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'Tinderbox': conditions combine to ignite fire risk

Dry heat, storms and gusty winds are ramping up the fire danger across large swathes of the country as authorities warn there is plenty of fuel left to burn.

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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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Rough night for Top Enders riding out damaging cyclone

Top End residents have hunkered down for the first cyclone of the season, as they are warned to expect damaging winds and possible flooding.

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Free phones for some in Samsung triple-zero 'debacle'

Some Samsung phone users with old mobiles will get free replacements after triple-zero glitches, but not everyone will be so lucky.

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Disaster choppers prepared for looming bushfire season

A fleet of 160 aircraft from the National Aerial Firefighting Centre are ready to respond to disasters as severe weather lashes large parts of the nation.

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Emergency 911 systems go down in Pennsylvania leaving some residents to fend for themselves

‘We don't believe this was caused by a cyberattack or a software update,’ Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency director says

The Independent UK

Disaster alert: the areas at higher risk of flood, fire

Australia's emergency management teams are preparing for severe spring weather, with parts of the nation set for higher-than-average fire and flood risk.

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Rapidan Dam In Blue Earth County At Risk Of Failure

Stay informed about the potential dam failure in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, as officials work to ensure public safety.

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Floods, cyclones, bushfires: summer shocker on cards

Bushfires and heatwaves are only some of the natural disasters Australia should prepare for in coming months, an emergency management expert has warned.

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Emergency response: Mayor points the finger at the other Wayne Brown

Auckland Council officials and the Mayor are at odds – again – over his insistence that they called the wrong Wayne on the night of the floods. No sirree, they say.

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National disaster recovery head announced

Brendan Moon, the head of the Queensland Reconstruction Authority, has been tasked to lead Australia's national emergency management.

AAP

Deadly Kentucky floods leave thousands without power

Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard searched Friday for people missing in record floods that wiped out entire communities in some of the poorest places in America.

France 24

At least 8 people are dead in Kentucky after torrential rains flood Appalachia

Heavy rains unleashed devastating floods on Thursday, as fast-rising water killed at least eight people in Kentucky and sent people scurrying to rooftops to be rescued.

WEKU

Heavy rains cause flooding, power outages in Appalachia

Heavy rains have caused flash flooding and mudslides as storms pound parts of central Appalachia

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$10 million more for flood-wracked Buller

As the South Island’s “We(s)t” Coast continues to live up to its name, the flow of public money for keeping the locals dry is unabated.

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