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Australia bushfire rips through heritage-listed island

The fire on the world’s largest sand island has been raging for more than six weeks and is consuming large swathes of the island’s unique forests

A resident uses a garden hose to wet down the house as high winds push smoke and ash from the Currowan Fire towards Nowra, New South Wales, Australia January 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy/File Photo

Severe fire danger for Australia as temperatures smash records

Representational image of rough sea. Photo: Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Signal 3 at maritime ports as stormy weather in coastal areas

A fire blazes across bush as seen from Mount Tomah in New South Wales, Australia December 15, 2019 in this still image obtained from social media video. Photo :Reuters

Australia's NSW declares state of emergency for bushfires

FILE PHOTO: People cool off underneath a tree during a sunny day in the Vondelpark in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 25, 2019/ REUTERS

Heatwave caused nearly 400 more deaths in Netherlands: stats agency

Woman trapped in car for 6 days during heatwave

Woman trapped in car for 6 days during heatwave

People cool off in the Trocadero fountains across from the Eiffel Tower in Paris as a new heatwave broke temperature records in France, July 25, 2019/Reuters

Think the heatwave was bad? Climate already hitting key tipping points

Heat-proofing: How the US does it smartly

Heat-proofing: How the US does it smartly

File photo: People enjoy sunset on the beach, as the heatwave hits France, in Cayeux-sur-Mer, France, June 28, 2019. REUTERS

Paris on heatwave alert as France braces for scorching weather

Nearly 150m people sweltering through deadly US heatwave

Nearly 150m people sweltering through deadly US heatwave

Heatwave gripping eastern, central US to intensify over weekend

Heatwave gripping eastern, central US to intensify over weekend

Alaskans put away jackets, get out sunscreen amid heat wave

Alaskans put away jackets, get out sunscreen amid heat wave

France hits record high temperature in scorching heatwave

France hits record high temperature in scorching heatwave