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Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile

A team of researchers say that human-caused climate change had an important impact on the recent ferocious wildfires that engulfed parts of Chile and Argentina’s Patagonia region, making the extremely high-risk conditions that led to widespread burning up to three times more likely than in a world without global warming

The Independent UK

Republican House bill guts laws protecting US consumers from toxic chemicals

Bill limits type of science used to determine health risks and gives industry major role in chemical review process

The Guardian - US

From remembrance to ashes: Memorial for 41 victims of Swiss nightclub fire goes up in flames

A memorial honouring the 41 victims of a catastrophic New Year’s Day nightclub fire in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, was itself engulfed in flames early Sunday, increasing the anguish of a community still reeling from the original disaster.

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EU official announces 300-strong firefighting force to battle wildfires across Europe

The European Union’s climate commissioner says the 27-member bloc is putting together a unit of 300 firefighters tasked with quickly tackling wildfires anywhere on the continent

The Independent UK

Study shows particle pollution from wildfire smoke was tied to 24,100 deaths per year in the US

A new study out in the journal Science Advances finds that chronic exposure to wildfire smoke has contributed to tens of thousands of deaths each year in the United States

The Independent UK

Their homes burned in the LA wildfires. A year later, thousands still can’t return

Seven in 10 residents who were forced to leave have not returned, with many living in temporary housing in other cities or even countries

The Guardian - US

Funding lifeline for bushfire-ravaged towns

A funding lifeline has been pledged for fire recovery after bushfires tore through communities, destroying 1500 structures including hundreds of homes.

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UN human rights rapporteur applies to join legal case against protest laws – as it happened

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Non-drinking water only as fire damages supply

Water is being carted into a small town to top up a bushfire-damaged local treatment system but residents are still waiting for clean drinking water.

AAP

How Sandhill Ashes cricket match helped to rebuild a community ravaged by bushfire

A record-breaking heatwave in Australia is a potent reminder of how cricket responded to previous wildfires

The Guardian - UK

‘The land will be left as ashes’: why Patagonia’s wildfires are almost impossible to stop

Funding cuts, conspiracy theories and ‘powder keg’ pine plantations have seen January’s forest fires tear through Chubut in southern Argentina

The Guardian - UK

Houses lost as 'erratic' bushfire threatens towns

Multiple bushfires have sparked evacuation orders for several towns as temperatures soar to almost 50C in some areas.

AAP

Victorians urged to evacuate Otways as massive fire threatens to spread east towards more than 1,000 homes

Fire in Otways has burned about 9,400 hectares and could spread as far as Lorne amid onset of heatwave in Victoria

The Guardian - AU

Worst heatwave since Black Saturday forecast for Victoria as WA faces Tropical Cyclone Luana

‘This is a very serious set of weather conditions’ Emergency Management Commissioner Tim Wiebusch says

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National cabinet to meet on Friday on health and disability funding – as it happened

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Firefighters face attacks, drones and arsonists while battling deadly blazes in Chile

Firefighters and security forces in Chile are battling deadly wildfires that have killed at least 21 people and destroyed vast areas of forests

The Independent UK

Why Chile’s wildfires are spreading faster and burning hotter

Chile is facing a severe wildfire emergency marked by unusually large and fast-moving fires that have killed people, destroyed homes and forced tens of thousands to flee

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In the ashes of Lirquén: How a small town is rising from Chile's devastating wildfires

Wildfires continue to devastate central and southern Chile, consuming over 170 square miles and causing at least 20 deaths

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The Guardian - AU

A heated dispute is playing out in Victoria over the CFA’s funding. What’s really going on?

The opposition claims Labor has cut funding for the fire service, but the premier maintains support has increased and accused opponents of ‘conspiracy theories’. Here’s what the annual report tells us

The Guardian - AU

‘We could see the glow and smell the smoke’: residents warned as fires burn south of Adelaide

Watch and act alert issued for Tooperang, Nangkita, Mount Jagged and Mosquito Hill as firefighters continue to battle blaze

Evening Standard

‘We remember you’: Victims of New Cross fire honoured on 45th anniversary

More than 200 people gathered at St Andrew’s Church in Brockley, south-east London, on Sunday afternoon.

The Guardian - AU

‘You can’t think straight’: lessons from six households who evacuated before the Harcourt bushfire

Authorities recommend practical evacuation essentials for people living in bushfire-prone areas. We asked residents of the Victorian town and surrounds what else they took – and what they wish they had remembered

The Guardian - AU

See how Victoria’s bushfires spread: a visual guide to the scale of devastation

Authorities and firefighters say the Victorian fires of January 2026 were unlike anything seen before in speed, scale and destruction. And they came much earlier than normal

AAP

Bushfires spark inquiry call as funding debate rages

Underfunding has been blamed for the scale of losses from ferocious bushfires but state authorities insist conditions made containment impossible.

AAP

Bushfire losses mount as premier defends fleeing mob

Volunteer firefighters are "blaming themselves" for being unable to lessen the devastation wrought by an ongoing bushfire crisis, a fire chief says.

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