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Australia bushfires: New South Wales declares state of emergency
2013-10-20 03:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales as Australian firefighters battle bushfires that have already destroyed more than 200 homes. The announcement comes as conditions look set to deteriorate with soaring temperatures and strong winds expected to fan the flames in the coming days. The Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, has been the worst-hit region with some fires still raging out of control. State officials say they are the most dangerous conditions in 40 years. New...
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Australia: Early bloomers out of sync
2013-10-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: It wasn't just the fireworks bursting into Sydney's night sky with the International Fleet Review this month. The same night also brought some of the first lilac blossoms from groves of jacaranda trees, the latest flora to flower early during the city's exceptionally warm year. ''It's certainly pretty early considering what's happened in the past,'' says Dr Brett Summerell, acting executive director of the Royal Botanic Gardens. Informal guides indicate the trees are flowering as much as...
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Australia: Bushfires continue to rage across New South Wales - video
2013-10-19 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Hopes of rain that would diminish the severity of New South Wales's bushfires are lowered on Saturday as dry weather looks set to continue. Aorund 1,500 firefighters are battling 100 blazes in the state, which are being helped along by dry weather and strong winds. Around 200 properties have been destroyed in the Blue Mountains area
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Australia: A boom Broome doesn't want
2013-10-19 08:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Fresh from fighting off Australia's biggest gas hub, the people of national tourism hotspot Broome now face another challenge: fracking in their water supply. Fairfax Media can reveal an oil and gas company is negotiating with native title groups after the West Australian government gave it exploration rights over 3750 square kilometres of the Kimberley, including most of Broome's groundwater reserves. The company, Goshawk Energy, has compared the area's geology to the Bakken Formation in the...
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AUSTRALIA: Gap in franchise talks with Oroton Group
2013-10-16 16:36:31| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Australian luxury fashion firm Oroton Group is negotiating an exclusive franchise deal with US-based specialty clothing retailer Gap Inc to "develop the brand" in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
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