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"Australia's certainly one of the most flammable continents," says Geoff Cary, an associate professor of bushfire science at the Australian National University.

The largest bushfire is about 50km long and has burnt through

Cashew farmers in the Techiman North District of Brong-Ahafo Region at the weekend, expressed worry over recurring bushfire outbreaks in the area, which is causing great havoc to their economic activities.

Fabish: the horse that braved the bushfire is a heartfelt and moving picture book with a powerful message.

"Bushfire season will not be over for a while yet and we are already seeing more fires start up across the country," he said.

An major bushfire in western Australia destroyed nearly 100 homes and left three people unaccounted for as it tore through a small rural town south of Perth, emergency officials said on Friday.

SYDNEY, Rabi'I 28, 1437, Jan 8, 2016, SPA -- A bushfire destroyed nearly 100 homes in western Australia as it swept through countryside south of Perth, but there were no casualties reported after emergency officials and local media said on Friday that three missing people had been found safe, Reuters reported.

Sydney: Australia experienced its third-hottest year on record in 2014, paving the way for an early start to the bushfire season, scientists said on Tuesday as hundreds of firefighters battled blazes in three states.

The number of bushfire focus in Brazil has grown tenfold in the last 10 years, from slightly more than 100,000 in 2000, peaking to around one million in 2007, with a total of 5.9 million focus observed in the 10 year period from 2000 to 2009 (Ciencia e Technologia e Meio Ambiente, 2010).