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Plane fighting Australia fires crashes as cooler weather eases threat
2013-10-24 06:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A plane dousing wildfires in bushland south of Australia's biggest city, Sydney, crashed into a national park on Thursday, killing the pilot and sparking a new fire to add to 55 still burning across the state of New South Wales. The accident happened as more dry, windy conditions caused a flare-up in huge fires burning for a week in mountains to the west of Sydney, closing roads and entering a valley running down towards the metropolitan area. "It's hard to definitely say that (the worst is...
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