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Residents told not to return home as bushfires burn

Bushfires are continuing to burn in central Queensland, ensuring residents who evacuated their homes days ago still can't return.

What the extreme fire seasons of 1910 and 2020 – and 2,500 years of forest history – tell us about the future of wildfires in the West

What the extreme fire seasons of 1910 and 2020 – and 2,500 years of forest history – tell us about the future of wildfires in the West

Strong winds blew across mountain slopes after a record-setting warm, dry summer. Small fires began to blow up into huge conflagrations. Towns in crisis scrambled to escape as fires bore down.

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Man dies and homes feared lost in bushfire near Kempsey as almost 80 fires burn across NSW

Man dies and homes feared lost in bushfire near Kempsey as almost 80 fires burn across NSW

RFS commissioner says death due to Willi Willi fire a ‘tragic reminder of how deadly some of these fires are’

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Schools near a Maui wildfire burn zone are reopening. Parents wrestle with whether to send kids back

More than two months after a wildfire killed at least 98 people on Maui, the three surviving public schools are set to reopen Monday

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Wildfire Smoke Lingers In Homes, Posing Hidden Health Threats

New research reveals harmful smoke attaches to indoor surfaces, putting residents at risk even after clean-up efforts.

AP Exclusive: 911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire reveal terror and panic in the rush to escape

Hawaii's Maui County has released audio of 911 calls made during a deadly August wildfire in response to a public records request from The Associated Press

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Fear and confusion mark key moments of Lahaina residents' 911 calls during deadly wildfire

Maui County officials released two hours of audio of 911 calls to The Associated Press that were recorded as frantic residents tried to escape the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century

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Maui County releases audio of 911 calls from deadly wildfire after request from The Associated Press

Maui County releases audio of 911 calls from deadly wildfire after request from The Associated Press

Maui County has released audio of 911 calls from a deadly August wildfire in response to a public record request from The Associated Press

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Dozens flee raging Argentina wildfires ‘started by man making coffee’

Dozens flee raging Argentina wildfires ‘started by man making coffee’

Hundreds of firefighters are battling the blazes encroaching on the city of Villa Carlos Paz

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Attibele tragedy | ‘It was a Herculean task to even gain access to the cracker godown which was on fire’

Attibele tragedy | ‘It was a Herculean task to even gain access to the cracker godown which was on fire’

Bengaluru Over 150 firefighters battled the raging blaze at the cracker godown at Attibele for over 15 hours and recovered all the bodies that lay severely charred and some buried under the debris on Saturday.

Cooler weather helps crews extinguish blazes across NSW

Cooler weather helps crews extinguish blazes across NSW

Rain and cooler weather have helped firefighters extinguish most of the fires burning across NSW this week but one region is expected to remain in high danger.

Three homes lost in destructive NSW bushfire

Three homes lost in destructive NSW bushfire

Easing conditions have allowed fire crews to start counting the homes lost after a large blaze rushed through coastal communities in southern NSW.

Wildfire destroys 3 homes in southeastern Australia and a man is injured by a falling tree

Wildfire destroys 3 homes in southeastern Australia and a man is injured by a falling tree

Three homes were destroyed by a forest fire and a man was injured by a falling tree in the Bega Valley region of southeastern Australia, prompting a government leader to warn that a “horror” wildfire season is approaching

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Cleanup from Maui fires complicated by island's logistical challenges, cultural significance

Cleanup from Maui fires complicated by island's logistical challenges, cultural significance

Federal authorities have started removing hazardous materials from the Maui wildfires and laying the groundwork to dispose of burnt cars, buildings and other debris

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Lahaina residents deliver petition asking Hawaii governor to delay tourism reopening

Residents from fire-stricken Lahaina are petitioning Hawaii's governor to delay his plans to reopen a portion of West Maui to tourism starting this weekend

Nervous night for NSW coastal towns amid looming fire

A forecast cool change should weaken a dangerous fire front looming over NSW coastal towns but could turn towards tourists in Bermagui, authorities warn.

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Bermagui residents told 'it is too late to leave' as Coolagolite bushfire approaches

Residents in Bermagui and nearby villages to the south have been told to seek shelter

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Hanson-Young labels Dutton’s voice campaigning ‘sinister’ – as it happened

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Revealed: Trump administration forced Joshua Tree to stay open during last US shutdown

Emails show David Bernhardt of interior department overrode superintendent of California park, causing ‘chaos and destruction’

How rumors and conspiracy theories got in the way of Maui's fire recovery

Some of the rumors and conspiracy theories were driven by the island's history, but others were pushed by social media influencers and foreign governments.

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First congressional hearing on Maui wildfire to focus on island's sole electric provider and grid

Hawaii’s top public utility officials and the president of Hawaiian Electric are expected to testify in a congressional hearing about the role the electrical grid played in last month’s deadly Maui wildfire

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Takeaways from AP report on Maui fire investigation

Melted remains of an old car tire

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How did the Maui fire spread so quickly? Overgrown gully may be key to the investigation

Melted remains of an old car tire

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Lahaina family finds heirloom in rubble of their home on first visit after deadly wildfire

Among the first families to return to the burn zone in Lahaina is that of Leola Vierra, who spent nearly 50 years living in a home she designed before it burned down Aug. 8 in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century

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Wildland firefighters face a huge pay cut without action by Congress – here's how physically demanding this lifesaving job is

Radios crackle with chatter from a wildfire incident command post. Up the fireline, firefighters in yellow jerseys are swinging Pulaskis, axlike hand tools, to carve a fuel break into the land.

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