Bushfires
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New Zealand bushfire that demolished village leads to climate crisis debate
Scientists say hotter and longer summers make such an unusually fierce fire more likelyA bushfire that destroy…
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Internal displacements reach 15m in 2020 with worst ‘still to come’ – report
Extreme weather, locust invasions and violence have forced people to flee their homesMillions of people were u…
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Australia’s bushfires mean New Zealand has become the land of the long pink cloud | Jim Salinger
The impact of smoke on New Zealand’s environment, health and tourism raises the legal issue of trans-boundary …
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New Zealand bushfires flare amid fears country becoming more ‘flammable’
About 70 firefighters battle largest blaze on North Island’s east coast while power outages hit thousands of p…
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Australia, Fiji’s prayers are with you but we know they aren’t enough to fight the climate crisis | Frank Bainimarama
The summer has seen another cyclone in Fiji and terrible fires in Australia. We don’t need to be scientists to…
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Scott Morrison ‘inclined’ to cancel India trip as bushfire crisis continues
Prime minister reverses position on visit where coal was expected to feature heavily, just hours after saying …
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New Zealand glaciers turn brown from Australian bushfires’ smoke, ash and dust
Snow-capped peaks and glaciers discoloured as former PM says ash could accelerate glacial meltingSnow and glac…
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‘Apocalyptic’: New Zealand shrouded in smoke from Australian bushfires
Swathes of the South Island are affected by haze with the sky in places turning orange New Zealanders in the S…