Earth, wind, fire and rain: Australia is being slammed by natural disasters

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Australia is known for its wild weather conditions, which are on display more than ever through the summer months. So far, January has seen raging fires and overwhelming floods, causing destruction and creating amazing visuals of the diverse landscape

Since Jan. 2, South Australia has been fighting an out-of-control bushfire that has destroyed 12,500 hectares of land and 26 homes near the Adelaide Hills, it has finally been contained in the last 24 hours. Around the same time, the north of the state began to be smashed by flooding rains, with between 100 and 200 millimetres received over the weekend Read more...

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