Relief as rain falls over Australian bushfiresThe fires, unprecedented for Australia in terms of duration and intensity, have claimed 28 lives and killed an estimated billion animals. So authorities had been looking forward to this week's rain hoping it would help contain or even extinguish some fires. Subscribe Now »Before the rains, there were 30 blazes burning out of control in New South Wales. Fingers crossed," the New South Wales Rural Fire Service said early this week in reference to the forecast wet weather. SEE ALSO :Australia bushfires flare as heatwave brings renewed miseryThe past decade was the hottest on record globally, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

Source: Standard Digital January 16, 2020 04:41 UTC