カテゴリー: Bushfires
Scientists say hotter and longer summers make such an unusually fierce fire more likelyA bushfire that destroyed most of a village in New Zealand’s South Island has sparked a fierce debate between high-country farmers and conservationists, as those aff…
Extreme weather, locust invasions and violence have forced people to flee their homesMillions of people were uprooted from their homes by conflict, violence and natural disasters in the first six months of this year, research has found.Nearly 15m new i…
The impact of smoke on New Zealand’s environment, health and tourism raises the legal issue of trans-boundary air pollutionKiwis have been shocked in recent weeks to discover their pristine glaciers turning pink, with apocalyptic orange skies covering …
About 70 firefighters battle largest blaze on North Island’s east coast while power outages hit thousands of people on both islandsBushfire season has begun in New Zealand with hundreds of hectares of forest going up in flames at half a dozen separate …
The summer has seen another cyclone in Fiji and terrible fires in Australia. We don’t need to be scientists to know that something is very wrong hereAs the world rang in a new year, for Oceania, the images that marked the beginning of the decade weren’…
Prime minister reverses position on visit where coal was expected to feature heavily, just hours after saying trip was ‘still the plan’ Just hours after saying it was “still the plan” to go to India later this month for trade and defence talks, Scott M…
Snow-capped peaks and glaciers discoloured as former PM says ash could accelerate glacial meltingSnow and glaciers in New Zealand have turned brown after being exposed to smoke, dust and ash from the Australian bushfire crisis.On Wednesday many parts o…
Swathes of the South Island are affected by haze with the sky in places turning orange New Zealanders in the South Island of the country have woken up to a red sun and orange skies on new year’s day, with the smoke from Australia’s catastrophic bushfir…