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DEVASTATING AUSTRALIA, AMERICAN CREWS FIGHTING THE FLAMES.
AMERICAN CREWS FIGHTING THE FLAMES. JANIS MACKEY FRAYER IS
FIGHTING THE FLAMES. JANIS MACKEY FRAYER IS THERE AND SPOKE TO
JANIS MACKEY FRAYER IS THERE AND SPOKE TO THOSE ON THE FRONT
THERE AND SPOKE TO THOSE ON THE FRONT LINES.
THOSE ON THE FRONT LINES. >> Reporter: TONIGHT
LINES. >> Reporter: TONIGHT COOL WEATHER AND RAIN
>> Reporter: TONIGHT COOL WEATHER AND RAIN BRINGING SOME RELIEF
COOL WEATHER AND RAIN BRINGING SOME RELIEF BUT NOT NEARLY ENOUGH
BRINGING SOME RELIEF BUT NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TO STOP THIS.
BUT NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TO STOP THIS. THE SKY SO THICK WITH
TO STOP THIS. THE SKY SO THICK WITH SMOKE THIS IS WHAT
THE SKY SO THICK WITH SMOKE THIS IS WHAT PILOTS SAW THIS
SMOKE THIS IS WHAT PILOTS SAW THIS WEEKEND WHEN THEY
PILOTS SAW THIS WEEKEND WHEN THEY TRIED TO EVACUATE
WEEKEND WHEN THEY TRIED TO EVACUATE PEOPLE FROM AREAS CUT
TRIED TO EVACUATE PEOPLE FROM AREAS CUT OFF BY FLAMES.
PEOPLE FROM AREAS CUT OFF BY FLAMES. WITH DOZENS OF FIRES
OFF BY FLAMES. WITH DOZENS OF FIRES STILL BURNING OUT OF
WITH DOZENS OF FIRES STILL BURNING OUT OF CONTROL, MORE HELP IS
STILL BURNING OUT OF CONTROL, MORE HELP IS ON THE WAY INCLUDING
CONTROL, MORE HELP IS ON THE WAY INCLUDING DOZENS OF AMERICAN
ON THE WAY INCLUDING DOZENS OF AMERICAN FIREFIGHTERS.
DOZENS OF AMERICAN FIREFIGHTERS. THE FIRST GROUP OF
FIREFIGHTERS. THE FIRST GROUP OF THEM ARRIVING TODAY.
THE FIRST GROUP OF THEM ARRIVING TODAY. TO JOIN AUSTRALIA
THEM ARRIVING TODAY. TO JOIN AUSTRALIA CREWS MOSTLY
TO JOIN AUSTRALIA CREWS MOSTLY VOLUNTEERS AT FRONT
CREWS MOSTLY VOLUNTEERS AT FRONT LINES AND IN CONTROL
VOLUNTEERS AT FRONT LINES AND IN CONTROL CENTERS.
LINES AND IN CONTROL CENTERS. TIM AND ROBIN AMONG
CENTERS. TIM AND ROBIN AMONG THE EXPERIENCED
TIM AND ROBIN AMONG THE EXPERIENCED AMERICANS WHO CAME
THE EXPERIENCED AMERICANS WHO CAME LAST MONTH.
AMERICANS WHO CAME LAST MONTH. THE SCALE OF THE
LAST MONTH. THE SCALE OF THE DEVASTATION HERE
THE SCALE OF THE DEVASTATION HERE STAGGERING.
DEVASTATION HERE STAGGERING. AT LEAST 25 PEOPLE
STAGGERING. AT LEAST 25 PEOPLE DEAD, AN ESTIMATED
AT LEAST 25 PEOPLE DEAD, AN ESTIMATED HALF A BILLION ANIMALS
DEAD, AN ESTIMATED HALF A BILLION ANIMALS AFFECTED.
HALF A BILLION ANIMALS AFFECTED. >> THE MAGNITUDE OF IT
AFFECTED. >> THE MAGNITUDE OF IT AND THE SCALE OF SO
>> THE MAGNITUDE OF IT AND THE SCALE OF SO MANY LARGE
AND THE SCALE OF SO MANY LARGE SIMULTANEOUS FIRES
MANY LARGE SIMULTANEOUS FIRES DESTROYING PROPERTY AT
SIMULTANEOUS FIRES DESTROYING PROPERTY AT ONE TIME IS EXTREMELY
DESTROYING PROPERTY AT ONE TIME IS EXTREMELY UNIQUE AND I'VE NEVER
ONE TIME IS EXTREMELY UNIQUE AND I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE
UNIQUE AND I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN 30 YEARS OF
SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN 30 YEARS OF FIGHTING FIRES.
THIS IN 30 YEARS OF FIGHTING FIRES. >> Reporter: FLAMES SO
FIGHTING FIRES. >> Reporter: FLAMES SO POWERFUL THEY CAN FORM
>> Reporter: FLAMES SO POWERFUL THEY CAN FORM THEIR OWN WEATHER.
POWERFUL THEY CAN FORM THEIR OWN WEATHER. ON THE WEEKEND, ONE
THEIR OWN WEATHER. ON THE WEEKEND, ONE MASSIVE FIRE JUMPED A
ON THE WEEKEND, ONE MASSIVE FIRE JUMPED A RIVER IGNITING NEW
MASSIVE FIRE JUMPED A RIVER IGNITING NEW FIRES THAT EXPANDED
RIVER IGNITING NEW FIRES THAT EXPANDED THE DANGER ZONE.
FIRES THAT EXPANDED THE DANGER ZONE. >> IT'S A CHANGING
THE DANGER ZONE. >> IT'S A CHANGING FIRE ENVIRONMENT.
>> IT'S A CHANGING FIRE ENVIRONMENT. I THINK THAT'S
FIRE ENVIRONMENT. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY SHARE WITH THE
SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY SHARE WITH THE AUSTRALIAS.
REALLY SHARE WITH THE AUSTRALIAS. WE'VE EXPERIENCED THAT
AUSTRALIAS. WE'VE EXPERIENCED THAT IN THE LAST 15 TO 20
WE'VE EXPERIENCED THAT IN THE LAST 15 TO 20 YEARS IF THE WESTERN
IN THE LAST 15 TO 20 YEARS IF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES.
YEARS IF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. >> Reporter: YEARS
UNITED STATES. >> Reporter: YEARS AFTER DROUGHT THAT
>> Reporter: YEARS AFTER DROUGHT THAT EXPERTS LINK TO
AFTER DROUGHT THAT EXPERTS LINK TO CLIMATE CHANGE HAS
EXPERTS LINK TO CLIMATE CHANGE HAS LEFT MUCH OF THE