Vast swaths of southeastern Australia are sweltering in a heat wave that’s pushed temperatures to close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) and forced some residents to protect their ...

Temperatures rose as much as 34 degrees above average in Victoria, Australia, where wildfires have already destroyed 750,000 ...

Local authorities say factors such as the dry landscape and climate change contributed to intense fires during an early ...

Temperatures in parts of Melbourne exceeded 45 deg C. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A firefighter has died battling blazes that have destroyed around 40 homes in two Australian states, officials said Monday. The 59-year-old man was struck by a falling tree ...

During a fire, heat and moisture from the plants are released, even when the fuel is relatively dry. Warm air is less dense than cold air so it rises, releasing the moisture and forming a cloud that ...

Firefighters have brought the fires that broke out in the state of New South Wales under control. Authorities have confirmed that at least 16 homes have been destroyed.Australian authorities on Sunday ...

SYDNEY -- It has been described as Australia's Galapagos Islands and has long been a refuge for some of the country's most endangered creatures. But devastating wildfires over recent days have undone ...