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‘Downslope winds’: How the Hawaii fires spread so quickly

‘Downslope winds’: How the Hawaii fires spread so quickly

As the arid winds swept over the West Maui Mountains, they forced air to accelerate down the west side of the mountains - with tragic results.

  • by Dan Stillman

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Welcome to the big smoke: hazy days from WA prescribed burns triple in a decade
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Perth

Welcome to the big smoke: hazy days from WA prescribed burns triple in a decade

Spring is coming, and that means the city will be cloaked in days of smoke as authorities take advantage of every opportunity to meet their prescribed burning target.

  • by Sarah Brookes
Record July heat prompts dire warning: Act now ‘or we all scorch and fry’

Record July heat prompts dire warning: Act now ‘or we all scorch and fry’

The warmest temperatures for tens of thousands of years are prompting yet more calls from experts for urgent action on climate.

  • by Nick O'Malley
Plane fighting Greek island wildfire crashes, killing both pilots; Italian blaze turns deadly

Plane fighting Greek island wildfire crashes, killing both pilots; Italian blaze turns deadly

Summer wildfires blamed on climate change have also struck other Mediterranean countries, leaving at least 34 people dead in Algeria and two people dead in southern Italy Tuesday.

  • by Michael Varaklas and Derek Gatopoulos
Fires blaze on island of Rhodes as dozens more start across Greece

Fires blaze on island of Rhodes as dozens more start across Greece

Thousands spent the night on beaches and streets during what Greece said was its biggest safe transport of residents and tourists in emergency conditions.

  • by Fedja Grulovic
Widespread fire concern for majority of state after years of heavy rain

Widespread fire concern for majority of state after years of heavy rain

As a hot and dry summer approaches, fire agencies are worried fires will sweep across large parts of the state that burnt during the Black Summer Bushfires.

  • by Laura Chung
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The missing factor preventing the BoM from declaring an El Nino event

The missing factor preventing the BoM from declaring an El Nino event

Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology is an outlier among global weather agencies because of the specific conditions it requires for an El Nino declaration.

  • by Mike Foley
Tourists forced to flee as fire rages on Greek island
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Greece

Tourists forced to flee as fire rages on Greek island

Coastguard vessels and private boats evacuated thousands of people from beaches on the island of Rhodes, where fires raged for a fifth straight day.

The hottest July in 120,000 years. What’s in store for Australia this summer?

The hottest July in 120,000 years. What’s in store for Australia this summer?

The scorching heatwaves in Europe, Asia and America provide a glimpse into Australia’s near future and suggest the impacts of global warming might have been underestimated.

  • by Nick O'Malley and Angus Dalton
Weather extremes are thrashing the world, and it’s just a taste of what’s to come

Weather extremes are thrashing the world, and it’s just a taste of what’s to come

Signs of catastrophic weather events have been brewing in oceans around the globe for months.

  • by Laura Chung and Angus Dalton
‘Uncharted territory’: UN declares El Nino weather event as records near

‘Uncharted territory’: UN declares El Nino weather event as records near

As oceans and land warm to near-record temperatures and the United Nations declares an El Nino event has begun, scientists have warned the world is heading into uncharted territory.

  • by Laura Chung