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Australia to raise debt limit by 60%
2013-10-23 03:01:22| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Australian government says it plans to raise the country's debt limit by two-thirds to prevent any concerns it could face a fiscal crisis.
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UN climate chief warns Australia against repealing carbon tax video
2013-10-22 07:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Christiana Figueres, the executive secretary of the UN framework convention on climate change, says heatwaves in Asia, Europe and Australia will continue increasing in their intensity unless vigorous action is taken
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Australia: Bushfires take heavy toll on wildlife, including possums, koalas and gliders
2013-10-22 05:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: There are fears wildlife will suffer "dramatic' losses from the NSW bushfires, with growing numbers of possums, koalas and gliders being found with burns and smoke inhalation. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service said that while it was not clear how many animals had been killed due to the ongoing severity of the fires, thousands were likely to be affected. "With such large areas being burned, the impact on wildlife will be dramatic, no doubt about that,' Geoff Ross, wildlife officer...
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Australia: Clear link between climate change & bushfires: UN adviser warns Tony Abbott
2013-10-22 01:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: A senior United Nations climate change official says there is ''absolutely'' a link between climate change and bushfires and has warned that the Coalition government will pay a high political and financial price for its decision to scrap carbon pricing. In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Monday, the head of the UN's climate change negotiations, Christiana Figueres, said there was a clear link between climate change and bushfires such as those raging in New South Wales. She noted...
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Australia merges blazes in wildfire battle to prevent 'megafire'
2013-10-22 00:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Firefighters on Tuesday deliberately merged two major blazes in southeastern Australia in a desperate battle to manage the advancing infernos as weather conditions worsen. Crews made up largely of volunteers worked through the night along trails in heavily forested areas west of Sydney to try to prevent the fires becoming one out-of-control "megafire" that could race towards a third blaze nearby. Firefighters have been battling wildfires across the state of New South Wales since they flared...
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