are the australian fires being controlled?
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Fires in Australia are increasingly under control as cooler temperatures and light winds stay consistent, according to fire fighting officials. ... As of Sunday evening, 111 fires were still burning across the state of New South Wales - 40 of them still uncontrolled, according to the NSW Rural Fire Service.
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The Government is sending 22 more firefighters to Australia to help fight the country's out of control bushfires. New Zealand has been sending firefighters to Australia since late October, with 157 having already been deployed. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealand would do all it could to assist.
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Putting Climate Change over Land Management According to Australian Capital Territory foresters, climate change isn't to blame for Australia's fires, but “long unburnt fuels in national parks.” The same could be said of many of California's recent wildfires, as previously reported here.
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A Melbourne Fire Brigade spokeswoman said the fire near Clovemont Way in Bundoora was declared under control at 6:21pm. The cause of the fire is still unknown, with Victoria Police investigating. ... “The fire was way in the distance this morning.
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Australia fires: New South Wales blazes all 'contained' All of the bushfires in New South Wales (NSW) are now considered contained, say fire officials in the Australian state. The NSW Rural Fire Service said it was "great news" after "a very traumatic, exhausting and anxious" time.
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With officials in New South Wales announcing Thursday that heavy rain had helped them finally extinguish or control all the state's fires that have raged this Australian summer, the country seems to be reflecting and wondering what comes next. Burned bush land on the outskirts of Bredbo, Australia, this month.
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A "mega blaze" raging across a 60km (37 mile) front north-west of Sydney cannot currently be put out, Australian fire officials have warned. ... Since October, bushfires have killed six people and destroyed more than 700 homes across Australia.
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Every Wildfire In New South Wales, Australia, Is Now Under Control : NPR. Every Wildfire In New South Wales, Australia, Is Now Under Control The fires that burned for months over much of eastern Australia have finally been brought under control, helped by days of intense rain. But recovery remains a long-term effort.
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In the State of South Australia, 10 people have been arrested since September for deliberate or reckless fire behavior. The main cause of fire ignitions of Australia's bushfires is dry lightning, essentially lightning from thunderstorms that don't produce rain.
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A combination of the intense heat and strong winds during Australia's summer months has made the fires spread rapidly across parts of the country. The direction of the wind also has a massive effect on the areas that are being affected by the flames.
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The Kangaroo Island bushfire has officially been contained after burning for more than three weeks and blackening more than 210,000 hectares. The Country Fire Service says Tuesday's declaration means there's been no forward spread of the fire and no flare-ups outside the perimeter for several days.
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The New Zealand Government is sending a further 22 firefighters to help fight the Australian fires. ... They'll leave for Australia on 8 January. Since late October 2019, 157 New Zealanders have been deployed to assist with the Australia bush fires.
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(CNN) The Australian state of New South Wales is officially free from bushfires for the first time in more than 240 days, according to the area's fire service. ... Now, all bushfires in the state have been extinguished.
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Fire officials in Australia are celebrating a landmark moment, saying that for the first time in what has been a horrendous wildfire season, every fire in hard-hit New South Wales is now under control. ... More than a week of heavy rain has helped fire crews extinguish or control dangerous fires.
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(CNN) All fires burning in the Australian state of New South Wales have been declared contained for the first time this season. ... In what has been a very traumatic, exhausting and anxious bush fire season so far, for the first time this season all bush and grass fires in NSW are now contained.
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3) The bigger trend: Australia's fire season is getting longer and more dangerous. ... “There has been a long-term increase in extreme fire weather, and in the length of the fire season, across large parts of Australia,” according to the climate report. These fires may not be 100 percent attributable to climate change.
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IFAW has deployed additional responders to provide emergency support to our Australia team already responding to the deadly bushfires in Australia. For the past three months, bushfires have ravaged across New South Wales and Queensland, forcing thousands to evacuate and decimating local wildlife populations.