Canada: Iran granted more visas to plane crash investigators
Canadian officials on Sunday said Iran has issued additional visas to a team of investigators who will arrive in the country on Monday to assist in the investigation of the deadly plane crash near Tehran. Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne made the announcement on Twitter, writing that three officials from a deployment team arrived in Tehran on Saturday and set up a base of operations. Eight more members were expected to arrive in Iran, and another in Ankara on Monday, he said.“We expect the Standing Rapid Deployment Team (SRDT) to be fully in place to do their important work by January 14,” he wrote.
The three men were all former service members who had traveled to Australia to battle the bush fires charring the country. The crash took place in the mountains south of Canberra, Australia ’ s capital. Five firefighters had already been killed this fire season as millions of acres of land have been
A water tanker plane fighting wildfires in Australia has crashed killing three American crew members, officials have said. The C-130 Hercules plane went
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© Photographer: Brett Hemmings/Getty Images AsiaPac PENRITH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 15: A water bombing plane drops fire retardant over the Colo Heights area on November 15, 2019 in Penrith, Australia. The warning has been issued for a 80,000-hectare blaze at Gospers Mountain, which is burning in the direction of Colo Heights. An estimated million hectares of land has been burned by bushfire across Australia following catastrophic fire conditions - the highest possible level of bushfire danger - in the past week. A state of emergency was declared by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Monday 11 November and is still in effect, giving emergency powers to Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons and prohibiting fires across the state. Four people have died following the bushfires in NSW this week. (Photo by Brett Hemmings/Getty Images) (Bloomberg) -- Three U.S. firefighters have died after their water-bombing plane crashed while battling a blaze near the Kosciuszko National Park, as Australia’s wildfire crisis flares again.
Australia bushfire charities hit by credit card cyberattack
Cybercriminals have installed credit card skimming scripts on a site accepting donations for victims of the Australian bushfires.Thick smoke from the East Gippsland bushfires still covers areas of the region on Jan. 13, near Sarsfield.
3 dead after firefighting water bomber crashes in Australia . 3 dead after firefighting water bomber crashes in Australia 01:12. (CNN) The three Americans who died fighting an Australian bushfire from the air have been identified by their employer, Oregon-based Coulson Aviation.
Three American firefighters have died after a waterbombing air tanker crashed while fighting fires in New South Wales. The NSW Rural Fire The plane was a C-130 Hercules, owned and operated by Coulson Aviation, a Canadian company that the RFS contracts to conduct waterbombing in Australia .
The trio were working for Coulson Aviation, which bills itself as the global leader in aerial firefighting, and was contracted by the New South Wales Rural Fire Service to help fight the blazes.
“A large air tanker crashed in the Snowy Monaro region,” New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said at a press conference Thursday afternoon. “Our thoughts and prayers and heartfelt condolences go to their families.”
An aerial view of burnt trees, cars and buildings on Jan. 17, in Kangaroo Island, Australia. Kangaroo Island is recovering in the aftermath of a series of bushfires which started on Jan. 4. The fires, some of which are still burning, claimed two lives and have burned more than 210,000 hectares of land so far. Tens of thousands of native animals have been killed or injured, hundreds of thousands of livestock have been killed and 65 homes have also been destroyed.
Scientists find Australian wildfire smoke has circled the globe
A satellite traced the movement of the smoke and produced an image Monday showing areas in Australia where the smoke had reached its place of origin. The smoke from Australia has already had a "dramatic impact" on New Zealand, where it is "turning the skies hazy and causing colorful sunrises and sunsets," NASA said in a statement.NASA has emphasized that the fires in Australia can cause global damage, saying that "unprecedented conditions that include searing heat combined with historic dryness" have led to an erratic weather phenomenon called "fire clouds.
Three US firefighters killed in plane crash while battling wildfires in Australia . Three US firefighters battling Australian wildfires were killed Wednesday when the air tanker they were using He added that grounding the tankers, which carry up to 4,000 gallons of flame retardant or water per
US and Canadian firefighters are farewelled after assisting with bushfires in Australia following the death of three .
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People walk around the city with their umbrellas for the first time in months on Jan. 17, in Sydney.
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Burnt trees on Jan. 17, in Kangaroo Island.
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An Australian Defence Force helicopter landing on Kangaroo Island as part of the deployment of 3,000 soldiers to assist in bushfire-affected areas after they ravaged the island off of the south coast of Australia, on Jan. 16.
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An aerial view of fire-ravaged bushland in Torrington on Jan. 15.
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The burnt landscape is seen from an Australian Defence Force (ADF) C-130 Hercules aircraft over Kangaroo Island on Jan. 16.
Members of Japan's disaster relief team arrive at RAAF Base Richmond in City of Hawkesbury, north west of Sydney, on Jan. 16.
Australian bushfires reveal ancient aquatic system older than the pyramid
Extensive water channels built by indigenous Australians thousands of years ago to trap and harvest eels for food have been revealed after wildfires burned away thick vegetation in the state of Victoria. The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, consisting of channels, weirs and dams built from volcanic rocks, is one of the world's most extensive and oldest aquaculture systems, according to UNESCO. Constructed by the Gunditjmara people more than 6,600 years ago, it is older than Egypt's pyramids.
Three Americans killed as firefighting plane crashes in Australia . By Kate Shuttleworth. MELBOURNE, Australia — Three Americans died Thursday when their aerial water tanker crashed while they were battling bush fires in the mountainous terrain of the Australian state of New South
Three American crew members have died in Australia after an air tanker crashed in the state of New South Wales, where fires continue to burn out of control.
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Sara Tilling takes care of a young injured Kangaroo which she and her partner Gary Henderson are nursing back to health in Cobargo, on Jan. 16.
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Rain begins to fall on drought and fire-ravaged country near Tamworth ahead of predicted further wet weather across NSW and Victoria this week on Jan. 15.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks alongside Minister for Social Services, Anne Ruston, at a media conference at Parliament House on Jan. 15 in Canberra. The government today announced an additional AU$50 million in bushfire assistance funding, with AU$40 million going to charities and AU$10 million for financial counsellors to work in affected areas.
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A person from the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council inspects the regrowth in bushland that was destroyed by bushfires, in Kulnura, New South Wales, on Jan. 15.
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Australian Defence Force (ADF) personal take a break after arriving in Mallacoota on Jan. 15. The Princes Highway between Mallacoota and Orbost remains closed to public due to the risk of falling trees following the devastating bushfires that have swept through East Gippsland in recent weeks. ADF armoured vehicles have been travelling the stretch of road to bring supplies in to Mallacoota, after the coastal town was cut off by fire on New Years Eve, forcing residents and holidaymakers to shelter on the beach. More than 1500 people were evacuated by Navy ships and helicopters to Melbourne in the following week.
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Spectators wear face masks due to smoke haze from bushfires during an Australian Open practice session in Melbourne on Jan. 15.
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Smoke from bushfires covers the Melbourne CBD on Jan. 15. Smoke from the East Gippsland and New South Wales Fires continues to leave a blanket of smoke haze over Melbourne resulting in hazardous air quality.
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Gardeners work as smoke haze from unprecendented bushfires hover over the Rod Laver Arena ahead of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 14. Soaring pollution halted Australian Open practice and delayed qualifying on January 14 as smoke from raging bushfires hit the build-up to the season's opening Grand Slam.
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An orphaned baby Koala sits on the shoulder of a vet at a makeshift field hospital at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park on Kangaroo Island on Jan. 14. Hundreds of koalas have been rescued and brought to the park for treatment after bushfires ravaged the island off the south coast of Australia.
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Taronga Zoo's Vet nurse Fle Evans releases a Red-Necked Wallaby joey from its pouch during a tour of the Taronga Zoo's Wildlife Hospital on Jan. 14, in Sydney.
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Morning commuters are seen through smoke haze from bushfires in Melbourne, on Jan. 14.
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Minister for Police and Emergency Services Lisa Neville (C) speaks about Victorian bushfires next to Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews (L) and Victoria Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp (R) during a media conference on Jan. 14, in Melbourne.
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Burnt trees left by bushfires are pictured in the village of Wingello, about one and a half hour drive from Canberra, on Jan. 13.
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The home of Colin Brennan is razed to the ground at Nerrigundah, on Jan. 13, after a wildfire ripped through the town on New Year's Eve.
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Thick smoke from the East Gippsland bushfires still covers areas of the region on Jan. 13, near Sarsfield.
Australia's rainy respite from bushfires seen ending
A recent respite for Australian firefighters that brought rains and cooler weather is set to end, meteorologists warned on Monday, with hot conditions forecast for later this week raising a risk that blazes may start spreading again. Australia experiences regular bushfires over summer, but this season's fires began early and have claimed 33 lives in the past four months, killed millions of animals and charred an area nearly the size of Greece.
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Smoke haze hangs in the air over Melbourne, on Jan. 13.
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A view shows fire lines south of Eden, New South Wales, in this handout satellite image taken on Jan. 12.
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A kangaroo is seen at the edge of the bush-fire damaged Flinders Chase National Park on Jan. 12, on Kangaroo Island.
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Firefighter Mick Stain holds a bag of moth larvae called witchetty grubs that he is snacking on as he helps patrol a controlled fire, as firefighters work at building a containment line near Bodalla, on Jan. 12.
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Brian and Elizabeth Blakeman stand for a portrait among the bush-fire ravaged forest on their property on Jan. 12, in Wairewa.
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A handout photo made available by New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service on Jan. 13 shows a wallaby eating carrots from a food drop by the New South Wales (NSW) National Parks and Wildlife Service on Jan. 11.
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Firefighters patrol a controlled fire as they work at building a containment line at a wildfire near Bodalla, on Jan. 12.
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Australian Army Heavy Recovery Vehicle being used to successfully recover a New South Wales Rural Fire Service helicopter that ditched into the Ben Boyd Reservoir, on Jan. 12.
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New South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller, left, attends a mass for people affected by bushfires burning across Australia at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, on Jan. 12.
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Forestry Corporation worker Holly James keeps an eye on a controlled fire set to help build a containment line at a wildfire near Bodalla, on Jan. 12.
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A fire preparation sign hangs at the Rural Fire Service station in Shannons Flat, on Jan. 12.
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Sheep graze in a field shrouded with smoke haze near at Burragate, on Jan. 11.
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Residents collect donated items in the town Mogo in New South Wales, where a bushfire destroyed homes and businesses, on Jan. 11.
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Images taken during the ongoing bushfire crisis are projected on the sails of the Sydney Opera House on Jan. 11, in Sydney. The projections are to show support for communities affected by bushfires around Australia and the firefighters who have been defending them.
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Leading Aircraftswoman Natasha Radford using a bulldozer to build a fire containment line at Bando Forest near Tumut, New South Wales, on Jan. 11, to help protect remaining commercial timber that is essential to the economic viability of the region.
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A Rural Fire Service firefighter Trevor Stewart views a flank of a fire on Jan. 11, in Tumburumba.
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An injured sulphur-crested cockatoo walks through the burnt ground of Kosciuszko National Park in Providence Portal, New South Wales, on Jan. 11.
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Australian Army 7 Royal Australian Regiment clearing a felled tree with civilian authorities on Orbost-Mallacoota, Victoria, on Jan. 10.
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Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott buys a round of beers for his crew at the Snow Goose Hotel after fighting bushfires in Adaminaby, New South Wales, on Jan. 11.
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A ram looks for food in a burnt-out orange tree on the property of Chris Post which was affected by bushfire on New Year's Eve 2019, in Verona, New South Wales, on Jan. 10.
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Smoke rises from the Eden Woodchip Mill, from a fire that has been blazing for days, after bush fires came close the previous week to Eden, Australia on Jan 10. The fires have killed more than 27 people and approximately 1 billion animals.
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Firefighters and members of the army discuss a nearby fire threat at the Burragate, Australia, firehouse, on Jan. 10.
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General view of the Dunn Road fire on Jan. 10 in Mount Adrah, Australia.
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People watch as a woodchip mill burns from bushfires in Eden, in southern New South Wales, on Jan. 10.
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A plane drops fire retardant to protect a property during an operation to douse bushfires in Penrose, New South Wales state, on Jan. 10.
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Activists rally for climate action along St Georges Terrace on Jan. 10, in Perth.
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Kangaroo Island residents gather at a local stock store on Jan. 10 in Kingscote.
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Cows stand in the field with bushfire burning in the background, in Kangaroo Island on Jan. 9.
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Emergency declared for bushfire-threatened Canberra
Authorities in Canberra on Friday declared the first state of emergency in almost two decades as a bushfire bore down on the Australian capital. The burnt landscape is seen from an Australian Defence Force (ADF) C-130 Hercules aircraft over Kangaroo Island on Jan. 16.
Wreckage of the C-130 tanker was found near Cooma, a rural town about 100 kilometers (62 miles) north of the national capital Canberra, the Sydney Morning Herald reported, citing emergency services. A search started after the plane lost contact about 1:30 p.m. local time.
There’s no indication yet of what caused the accident, RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said at the media conference. The plane exploded in a large fireball when it hit the ground, he said.
The fatalities take the death toll from the fires to at least 31.
The unprecedented wildfires have destroyed or damaged more than 3,000 houses, incinerated an area almost the size of England and killed an estimated 1 billion animals.
Read more: The Australian Dream Is Dying in the Wildfires
The return of scorching temperatures and high winds on Thursday reignited the fire crisis. More than 80 fires were burning across New South Wales on Thursday afternoon, with emergency warnings in place for four blazes. The temperature topped 41 degrees Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit) in central Sydney earlier in the day.
Flights were earlier suspended at Canberra Airport as fires approached the runway and thick smoke reduced visibility.
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Australian police warn public to stop taking pictures of wildfires .
Australian officials are fed up with people trying to take pictures of wildfires.An aerial view of burnt trees, cars and buildings on Jan. 17, in Kangaroo Island, Australia. Kangaroo Island is recovering in the aftermath of a series of bushfires which started on Jan. 4. The fires, some of which are still burning, claimed two lives and have burned more than 210,000 hectares of land so far. Tens of thousands of native animals have been killed or injured, hundreds of thousands of livestock have been killed and 65 homes have also been destroyed.
Canadian officials on Sunday said Iran has issued additional visas to a team of investigators who will arrive in the country on Monday to assist in the investigation of the deadly plane crash near Tehran. Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne made the announcement on Twitter, writing that three officials from a deployment team arrived in Tehran on Saturday and set up a base of operations. Eight more members were expected to arrive in Iran, and another in Ankara on Monday, he said.“We expect the Standing Rapid Deployment Team (SRDT) to be fully in place to do their important work by January 14,” he wrote. 
Cybercriminals have installed credit card skimming scripts on a site accepting donations for victims of the Australian bushfires.Thick smoke from the East Gippsland bushfires still covers areas of the region on Jan. 13, near Sarsfield. 
A satellite traced the movement of the smoke and produced an image Monday showing areas in Australia where the smoke had reached its place of origin. The smoke from Australia has already had a "dramatic impact" on New Zealand, where it is "turning the skies hazy and causing colorful sunrises and sunsets," NASA said in a statement.NASA has emphasized that the fires in Australia can cause global damage, saying that "unprecedented conditions that include searing heat combined with historic dryness" have led to an erratic weather phenomenon called "fire clouds. 
Extensive water channels built by indigenous Australians thousands of years ago to trap and harvest eels for food have been revealed after wildfires burned away thick vegetation in the state of Victoria. The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, consisting of channels, weirs and dams built from volcanic rocks, is one of the world's most extensive and oldest aquaculture systems, according to UNESCO. Constructed by the Gunditjmara people more than 6,600 years ago, it is older than Egypt's pyramids. 
A recent respite for Australian firefighters that brought rains and cooler weather is set to end, meteorologists warned on Monday, with hot conditions forecast for later this week raising a risk that blazes may start spreading again. Australia experiences regular bushfires over summer, but this season's fires began early and have claimed 33 lives in the past four months, killed millions of animals and charred an area nearly the size of Greece. 
Authorities in Canberra on Friday declared the first state of emergency in almost two decades as a bushfire bore down on the Australian capital. The burnt landscape is seen from an Australian Defence Force (ADF) C-130 Hercules aircraft over Kangaroo Island on Jan. 16. 
Canada: Iran granted more visas to plane crash investigators 
Australia bushfire charities hit by credit card cyberattack 
Scientists find Australian wildfire smoke has circled the globe 
Australian bushfires reveal ancient aquatic system older than the pyramid 
Australia's rainy respite from bushfires seen ending 
Emergency declared for bushfire-threatened Canberra 
Australia heatwave renews bushfire worries 
Australian police warn public to stop taking pictures of wildfires 
