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Australia's Bushfires Killed Or Harmed More Than 60,000 Koalas: Report
More than 60,000 koalas were killed, injured or displaced in Australian bushfires last summer, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has estimated, in what it called a deeply disturbing number for a species already in trouble.
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High Alert For New Australia Bushfires As Heat, Winds Pick Up
Australian firefighters are on high alert for the possibility that scorching temperatures and strong winds could whip up new bushfires on Thursday, coming after rain brought welcome respite to fire-ravaged areas.
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Australia's Canberra Airport Closed As Bushfires Flare Anew
Bushfires near the Australian capital Canberra forced the city's airport to close on Thursday, as passenger flights were halted to make way for aircraft working to extinguish the blazes, authorities said.
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Australia Fire: Facebook Steps Up Its Relief Efforts for Australia Bushfires
Facebook has announced to match up to $1 million (Australian dollars) in donations made to non-profit organisation GlobalGiving and donating $250,000 to the Australian Red Cross towards bushfires relief efforts.
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Australia To Kill Up To 10,000 Camels Amid Wildfires: Report
Authorities in Australia will begin five-day campaign to kill thousands of camels in the country as they drink too much water amid the wildfires.
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Why Australian Bushfires Have Sparked Global Knitting Frenzy
Knitting needles are clicking furiously around the world to create hundreds of protective pouches and blankets for native wildlife made homeless by Australian wildfires that have razed large swathes of bushland.
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Bushfires Reach Melbourne As Heatwave Fans Australia Blazes
Around 100,000 people were urged to flee five Melbourne suburbs on Monday evening as Australia's spiralling bushfire crisis killed a volunteer firefighter battling a separate blaze in the countryside.
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Sky-High Smoke Dwarfs Waterbomber Helicopter In Australia
Firefighters battling huge bushfires in Australia used a waterbombing helicopter to try and douse a blaze on the outskirts of Sydney on Thursday, with aerial footage showing the aircraft dwarfed by thick black and grey billowing smoke.
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Sydney Chokes With Air Quality Over 12 Times Worse Than "Hazardous"
Bushfire smoke smothered Sydney on Tuesday, setting off fire alarms, suspending ferry services and triggering health warnings over choking air pollution.
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Over 2,000 Koalas Killed In Australian Bushfires
The massive bushfires that have been raging in eastern Australia since November have killed more than 2,000 koalas, a species classified as vulnerable, an ecologist said on Monday.
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Australian Bushfires: Firefighter On Rescue Operation Lit Seven Blazes, Say Police
Police in fire-ravaged Australia on Wednesday charged a volunteer firefighter with arson, alleging he lit seven blazes before returning to help colleagues extinguish them.
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Meet "Bear", The Dog Rescuing Koalas In Australian Bushfires
An obsessive compulsive dog who was abandoned as a puppy has a new mission: helping find and save Koalas injured in Australia's recent devastating bushfires.
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Bushfire Kills 2 In Australia's South West, More Towns Evacuating
Two people have been killed, at least one other remains unaccounted for and more than 121 buildings have been destroyed by a bushfire that continues to burn out of control in Western Australia, police said on Saturday.
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Australians Flee Bushfires As Homes Burn On Christmas Day
Fire crews battled into the night on Friday after raging bushfires reduced at least 53 homes to ashes in a famous Australian beauty spot on Christmas Day, sending hundreds of residents fleeing for their lives.
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Australia's Bushfires Killed Or Harmed More Than 60,000 Koalas: Report
More than 60,000 koalas were killed, injured or displaced in Australian bushfires last summer, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has estimated, in what it called a deeply disturbing number for a species already in trouble.
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High Alert For New Australia Bushfires As Heat, Winds Pick Up
Australian firefighters are on high alert for the possibility that scorching temperatures and strong winds could whip up new bushfires on Thursday, coming after rain brought welcome respite to fire-ravaged areas.
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Australia's Canberra Airport Closed As Bushfires Flare Anew
Bushfires near the Australian capital Canberra forced the city's airport to close on Thursday, as passenger flights were halted to make way for aircraft working to extinguish the blazes, authorities said.
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Australia Fire: Facebook Steps Up Its Relief Efforts for Australia Bushfires
Facebook has announced to match up to $1 million (Australian dollars) in donations made to non-profit organisation GlobalGiving and donating $250,000 to the Australian Red Cross towards bushfires relief efforts.
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Australia To Kill Up To 10,000 Camels Amid Wildfires: Report
Authorities in Australia will begin five-day campaign to kill thousands of camels in the country as they drink too much water amid the wildfires.
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Why Australian Bushfires Have Sparked Global Knitting Frenzy
Knitting needles are clicking furiously around the world to create hundreds of protective pouches and blankets for native wildlife made homeless by Australian wildfires that have razed large swathes of bushland.
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Bushfires Reach Melbourne As Heatwave Fans Australia Blazes
Around 100,000 people were urged to flee five Melbourne suburbs on Monday evening as Australia's spiralling bushfire crisis killed a volunteer firefighter battling a separate blaze in the countryside.
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Sky-High Smoke Dwarfs Waterbomber Helicopter In Australia
Firefighters battling huge bushfires in Australia used a waterbombing helicopter to try and douse a blaze on the outskirts of Sydney on Thursday, with aerial footage showing the aircraft dwarfed by thick black and grey billowing smoke.
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Sydney Chokes With Air Quality Over 12 Times Worse Than "Hazardous"
Bushfire smoke smothered Sydney on Tuesday, setting off fire alarms, suspending ferry services and triggering health warnings over choking air pollution.
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Over 2,000 Koalas Killed In Australian Bushfires
The massive bushfires that have been raging in eastern Australia since November have killed more than 2,000 koalas, a species classified as vulnerable, an ecologist said on Monday.
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Australian Bushfires: Firefighter On Rescue Operation Lit Seven Blazes, Say Police
Police in fire-ravaged Australia on Wednesday charged a volunteer firefighter with arson, alleging he lit seven blazes before returning to help colleagues extinguish them.
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Meet "Bear", The Dog Rescuing Koalas In Australian Bushfires
An obsessive compulsive dog who was abandoned as a puppy has a new mission: helping find and save Koalas injured in Australia's recent devastating bushfires.
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Bushfire Kills 2 In Australia's South West, More Towns Evacuating
Two people have been killed, at least one other remains unaccounted for and more than 121 buildings have been destroyed by a bushfire that continues to burn out of control in Western Australia, police said on Saturday.
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Australians Flee Bushfires As Homes Burn On Christmas Day
Fire crews battled into the night on Friday after raging bushfires reduced at least 53 homes to ashes in a famous Australian beauty spot on Christmas Day, sending hundreds of residents fleeing for their lives.
