Deadly wildfires are devastating communities across Australia, fueled by prolonged drought, deforestation and dry weather. Conditions are expected to worsen and last for several months due to hot temperatures.
A satellite image of the Batemans Bay shows smoke and fire from wild bushfires in Australia, Dec. 31, 2019.
A firefighter hoses down trees and flying embers in an effort to secure nearby houses from bushfires near the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales, Dec. 31, 2019. About 4,000 Australians who could not escape due to closed roads took refuge by the beach in the town of Mallacoota on New Year's Eve.
The U.S. embassy in Canberra has now advised Americans not to travel to the New South Wales south coast between Batemans Bay and the border of Victoria.Massive smoke rises from wildfires burning in East Gippsland, Victoria in Australia, Jan. 2, 2020.Morrison and his conservative government have beenResidents and activists called on Morrison to enact policies to combat climate change, but the prime minister has refused to downsize the country's coal industry.
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