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Australia heatwave: State of emergency declared over bushfire crisis

Posted by sleepydave
Tags: climate change, australia, heatwaves, politics, emergencies.national, disasters.natural, fires.bush, source.bbc
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50837025

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Title
Fires and heat prompt Australia state of emergency
Published
Dec 19 2019
Word count
720 words

4 comments

  1. sleepydave
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    Live feed: NSW state of emergency declared as bushfires and extreme heat take hold after hottest day - ABC Bushfires surround Sydney as Australia's NSW state declares emergency - Reuters Sydney...

    Live feed: NSW state of emergency declared as bushfires and extreme heat take hold after hottest day - ABC

    Bushfires surround Sydney as Australia's NSW state declares emergency - Reuters

    Sydney smoke: Residents 'choking' on intense bushfire pollution - BBC

    In photos: Wildfires rage across Australia amid historic heat wave - Axios

    4 votes
  2. [3]
    ibis
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    I'm a couple of hours north of Sydney atm, and can confirm - it is very hot and smoky. Earlier in the day there was a weird red glow in the smoke that was covering the sky. It all felt very...

    I'm a couple of hours north of Sydney atm, and can confirm - it is very hot and smoky.

    Earlier in the day there was a weird red glow in the smoke that was covering the sky. It all felt very apocalyptic.

    Apparently there is a cool change about an hour an a half away - I can't wait.

    4 votes
    1. [2]
      sleepydave
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      Perth region here - hope you guys are alright, ABC footage makes it look really bad over there. Perth's been doing okay up until a few days ago when the Yanchep national park area started burning...

      Perth region here - hope you guys are alright, ABC footage makes it look really bad over there. Perth's been doing okay up until a few days ago when the Yanchep national park area started burning but it's being controlled now.

      4 votes
      1. heady
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        Also a fire down south near Collie. Thankfully WA has been spared this time of the scale of the eastern states bushfires.

        Also a fire down south near Collie. Thankfully WA has been spared this time of the scale of the eastern states bushfires.

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