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Australia fires point to risks of shifting population
online.wsj.com - 2/18/2009
Australia fires point to risks of shifting population
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Wall Street Journal: The wildfires that have so far claimed more than 170 lives in Australia highlight the vulnerabilities in countries where populations are spilling into rural areas already under stress from sometimes extreme weather conditions. Police suspect arsonists played a role in ...
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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Grist - the Latest from Grist — ... It turns out that you don't want to be a former city dweller in rural parts of southernmost Australia, a stalk of wheat in China or Iraq, a soybean in Argentina, an almond or grape in northern California, a cow in Texas, or almost anything in parts of east Africa right now. Let me explain. ...

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