Australia fires

A roadblock is manned at the Haddrill and Campersic Road as a bushfire in the Avon Ridge and Brigadoon area burns in Perth. File/Reuters
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Rainfall expected to ease bushfire in Australia's west

Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes in Perth, complicating a five-day lockdown imposed on Monday on the state capital after Western Australia detected its first coronavirus...

Emergency services can be seen fighting a bushfire that is burning in the Cherry Gardens area in the Adelaide Hills, Australia, January 25, 2021. AAP Image/Morgan Sette/via REUTERS
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Heatwave across southeast Australia stokes bushfires near Adelaide

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Australia bushfire rips through heritage-listed island

A resident uses a garden hose to wet down the house as high winds push smoke and ash from the Currowan Fire towards Nowra, New South Wales, Australia January 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy/File Photo
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Severe fire danger for Australia as temperatures smash records

Cows stand in the field with bushfire burning in the background, in Kangaroo Island, Australia January 9, 2020 in this still image obtained from social media. Paul Stanton - Paul's Place Wildlife Sanctuary/via Reuters
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Climate change hiked Australia fire risk 30%

Australia fires: Smoke to make 'full circuit' around globe, Nasa says
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Australia fires: Smoke to make 'full circuit' around globe, Nasa says