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Annika on Passport

By Fred Vigeant/WITF
December 26, 2020 | 10:25 AM

U.S., China and Australia evacuate expeditioner from Antarctica in 5-day mission

A medevac rescue in Antarctica

By Rachel Treisman/NPR
January 23, 2020 | 4:38 AM

Tanker plane fighting Australia’s bushfires crashes, killing crew of 3 Americans

The bushfires have scorched an area larger than the state of Pennsylvania.
By Scott Neuman/NPR

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January 17, 2020 | 9:26 AM

Season 2 of 800 Words

Premiering on WITF January 25
By Fred Vigeant/WITF
January 17, 2020 | 8:49 AM

Cedar Crest grad studying in Australia documents impact of wildfires

"It's gotten to the point where you could not see more than 10 feet in front of you, because the smoke is just that dense."
By Craig Rhodes/WITF
January 16, 2020 | 5:29 PM

Aussie firefighters save world’s only groves of prehistoric Wollemi pines

By Laurel Wamsley/NPR
January 13, 2020 | 5:34 AM

Australia’s wildfires are releasing vast amounts of carbon

"Climate impacts the fires, and the fires can potentially impact climate."
By Nathan Rott/NPR
January 8, 2020 | 2:36 AM

Australian fires prompt questions about protecting houses from embers

More than two dozen people have died in wildfires that started burning in Australia in September.
By Rebecca Hersher/NPR
January 6, 2020 | 1:30 PM

Australia wildfires have claimed 25 lives and will burn for months, officials say

Fire officials in New South Wales said Monday morning that 69 fires remained uncontained, with a total of 136 fires in the state.
By Bill Chappell/NPR
January 6, 2020 | 4:22 AM

Australia deploys military reservists to combat wildfire, as thousands evacuate

The death toll from the fires, now in their fifth month, has risen to 24.
By Emily Kwong/NPR
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