Tag: bushfires

• Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 07:28 UTC

  Australia's main cities choked by smoke from bushfires, some out of control

  

  The fire danger was elevated across wider swathes of southern Australia on Thursday, with residents warned to avoid at-risk areas as smoke from bushfires choked Sydney and other major cities. Devastating fires along the country's east coast have claimed six lives and destroyed more than 500 homes since mid-October, with climate change and unseasonably hot, dry conditions fuelling the unprecedented blazes.

• Monday, September 9th 2019 - 08:44 UTC

  Australia battling more than 100 bushfires in what is expected to be a severe dry spring

  

  Australian firefighters battled more than 100 bushfires across two eastern states on Sunday as authorities warned that parts of the country could expected a severe bushfire season this summer.