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Hundreds of Homes Evacuated as Massive ‘Firenado’ Devours Over 10,000 Acres in California – Video

Posted on August 15, 2020August 15, 2020By Editor

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, a fire broke out at 3:38 pm on Wednesday at Lake Hughes. The causes of the conflagration remain unknown. Some 1,059 personnel were deployed to battle the blaze, which had still not been contained as of 7 am. … Read More >Hundreds of Homes Evacuated as Massive ‘Firenado’ Devours Over 10,000 Acres in California – Video

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Wildfire rips through Chernobyl’s exclusion zone, raging just TWO MILES from crippled nuclear plant (PHOTO, VIDEO)

Posted on April 14, 2020April 14, 2020By Editor

Ukrainian firefighters are struggling to contain a blaze raging near Pripyat, in the contaminated area heavily hit by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, as a wall of fire creeps dangerously close to its abandoned nuclear power plant. … Read More >Wildfire rips through Chernobyl’s exclusion zone, raging just TWO MILES from crippled nuclear plant (PHOTO, VIDEO)

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WATCH Ukrainian firefighters battle massive flames near disused Chernobyl nuclear plant

Posted on April 12, 2020April 12, 2020By Editor

Hundreds of personnel, supported by multiple fire engines and special aircraft, were filmed fighting a forest fire that broke out in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, reportedly stirring up radiation levels in the abandoned area. … Read More >WATCH Ukrainian firefighters battle massive flames near disused Chernobyl nuclear plant

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Ukraine’s Emergency Service Aircraft Dropping Tons of Water on Chernobyl Fire

Posted on April 12, 2020April 12, 2020By Editor

Efforts to contain the wildfires in Ukraine’s Chernobyl exclusion zone have involved hundreds of firefighters, dozens of vehicles and a handful of aircraft, a statement from Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) Saturday said. … Read More >Ukraine’s Emergency Service Aircraft Dropping Tons of Water on Chernobyl Fire

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Red Cross to give only a third of $95m in donations to bushfire victims

Posted on January 26, 2020January 26, 2020By Editor

The Australian Red Cross has faced considerable criticism after it was reported the charity would give only $30 million to bushfire-affected victims from over $95 million received in donations. … Read More >Red Cross to give only a third of $95m in donations to bushfire victims

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Devastating bushfires may cost Australia up to US$3.5bn & take toll on economic growth

Posted on January 13, 2020By Editor

Australia is expected to face up to AU$5 billion (US$3.5 billion) in losses as fires continue to rage across the continent, according to an Australian Westpac bank forecast. … Read More >Devastating bushfires may cost Australia up to US$3.5bn & take toll on economic growth

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Tonnes of Veggies Dropped by Helicopter for Starving Animals in Australia Amid Bushfires

Posted on January 13, 2020January 13, 2020By Editor

In attempts to save starving animals trapped in Australian wildfires, the government used helicopters and airplanes to fly over bushland and canyons to feed them by dropping sweet potatoes and carrots down from the skies. … Read More >Tonnes of Veggies Dropped by Helicopter for Starving Animals in Australia Amid Bushfires

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Fiery Twisters Ravage Australia’s Kangaroo Island

Posted on January 11, 2020January 11, 2020By Editor

With the worst wildfires seen in decades, massive portions of Australia have been destroyed since its fire season began in September 2019 and continued to rage into 2020. … Read More >Fiery Twisters Ravage Australia’s Kangaroo Island

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Australia becomes top LNG exporter despite bushfire crisis

Posted on January 11, 2020January 11, 2020By Editor

Australia’s bushfire crisis has arrived to such a tragic and critical apex that the smoke from the climate change-fuelled fires has travelled nearly 10,000 miles to South America and may have reached the Antarctic. … Read More >Australia becomes top LNG exporter despite bushfire crisis

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Videos: Australian Bushfires Merge Into 1.5 Million-Acre Blaze

Posted on January 10, 2020January 10, 2020By Editor

The fires in Australia took a turn for the worse on Friday, as two fires merged into one, forming a “megablaze” with an area of around 1.5 million acres, which is roughly the size of the US state of Delaware. … Read More >Videos: Australian Bushfires Merge Into 1.5 Million-Acre Blaze

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