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Doesn't sound like #forest #fires and the need to rein in #car #culture feature prominently in #NewJersey political debates
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/21/politics/new-jersey-governor-debate-takeaways #climate #climatechange #airquality #cancer #publichealth
Commuters taking converted e-bikes on NSW trains, metro to face fines up to $1,110
By Tony Ibrahim
The e-bikes posing a "higher fire risk" will be banned from trains, after dozens of incidents were found to be linked to the battery technology powering them.
#Cycling #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Batteries #Fires #TonyIbrahim
The e-bikes posing a "higher fire risk" will be banned…
ABC News#Ukraine struck another two #oil #refineries overnight on Sept. 20 in Russia’s #Saratov & #Samara oblasts, confirming reports on social media from #Russian residents
Also Ukraine had damaged the main #transport #infrastructure facility in Samara. It said that #explosions and #fires had been recorded, while the final results of these strikes are still being determined.
“All affected facilities are involved in supplying the Russian #ArmedForces,”
Two weeks before Lisa's dream wedding, her venue burnt down
By Miriah Davis
Couples that were due to marry at the Loxley on Bellbird Hill wedding venue in the Hawkesbury feel they have been left in limbo following a devastating fire.
Couples that were due to marry at the Loxley on Bellbird…
ABC NewsFire spreads through three shops in Richmond
The early morning blaze has caused significant damage to the Burnley Street businesses.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-20/richmond-three-shops-damaged-by-fire-burnley-street/105797290
The early morning blaze has caused significant damage…
ABC NewsBushfire smoke from burning forests kills and damages the economy
"Wildfire smoke is expected to kill as many as 1.4 million people globally each year by the end of the century if planet-heating emissions are not curbed, according to a study published on Thursday. Breathing in smoke from burning forests is thought to be about 10 times more toxic than inhaling other air pollution given off by the burning of fossil fuels, with scientists recently warning the impact of this pollution has been severely underestimated in terms of its impact upon our health."
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/18/wildfire-smoke-global-deaths-2050
Wildfire smoke exposure and mortality burden in the US under climate change
"The mortality burden in the US due to wildfire smoke fine particulate matter (PM2.5) under climate change. When monetized, climate-driven smoke deaths result in economic damages that exceed existing estimates of climate-driven damages from all other causes combined in the US. Our research suggests that the health impacts of climate-driven wildfire smoke could be among the most important and costly consequences of a warming climate in the US."
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09611-w
#smoke #health #OneHealth #bushfires #pollution #costs #FossilFuels #climate #mortality #air #forests #fires #NSWLogging #LoggingImpacts #BellingenShire #FCNSW #plantations
Firefighters battle blaze at Melbourne's Jam Factory complex
Callers to triple-0 report thick smoke billowing from the historical complex in Melbourne's inner south-east.
Callers to triple-0 report thick smoke billowing from…
ABC NewsIf it feels like headlines reporting 100 or 1,000-year #floods and mega #fires seem more frequent these days, it’s not your imagination.
#Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/09/env09182502.html
Disturbances like hurricanes and fires reshape the…
www.sflorg.com‘The Lost Bus’ review: A white-knuckle wildfire drama https://www.inbella.com/1273934/the-lost-bus-review-a-white-knuckle-wildfire-drama/ #AmericaFerrera #BradIngelsby #California #children #ChildrensEntertainment #Entertainment #EntertainmentNews #FilmReviews #fires #JasonBourne #JosephKosinski #LindseyBahr #LizzieJohnson #MatthewMcConaughey #media #movies #PARADISE #PaulGreengrass #StreamingMedia #TomCruise #wildfires
Black Summer efforts honoured as CFA warns against complacency
By Philippe Perez
Firefighters say they learnt a lot from the Black Summer bushfires, but fear Victorians have become complacent in preparations ahead of this fire season.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-17/black-summer-five-years-on-albury-wodonga/105761592
#Bushfires #Fires #AwardsandPrizes #Volunteers #PhilippePerez
Firefighters say they learnt a lot from the Black Summer…
ABC NewsSuspicious fire rips through Gold Coast's famed Burleigh Headland
By Julia André
Police are investigating how a suspicious fire started in the popular tourist spot overnight, burning through around 75 per cent of the grass under the boulder clusters.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-17/fire-threatens-koala-habitat-at-burleigh-headland/105781982
Police are investigating how a suspicious fire started…
ABC NewsFire threatens koala habitat at Burleigh Headland
By Julia André
Police are investigating how a suspicious fire started in a Gold Coast national park and popular tourist spot overnight.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-17/fire-threatens-koala-habitat-at-burleigh-headland/105781982
Police are investigating how a suspicious fire started…
ABC NewsHundreds of pigs die after SA piggery catches fire
The Department of Primary Industries and Regions says about 200 animals died in the blaze while another 45 pigs were euthanised by the department and RSPCA.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-16/andgar-piggery-fire-kills-200-animials-sa/105780636
#Fires #AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #AnimalCruelty #EmergencyServices #IndustrialFires
The Department of Primary Industries and Regions says…
ABC Newshttps://www.europesays.com/uk/426113/ Maui students face ongoing mental health battle after wildfires #BackToSchool #California #ChristopherKnightsbridge #climate #ClimateAndEnvironment #Education #Fires #GeneralNews #Hawaii #Health #HIStateWire #KimberlyLessard #Lifestyle #LorenLapow #MentalHealth #MiaPalacio #RubenJuarez #U.S.News #UK #UnitedKingdom
Breaking: Hundreds of pigs feared trapped in fire at SA piggery
By Arj Ganesan
Emergency crews are battling to bring a fire under control at a large piggery north of Adelaide that is subject to cruelty allegations.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-15/fire-dublin-andgar-piggery-animal-cruelty-sa/105775484
#AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #IndustrialFires #Fires #EmergencyServices #AnimalCruelty #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #ArjGanesan
Emergency crews are battling to bring a fire under…
ABC NewsBreaking: Hundreds of pigs feared trapped in fire at SA piggery
By Arj Ganesan
Emergency crews are battling to bring a fire under control at a large piggery north of Adelaide that has been subject to cruelty allegations.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-15/fire-dublin-andgar-piggery-animal-crutelty-sa/105775484
#AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #IndustrialFires #Fires #EmergencyServices #AnimalCruelty #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #ArjGanesan
Emergency crews are battling to bring a fire under…
ABC NewsNever throw out burnt food for this scary reason https://www.diningandcooking.com/2283915/never-throw-out-burnt-food-for-this-scary-reason/ #Cooking #Firefighters #Fires #food #Food&Drink #Lifestyle
https://www.europesays.com/2411744/ Ukrainian drones strike one of Russia’s top oil refineries, sparking fire #125556821 #article #business #CrudeOil #CrudeOilPrice #fires #GeneralNews #OilPrice #Petroleum #RussiaUkraineWar #technology #WorldNews
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Russia’s war against Ukraine
Firefighters work at the site of a Russian drone strike on Sept. 12, 2025 in Sumy, Ukraine. In the morning, Russia attacked the city with two drones. The strike destroyed a car repair shop. Rescuers pulled the body of a 65-year-old security guard from the rubble. (Yehor Kryvoruchko / Kordon.Media / Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
Ukraine-Russia peace talks on ‘pause,’ Kremlin says. When asked about the Ukraine-Russia talks, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov replied that communication channels have been established and exist, but as of now, “it’s more accurate to say there is a pause” in dialogue.
US envoy Kellogg’s presence shields Kyiv ‘no worse than Patriots,’ Zelensky says, urges US aid. “Every time you are here, General, we can sleep a little more. We would like you to travel to all Ukrainian cities,” Zelensky said at the annual Yalta European Strategy meeting.
Prince Harry, Polish and UK foreign ministers arrive in Kyiv. Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski’s visit came days after the largest Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace during a mass strike on Ukraine, in what Polish officials describe as a “deliberately targeted” strike and provocation.
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Poland, Ukraine to train downing drones on Polish territory, Warsaw says. The Polish Defense Ministry clarified on Sept. 12 that Ukrainian and Polish specialists will practice the use of drones and anti-drone systems only on Polish territory.
Russian offensive in Sumy Oblast ‘completely thwarted,’ Zelensky says. “As of today, we can state that the Russian offensive operation on Sumy has been completely thwarted by our forces,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 12, citing front-line reports from Commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
Over 130,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation. The latest reported death toll includes 36,568 volunteers, 18,261 recruited prisoners, 14,797 mobilized troops, and 2,777 mercenaries.
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Ukraine war latest: Key Russian oil hub suspends operations, SBU says
Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) drones struck Primorsk, Russia’s largest oil-loading port on the Baltic Sea, overnight on Sept. 12, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent. Fires broke out at one of the vessels and a pumping station, forcing the suspension of oil shipments.
Photo: Exilenova / Telegram
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Human cost of Russia’s war
Russian attacks kill 6, injure 26 in Ukraine over past day. Ukrainian forces downed 33 out of the 40 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Six drones struck three different locations, according to the statement.
Can Ukraine’s oil strikes shift Russia’s war?
International response
NATO to launch ‘Eastern Sentry‘ in response to Russian drone attack on Poland. The Russian attack on Poland exposed serious holes in NATO’s air defenses.
US vows to defend ‘every inch‘ of NATO territory after Russian drone incursion into Poland. “The United States stands by our NATO allies in the face of these alarming airspace violations,” said acting U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Dorothy Shea, addressing the 15-member Security Council.
‘I’m not gonna defend anybody‘ — Trump says days after Poland shoots down Russian drones. “I’m not gonna defend anybody but they were actually knocked down and they fell. But you should not be close to Poland anyway,” U.S. President Donald Trump said.
UK pledges $193 million in Ukraine aid, hits Russia with new sanctions. “Putin’s bombardment of Ukrainian civilians, his stalling and delaying in internationally-backed peace talks, and his blatant disregard for human life must end,” U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said.
EU renews Russia sanctions despite pushback from Hungary, Slovakia. The sanctions list includes Russian President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, top military officials, lawmakers, oligarchs, propagandists, mercenaries, and individuals responsible for the abduction of Ukrainian children from occupied territories.
Poland sees no reason to sever diplomatic ties with Russia after drone attack, foreign minister says. Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Poland sees no reason to sever diplomatic ties with Russia, noting that it has already limited the activities of Russian diplomats in several regions.
Lithuania ready to close border with Belarus immediately if provoked, minister says. “If something happens — a drone, a provocation, or suspicious troop movements — we can do it,” Lithuanian Interior Minister Vladislav Kondratovic said.
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