scores of fires are burning out of control across Australia amid a heatwave that has Continue Reading
Even before the ocean caught a fever and reached temperatures no one had ever seen, Australia’s ancient giant kelp was cooked. Rodney Dillon noticed the day he squeezed into a Continue Reading
Australian authorities said on Friday they are focused on protecting water plants, pumping stations, pipes and other infrastructure from intense bushfires surrounding Sydney, the country’s largest city. Firefighters battling the Continue Reading
Australian firefighters used cooler conditions on Christmas Day to try and contain bushfires ahead of hot, dry weather later in the week, as leaders and communities thanked them for sacrificing Continue Reading
Australia’s fire season has been unprecedented in its danger The Australian government is facing criticism over its climate policies as the country deals with devastating bushfires and a historic heatwave. Continue Reading
Australia typically has wildfires in its summer months, but this year’s fire season began early—a combination of extreme heat and a severe drought, scientists say. As with California , the Continue Reading
It was oppressively hot, above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), and the wind was picking up. Bushfires were devastating nearby towns and now threatened Yanderra, a small village with just over Continue Reading
Australia typically has wildfires in its summer months, but this year’s fire season began early—a combination of extreme heat and a severe drought, scientists say. As with California , the Continue Reading
Thousands of firefighters have been tackling blazes in “catastrophic” conditions in New South Wales Catastrophic fire warnings are in place across the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), where Continue Reading
Australians on the heatwave: ‘It’s so hot, I feel like dying’ A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales, Australia, amid fears a record-breaking heatwave will exacerbate Continue Reading
Rural fire service and fire and rescue crews work to contain the Gospers Mountain fire in the Blue Mountains National Park, northwest of Sydney, on Tuesday. (Dean Lewins/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) Australia may Continue Reading
Devastating bushfires that blanketed Australia’s largest city with hazardous smoke this week have heightened public anger and raised political pressure on the government to do more to battle climate change. Continue Reading
Many people are wearing face masks on the streets A shroud of smoke from Australia’s bushfires has caused chaos in Sydney, bringing dangerous air quality, setting off smoke alarms and Continue Reading
Australia’s biggest city has been shrouded in hazardous smoke for the past week, as wildfires burning across the country’s drought-stricken east coast are—in some cases—becoming too big to put out. Continue Reading
Fleur Magick Dennis has stopped showering every day, allowed her vegetable patch to die and told her four sons to let the dishes pile up. Sometimes, all her family has Continue Reading
A giant bushfire on the edge of Sydney, which has blanketed the city in smoke causing a spike in respiratory illnesses and the cancellation of outdoor sports, will take weeks Continue Reading
There are not many political messages that can slip through a closed window or a locked door, but that’s just what happened last week in Australia’s biggest city. Climate change Continue Reading
Strong winds stoked more than 100 fires across Australia’s east coast on Tuesday, blanketing Sydney in hazardous smoke and prompting health warnings for the country’s most populous city. Australia is Continue Reading
The world’s biggest lithium-ion battery is about to get even bigger after its Australian operators decided to expand in a bid to stabilise the nation’s fragile electricity grid. French renewables company Continue Reading
People in Sydney woke up to a city shrouded in smoke on Tuesday, as scores of bushfires rage across the region. Strong winds overnight brought smoke from fires inland, pushing Continue Reading
The first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Shell’s floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility Prelude offshore Western Australia is imminent, the oil and gas supermajor said on its Continue Reading
The consumption of natural gas has grown considerably over the years. Especially LNG is in high demand as it adds a degree of flexibility to the market. Although Australia’s gas Continue Reading
It took 100,000 construction workers a quarter of a century to bore through the Snowy Mountains to build Australia’s largest hydroelectric scheme. The vast nation-building project links nine power stations Continue Reading
If China follows through on its retaliatory threat of raising U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) tariffs from 10 to 25 percent, U.S. exports will be hit hard — but another Continue Reading
Australia will import foreign-grown wheat for the first time since 2007 following an approval issued by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources late Tuesday. The permit issued is for Continue Reading
A region in Australia has recently lifted a moratorium on fracking. Local companies aim to begin this year exploration of what they believe are huge shale gas reserves, potentially capable Continue Reading
Australia has joined the growing list of U.S. crude oil importers with two tankers currently en route to Down Under with cargoes of light U.S. crude, Reuters reports , citing Continue Reading
Singapore — The Australian Government has again lifted its forecast for the country’s LNG exports over the coming years and said in 2019 it will be the world’s leading exporter Continue Reading
