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Australian bushfires continue to blaze – Expert Reaction
Fires continue to rage across south-eastern Australia and three blazes may join forces to create a mega fire on the Victoria-New South […]
Continue readingBushfires rage along Australia’s East Coast – Expert Reaction
Devastating bushfires along the New South Wales and Queensland coastline have caused the loss of more than 150 homes and […]
Continue readingFires in the Amazon – Expert Reaction
Huge swathes of the Amazon rainforest are on fire with smoke from the fires clearly visible from space. There have […]
Continue readingNotre Dame fire – Expert Reaction
Firefighters battled for hours to save the iconic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. The spire collapsed on the building, where […]
Continue readingNew fire in the Tasman region – Expert Reaction
A new bush fire has broken out near Nelson, as warm and extremely dry conditions persist in the region. Police […]
Continue readingWildfires could become more common – In the News
Wildfires, like the one that has scorched hundreds of hectares of forest near Nelson, may become more common in New […]
Continue readingGrenfell Tower fire forensics — Expert Reaction
The latest reports from last week’s devastating fire in the Grenfell Tower apartment block in London suggest there are 58 […]
Continue readingHighly flammable vegetation helps fuel Port Hills fire – Expert Reaction
Firefighters have been battling fires on Christchurch’s Port Hills since Monday evening. Hundreds of hectares of scrub and vegetation have […]
Continue readingContaining the Flock Hill fire – Expert responds
Experts say that the fire that destroyed around 300 hectares of forest and tussock at the Flock Hill Station in […]
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