Environment/Science

State of emergency declared amid bushfire threat to Australian capital

Canberra/Xinhua: Authorities have declared a bushfire state of emergency in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). more

National science body to aid Australian recovery from bushfire crisis

Canberra/Xinhua: Australia's national science body will be called up to help the nation recover from devastating bushfires.

Climate denial wastes time amid Australian bushfire crisis: official

Canberra/Xinhua: Australia's science minister has said that people arguing over the existence of climate change and its impact on bushfires are wasting time.

Australia's Kangaroo Island shows burn scars on one-third of landmass: NASA

Washington: NASA's Terra satellite provided before and after imagery that showed the extent of the fires that have been ravaging Australia's Kangaroo Island.

Aussie firefighter killed after truck rolls in "fire tornado"

Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: A 28-year-old Australian volunteer firefighter has been killed battling a blaze on the border of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria State when a freak weather event upe ...

Over 30,000 forced to flee Australia's Gippsland Valley as bushfires rage

Sydney/Xinhua: Over 30,000 people had been told to evacuate Australia's East Gippsland region before 9 a.m. local time on Monday, as soaring temperatures and high winds are expected t ...

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