https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/wildfires-threaten-australian-capital-and-southeast-towns?fbclid=IwAR05xz9g-D17yMRvR4s1I1rqlRKf787clYqow9KPwyBVt3npC1l3ZJDC0Pw
Global warming is making this worse. Fossil fuel company leaders who successfully blocked action on GW, in order to reap greater riches for themselves, are mass murderers and vandals.
Feb 1, 2020 1:17 PM EST
Wildfires burned out of control near Australia’s national capital, Canberra, and across surrounding New South Wales state on Saturday, with endangered residents warned to prepare to evacuate.
The capital region declared a state of emergency on Friday because of a fire that by Saturday covered 35,800 hectares (88,500 acres) of forest and farmland south of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency Commissioner Georgeina Whelan said.
Spot fires were sparked by embers carried on winds up to 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the fire front, and some of those fires will eventually merge with the main fire, she said.
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Fires across southern Australia have claimed at least 33 lives since September, destroyed more than 3,000 homes and razed more than 10.6 million hectares (26.2 million acres).
tags: severe weather, extreme weather
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