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Thursday, Jun 19, 2025
The country's worst summer of bushfires in a generation razed more than 11.2 million hectares (27.7 million acres), nearly half the area of the United Kingdom.
Gusty winds in California's north and extreme heat in its south are creating conditions that could fan wildfires that began earlier in the summer as well as spark new ones.
Forecasts indicate no rains for the week, with high temperatures hitting some places in the region, increasing the risk of wildfires.
California wildfires have scorched more than 3.7 million acres in the first nine months of 2020.
As climate change makes the region more arid, wildfires have grown more frequent and ferocious.
Oregon has borne the brunt of nearly 100 major wildfires raging across the western United States this week.
Yosemite National Park, one of the most visited in the American West, has been closed since September 17 due to smoke impacts and hazardous air quality.
The West Indian legend stroked a series of lofted cover drives and straight drives, including two sixes, before retiring to give another batsman a chance in a star-studded Bushfire Bash at Melbourne's Junction Oval.
Tendulkar donned the Australian green and gold to play an over during the innings break of the Bushfire Cricket Bash legends match.
The auction attracted global interest and the price eclipsed the A$425,000 achieved by the late Don Bradman's baggy green when it was sold in 2003.
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