EVEN in a country where flood, fire and drought are part of the national legend, the blazes sweeping across part of Australia were deeply shocking.

虽然洪水、火灾、干旱等自然灾害常出现在澳洲的传说故事中，澳洲还是被横扫维州的这场大火给深深震惊。

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Once an oak tree becomes established, it is likely to survive minor cycles of drought and even fire.

一棵橡树一旦长成，就有可能在干旱甚至火灾的小周期中存活下来。

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Drought, fire, pathogenic fungi and introduced predators have put it in immediate danger of extinction.

干旱、火灾、毒蘑菇以及捕食者的引入使得黄腿山蛙处于灭绝的危险境地。

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We see it when our rescue workers rush to help others in times of fire and drought and flooding rains.

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In fact, none of these are the case this summer was not unprecedented on any of these dimensions and no upward trend is detectable in long-term drought or fire data.

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