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Ready.gov Wildfires
2013-01-09 19:22:58| PortlandOnline
Wildfire infromation from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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Australian wildfires point to climate-change risks
2013-01-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronoto Star: What happens when, bit by bit, the Earth turns warmer? It leads to extreme weather: In 2012, the United States was stricken by a severe drought in its south and southwest, torrential rains in Beijing killed more than 70 people, half of the Philippines capital, Manila, was submerged by rains, and flash-floods and landslides in Bangladesh affected a million people. Now there are wildfires in Australia, spreading with rare and dangerous speed. And with temperatures predicted to hit a record high...
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Australian wildfires continue to rage across Tasmania
2013-01-07 02:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Australian authorities search burnt-out homes for bodies in areas worst hit by wildfires on the island of Tasmania on Sunday. More than 40 fires continued to rage amid a heatwave and strong winds. The wildfires began on Thursday on the thinly populated south-eastern coast and have also hit mainland states
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Officials can't rule out casualties after Australian wildfires destroy 100 homes and buildings
2013-01-06 22:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Officials are searching for bodies among the charred ruins of more than 100 homes and other buildings destroyed by wildfires in the island state of Tasmania. Acting Police Commissioner Scott Tilyard said Monday no casualties had yet been reported. But it would take time before officials were certain that no one had died in the blazes that have razed 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres) of forests and farmland across southern Tasmania since Friday. Police have concerns for about 100 people reported...
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Thousands flee wildfires in southern Australia
2013-01-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Thousands of people fled wildfires raging on the Australian island of Tasmania that have destroyed at least 80 properties amid fears that at least one man died in the blaze, police said. The fires flared on Friday as much of the country suffered a summer heatwave that pushed temperatures above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in Tasmania, a southern island state known for its cooler climate. One of the worst affected areas was the small community of Dunalley, some 55 kilometres (34 miles) east of...
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