Snapshot: ‘Bushfire’, Australia
Australian ROBERT IRWIN has won the People’s Choice Award in London’s National History Museum ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ competition. See his image…
Bushfires rage across Australia’s east coast
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Dozens of wild fires burned across Australia’s east coast on Saturday and firefighters scrambled to shore up defences ahead of hotter weather expected next week. The early arrival of fierce bushfires in the southern spring has already claimed several lives and destroyed nearly 300 homes over the past week. Overview of fire in […]
Australian bushfires destroy more than 50 homes but cool change brings relief
Sydney, AustraliaReuters A cool change on Wednesday brought relief for firefighters battling massive bushfires in eastern Australia which destroyed 50 homes and saw flames come within metres of homes on the outskirts of Sydney. Cooler conditions were expected to ease the danger in the state of New South Wales, where 83 fires were still burning, […]
“Too late to leave”: Australians take shelter from intense bushfires
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Tens of thousands of Australians took shelter on Tuesday after authorities warned it was too late for them to leave their homes as bushfires raged across a vast area of the country’s east coast. Officials issued 11 emergency warnings in New South Wales, each covering several communities, as more than half the 71 […]
Updated: “Leave now”: Australians urged to evacuate as “catastrophic” fires loom
Last updated 4.30pmSydney, AustraliaReuters Authorities declared a state of emergency across a broad swath of Australia’s east coast on Monday, urging residents in high risk areas to evacuate ahead of looming “catastrophic” fire conditions. Bushfires burning across New South Wales and Queensland states have already killed three people and destroyed more than 150 homes. Officials […]
Christian leaders from across globe join call for Adani to “abandon” Australian coal mine project
Christians are among more than 70 faith leaders from across the globe who have signed an open letter calling on Adani Group chairman, Gautam Adani, to “abandon” his plans for the Carmichael coal mine in Queensland. The letter – which is signed by leaders including Thabo Makgoba, primate of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, Rev James Bhagwhan, […]
Australian state to cart truckloads of water to drought-hit town
Reuters An Australian state will spend tens of thousands of dollars each month to truck water into a drought-hit town that is forecast to run out of drinking water by December. The north-eastern state of Queensland has announced $A2.4 million in emergency funds, which would include $A800,000 per month in costs to cart water, state […]
Australians flee homes as police investigate suspicious fires
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Hundreds of Australians have fled their homes in the eastern states as 140 fires ravaged parts of Queensland and New South Wales, officials said on Tuesday. Strong winds have fanned bushfires in the two Australian states since Monday, with flames out of control in some areas, ravaging thousands of hectares of land. At […]
More than 100 Australian bushfires ‘omen’ of severe summer fire season
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters 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. “We’ve never seen this before in recorded history, fire weather has never been as severe this early in spring,” said Andrew Sturgess, an inspector […]
Faith group vows not to give up the fight against Adani coal mine in Australian state of Queensland
The Australian Religious Response to Climate Change has vowed not to give up the fight to stop the proposed Adani coal mine in the northern Australian state of Queensland from going ahead after the State Government approved a final permit on ground water management on Thursday. First acquired by Adani in 2010, the project is […]