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December 30, 2019

Firefighter Dies in Australia as Fires Continue to Rage
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Wildfires are continuing to rage in Australia, where a firefighter died
Monday and some in the southeastern state of Victoria were told it was
too late to evacuate amid worsening conditions and mass evacuations.
Temperatures hit 104 degrees Fahrenheit across Australia today. Despite
this year's unprecedented climate change-fueled fire season, Sydney
officials say they will still hold New Year's Eve fireworks. But a
quarter of a million have signed on to a petition asking the government
to cancel the fireworks and give the money to firefighters and farmers
instead.


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