australia fires

First Koalas Rescued From Bushfires Returned to the Wild

First Koalas Rescued From Bushfires Returned to the Wild

By Fino Menezes After unprecedented bushfires devastated communities and iconic flora and fauna across Australia, non-profit group Science for Wildlife releases 12 koalas back into their natural habitat in the Blue Mountains. First Koalas Released Back Into the Wild After Bushfire Horror Before this current global health crisis, Australia endured an unprecedented bushfire season that […]

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    3 U.S. Firefighters Die in Plane Crash While Battling Australia Fires

    3 U.S. Firefighters Die in Plane Crash While Battling Australia Fires

    Three U.S. firefighters gave their lives battling Australia’s historic wildfires Thursday when their airborne water tanker crashed. The firefighters took off in a C-130 water tanker at 1 p.m. to fight a blaze near the Snowy Mountains in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), according to The Sydney Morning Herald. The plane then […]

    Australia Is Burning. Jakarta Is Drowning. Welcome to 2020.

    Australia Is Burning. Jakarta Is Drowning. Welcome to 2020.

    By Jeff Turrentine At first glance, the images seem more like nightmares than real life. Blood-red skies that appear to have seeped into the earth below, staining it hellishly. Cyclone-like whirls with columns of flame at their centers. People and animals huddled close together on a beach, ready to jump into the ocean should the […]