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IN THE NEWS Jan 6th Australia the bush The bush covers most of Australia. scrub Australia’s bush is made up of mostly scrub. a bushfire Bushfires have wreaked havoc on communities. a wildfire California often experiences wildfires. catch fire Trees and bushes catch fire during droughts. set fire to A gang of youths set fire to an old car. to scorch Bushfires have scorched the land. to burn down Many homes have burnt down. to spread The fires are spreading rapidly. spread like wildfire News of their divorce spread like wildfire. to flee Homeowners are having to flee their houses. to break out The fires broke out a few weeks ago. to cope with Firefighters are struggling to cope with it. to put out Putting out the fires is no mean feat. to tackle The government is trying to tackle the crisis. unprecedented The wildfires are unprecedented. on edge Australians are on edge at the moment. no let-up So far, there’s been no let-up in the wildfires. drought Drought is often a primary cause of wildfires. hazard reduction burning Hazard reduction burning is controversial. LANGUAGE definitions the bush wild country that has not been cleared (esp. Australia) scrub low bushes and trees that grow in very dry soil a bushfire a fire that burns in the bush and spreads quickly a wildfire a fire that moves quickly and cannot be controlled catch fire to begin to burn set fire to to ignite or cause to burn scorch to burn a surface area and change its appearance burn down to be destroyed by fire (building) spread to become larger and move through an area to spread like wildfire very quickly spread (news, disease) flee to leave somewhere very quickly, in order to escape something break out to start suddenly and get worse (fire, war, disease, spots) cope with to succeed in dealing with a difficult problem or situation put out to make a fire stop burning tackle to try to deal with a difficult problem unprecedented never having happened before on edge nervous, esp. because you are expecting something unpleasant no let-up no reduction in the intensity of something drought a long period of dry weather when there insufficient water for life hazard something that may be dangerous, or cause accidents or problems