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The country’s east coast was dotted with apocalyptic scenes on the last day of the warmest decade on record in Australia. A house under threat from an approaching bushfire in Conjola, Australia, on Tuesday. SYDNEY, Australia — As the fire stalked toward the coastal town of Mallacoota, the daytime sky turned inky black, then blood red. Emergency sirens wailed, replaced later by the thunder of gas explosions. Thousands of residents fled their homes and huddled near the shore.
