this week the bureau of meteorology announced it had experienced a hot summer on record. ate of victoria now cover about 1500 hectares of bushland. the main fire emergency warnings are all be bunyip state park, about 100 kilometres from melbourne, dargo, infar eastern victoria, and budgie and eunos south. more than 300 firefighters are battling the blazers, which officials say are spreading erratically. i know firefighters on the ground and india are doing their best to protect people's loans. we have significant resources we have wrought to bear on those fires, literally hundreds of firefighters on the ground, with trucks and other appliances, we have also got a significant aircraft and helicopters that have been flying on these fires. the fires come at the end of australia's hottest summer on record. hundreds of individual heat records were shattered across the country over the past three months, and the higher temperatures have been blamed for the spread of fires, mass wildlife deaths, blackouts, and a rise in hospital admissions. the bureau of meteorology says the patt

this week the country's bureau of meteorology announced that it had experienced its hottest summer onangerous combination — hot weather, lightning strikes and unpredictable winds. at least 100 fires across the state of victoria now cover about 1,500 hectares of bushland. the main fire emergency warnings are for the bunyip state park, around 100 kilometres from melbourne, dargo in far eastern victoria, and budgeree in the south—east. more than 300 firefighters are battling the blazes, which officials say are spreading erratically. i know our firefighters on the ground and in the air are doing their best to protect people's homes. we've got significant resources that we have brought to bear on those fires, whether it is literally hundreds of firefighters on the ground with trucks and other appliances, but we also have significant helicopters that have been flying on these fires. the fires come at the end of australia's hottest summer on record. hundreds of individual heat records were shattered across the country over the past three months, and the higher temperatures have been blamed f

the bureau of meteorology says the pattern of warmer temperatrues is consistent with observed climateeen another incident of anti—semitic vandalism in france. a memorial stone marking the site of the old synagogue in the eastern city of strasbourg has been reinstated, after it was knocked over by vandals. it commemorates the building that was looted and destroyed by the nazis in 1940. the vandalism comes ten days after president emmanuel macron promised new laws to tackle the problem. the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier says he doesn't believe the uk has enough time to approve theresa may's brexit deal and leave the european union as planned on the 29th march. mr barnier said that a technical extension of up to two months may be necessary, but ministers have rejected the suggestion. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: spectacular scenes in sydney as hundreds of thousands celebrate the annual mardi gras pride parade. first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly, the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards, and it was just

the bureau of meteorology says the pattern of warmer conditions is consistent with observed climate change the southern hemisphere, has been found washed up on a beach in california. it took researchers several days to identify the hoodwinker sunfish, which is named for its elusive nature. the species was only discovered in 2014. now marine experts around the world are wondering how it ended up so farfrom home. earlier i spoke to a marine scientist, marianne nyegaard, who first discovered the species in 2014. i discovered it in 2013, and the two months into my i was doing population genetics, in indonesia, and i was sampling in australia and new zealand to compare with the population is there. and as i did the analysis, i found there was something there that we didn't know what it was. from there on i had to try to actually try to find the fish. it took several years to track it down before we finally found and could describe it formally. it is pretty extraordinary to find a new species of fish. i believe this was the first new species identified for 130 years. what has brought this partic

the bureau of meteorology says the pattern of warmer conditions is consistent with observed climate changeing to the country in droves to enjoy the spectacle. but the cherry blossom is also an economic powerhouse, as catherine karelli reports. their appearance heralds the start of japanese spring. for their appearance heralds the start ofjapanese spring. for many, they area ofjapanese spring. for many, they are a symbol of renewal and happiness. japan's season of cherry blossoms all sakura is in full bloom, but it is more than just a seasonal spectacle. cherry blossom seasonal spectacle. cherry blossom seasonis seasonal spectacle. cherry blossom season is also big business. locals and visitors have been enjoying all manner of cherry blossom products, from decorations to fabric, even wine. by the end of february, all major shopping mall is based in tokyo major shopping mall is based in to kyo ha d major shopping mall is based in tokyo had launched cherry flower products in a bid to increase sales, and according to one manager, it is working. translation: we try and attract more customers to

so in particular, thinking over the past couple of months, we have had the bureau of meteorology haveevalence of drought and also more of an increased prevalence of heat waves as well, affecting health around the world. similarly, we have also seen in the tasman sea, around the waters of new zealand, this report speaks about a severe marine heatwave that we saw last year, which then had implications for the grape growing season, for marine habitats around that part of the world, and also accelerating the glacier melts in new zealand. another item we think about his tropical storms. even the impact of cyclone idai in the past couple of weeks. one of the most intense tropical storms that is noted in this report was last year, mangkhut, which brought incredibly strong winds and heavy rain to the northern parts of the philippines, causing desperate crop damage across huge areas. and then, indeed, it went on to affect hong kong as well. where we saw the largest storm surge that has ever been recorded... laura, that sort of set up the scale of the problem and the effects of it. i mean, in t

been declared in our gulf country aside country tracks across the gulf of carpentaria the bureau of meteorology is forecasting that sockeye might lean from between borroloola and grid island during saturday night as a category four severe tropical cyclone at least six people have been killed in several explosions in the afghan capital kabul most two dozen others were injured after three remotely detonated devices went off one of them was planted in the washroom of a mosque at the tax code side with new news celebrations. six people have been killed in a factory explosion in eastern china thirty more being treated in hospital for serious injuries a blast happened after a fire broke out at a pesticide factory on an industrial park in the city of young chang buildings were knocked down by the power of explosion with a shockwave also blowing out windows in there by residential districts. and he's one hundred people have died in iraq after the ferry they were traveling on capsized in the northern city of mosul around two hundred people were on board the vessel which was traveling on the tigris river

sparked by lightning and are extremely hard to dampen in current dry conditions on friday as bureau of meteorology said the country was experiencing its hottest summer in history. with this flowing hair and fierce look this statue might seem familiar to you i'm in western germany and that's the city's most famous son. who is the guy on the plane. beethoven. because he was born here. what did he do your music maybe you have a melody in your head now. ok all right go ahead what is it i don't know.

lightning and are extremely hard to dampen in current dry conditions on friday as traders bureau of meteorology said the country was experiencing its hottest summer in history. welcome to in good shape coming up. this knocking formula what makes potato chips so irresistible. the must do is allow formula to sports promote longevity. and the ageing formula how to stay youthful even as you grow old. and here's your host dr constant make a time to. practice. you may be asking what am i doing here well i am taking care of myself and i make sure that i will live a long and healthy life so you might ask why am i not on a treadmill or sipping vegetable soup this is because people who enjoy life will live longer this is what dr klein agoing says and he's an entertaining spin.