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Lessons learnt from the 2003 Canberra firestorm for protecting horses during a bushfire emergency
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LA is on fire. How will Australia cope when bushfires hit Sydney, Melbourne or another major city?
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Experts say the LA fires are a warning for Australia
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Fire lessons from the Australian capital, where a 2003 inferno changed everything
The residents of Canberra might know a little about what Los Angeles is going through. Exactly 22 years ago, a wildfire became a devastating urban fire in the Australian capital. On Jan. 18 ...
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Fire lessons from the Australian capital, where a 2003 inferno changed everything
The Clear Range fire burns near Bredbo North after overrunning the property of Lawrence and Claire Cowie on Feb. 1, 2020, near Canberra, Australia. (Brook Mitchell / Getty Images) ...