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guardian.co.uk - 2/20/2009
Australia counts the cost after the inferno
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In view of the scale of this fire's consumption of humans, animals, houses and large and small treasures, it can seem almost obscene to mention history. But in April 1770, Captain Cook, passing a northern New South Wales headland in his barque, Endeavour, saw the voluminous smoke of a ...
Climate of 2009 - January Global Analysis
ncdc.noaa.gov - 2/19/2009
Climate of 2009 - January Global Analysis
— ncdc.noaa.gov — Based on preliminary data, the globally averaged combined land and sea surface temperature was the seventh warmest... on record for January . January 2009 temperatures were above average in much of the land areas of the globe, with the exception of ... (more) Climate of 2009 - January Global Analysis

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realclimate.org - 2/22/2009
Bushfires and extreme heat in south-east Australia
— realclimate.org — Guest commentary by David Karoly , Professor of Meteorology at the University of Melbourne in Australia On... Saturday 7 February 2009, Australia experienced its worst natural disaster in more than 100 years, when catastrophic bushfires killed more ... (more) Bushfires and extreme heat in south-east Australia

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blogs.nature.com - 2/14/2009
Lessons from the blaze
— blogs.nature.com — It is common by now: Every time the weather goes crazy in one part of the world... or another, bringing death and destruction through storms, floods or wildfires - such as those still raging in Australia - speculations run wild as to whether it is due ... (more) Lessons from the blaze

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Super Colossal:  Thomas Keneally on the Bushfires

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Thomas Keneally on the Bushfires
Super Colossal — Australian novelist Thomas Keneally considers the questions, doubts and fears raised by the Victorian bushfires.  Guardian.

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