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Hail, floods, dust hit Australia amid raging wildfires
Dust storms, hail and flash floods have battered beleaguered Australian cities in recent days, extreme weather that has diminished the threat from ... World News -
Australian PM proposes high-powered inquiry into bushfires response
After weeks of criticism over the handling of the bushfires scorching Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday he will propose a ... World News -
US sends more firefighters to help battle Australia blazes
US officials said Tuesday they’re planning to send at least another 100 firefighters to Australia to join 159 already in the country battling ... World News -
Australian crews race to contain blazes as damage bill soars
Bolstered by cooler weather and desperately needed rain, exhausted firefighters in Australia raced to shore up defenses against deadly wildfires ... World News -
Australia begins damage assessment amid temporary respite from bushfires
Australian authorities began assessing the damage on Sunday from heatwave-spurred bushfires that swept through two states a day earlier, as cooler ... World News -
Some flee, others restock before Australia's wildfires grow
Thousands of tourists fled Australia's wildfire-ravaged eastern coast Thursday ahead of worsening conditions as the military started to evacuate ... World News -
Australia sending aid by sea to towns cut off by wildfires
Australia deployed military ships and aircraft Wednesday to help communities ravaged by apocalyptic wildfires that destroyed homes and sent thousands ... World News -
Raging wildfires trap 4,000 at Australian town’s waterfront
Wildfires burning across Australia’s two most-populous states Tuesday trapped residents of a seaside town in apocalyptic conditions, destroyed ... World News -
Residents, tourists urged to leave Australian region as fire conditions worsen
Residents and holidaymakers in part of the Australian state of Victoria were urged to leave on Sunday ahead of what is expected to be a day of extreme ... World News -
Thousands of koalas feared dead in Australia wildfires
Thousands of koalas are feared to have died in a wildfire-ravaged area north of Sydney, further diminishing Australia's iconic marsupial, while the ... Variety -
Australian wildfires threaten Sydney water supplies
Australian authorities said on Friday they are focused on protecting water plants, pumping stations, pipes and other infrastructure from intense ... World News -
Sizzling temperatures hit Australia as wildfires persist, code red issued
A code red was issued in South Australia on Friday as temperatures hit 42 degrees Celsius (108 Fahrenheit) in the state’s capital, while ... World News -
Helicopters in Chile douse fire that destroyed 200 homes
Helicopters dropped thousands of gallons of water on the outskirts of the Chilean port city of Valparaiso on Wednesday to extinguish a fire that ... World News -
Australian firefighters access badly burnt towns; PM defends climate policies
Firefighters battling wildfires in Australia made the most of cooler weather on Sunday to access badly burnt towns and contain blazes before the ... World News -
Australia battles ‘catastrophic’ wildfires as PM rushes home
Australia’s most populous state was paralyzed by “catastrophic” fire conditions Saturday amid souring temperatures, while one person ... World News -
Australian state declares emergency as wildfires surround Sydney
Australia’s most populous state declared its second emergency in as many months on Thursday as extreme heat and strong winds stoked scores of ... World News -
Australia braces for heatwave as more than 100 fires burn
Out of control bushfires forced residents in eastern Australia to flee their homes on Saturday, as other parts of the country braced for a heatwave ... World News -
Sydney smoke crisis ‘longest on record’
Australian bushfires have caused unprecedented pollution in Sydney and along the country’s east coast, officials said Thursday, with smoke and ... Variety -
California braces for powerful winds that could feed fires
California braced on Tuesday for the most powerful winds this season that threaten to spread destructive fires raging in the state and could spark new ... World News -
Authorities order 100,000 evacuated in California wildfire
A wildfire raged out of control along the northern edge of Los Angeles early Friday, forcing thousands of people from their homes as firefighters ... World News -
Brazilian troops deploy to fight Amazon fires
Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday were deploying in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted ... World News -
5,000 evacuated as Canary Islands wildfire rages
A raging wildfire on the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria forced the evacuation of some 5,000 people, authorities said Sunday, warning it could ... World News -
Ecological disaster on Greek island as fire burns on
Firefighters on the Greek island of Evia were still battling Wednesday to contain a fire that has caused massive damage to a pristine mountain ... Variety -
Wildfires continue to rage in Southern Greece, Spain’s Island of Gran Canaria
A tourist camp and nearby houses on the island of Elafonisos, in southern Greece, have been evacuated for the second day in a row as a wildfire at a ... World News -
500 firefighters battle forest fire in central Portugal
Portuguese authorities say around 500 firefighters are combating a wildfire that started in a central area some 100 kilometers northeast of Lisbon, ... World News -
Trump, Putin discuss Russian wildfires, says the White House
US President Donald Trump spoke on Wednesday with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin about wildfires in Siberia and trade, the White House said. ... World News -
Fire rages through reserve in Mexico’s resort-filled Yucatan
Mexico has deployed seven fire-fighting brigades and a military helicopter in an effort to stamp out a fire raging through the Sian Ka’an nature ... World News -
Oprah Winfrey visits Maui Humane Society following wildfire
Oprah Winfrey surprised the Maui Humane Society with a visit to thank the organization for evacuating animals during a wildfire, a report said.Winfrey ... Variety -
Hawaii’s Maui Island wildfire forces evacuations
Thousands of residents and visitors on Hawaii’s Maui Island were ordered to evacuate two communities on Thursday as a spreading wildfire sent ... World News -
Greece wildfires: Four more villages evacuated on Evia island
Greek authorities say two new brush fires have broken out, forcing the evacuation of four villages overnight on the island of Evia. The new blazes ... World News