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He has worked in the construction sector to sector for four decades. he says building regulations are shrunk from 300 pages to 2a pages over the years and can be ambiguous. to what extent has this crisis been 20—30 years in the making? i think it goes back to the 70s and 80s in terms of the old deregulation bandwagon. we were having meetings with governments in 2009, 2010 with our concerns about the quality issues on building size. it's been there for a very long time. rewind to 1984, tower blocks are being completely recovered or reclad and new materials. this is a bbc documentary called th...

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That's just one of 70 large active wildfires across the country. but look, a vast majority of those are west of the plains, where we've been dealing with incredible drought conditions. 95% of what is deemed the western u.s. is in some level of drought, whether it's moderate drought to severe drought. it doesn't matter. unfortunately, conditions today are not going to help. you've got dry thunderstorms, meaning the rain evaporates before it hits the surface, but you can still get the lightning, which can trigger new fires. elevated fire risks also in effect not only today but notice tomorrow. t...

Extreme Fire Risk for Victoria’s Northwest A total fire ban has been declared in much of Victoria’s northwest as the state braces for scorching temperatures and dry winds. The Country Fire Authority says large parts of the state face a very high to extreme fire risk on December 27 with the biggest potential danger for the northwest, where temperatures are set to peak at 41C. CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan says the conditions have made a total fire ban necessary for four districts until 11.59pm on Sunday. “The Mallee, Wimmera, North Central and Northern Country will experience elevate...

>> dana: fire risks prompting more energy outages. william la jeunesse's live in los angeles. william, people are probably not happy about that. >> yeah, dana. pg&e said in three hours it will begin shutting power to 17 -- to customers in 17 counties. >> my husband is going to put the generator up, bring all the extension cords and so when it goes out, we can plug in the refrigerator and the tvs in the computer. so we'll be ready. >> 180,000 customers will lose electricity. the shut off begins east of san francisco and then as the weather move south, more rate payers will be affected. >> late ...