Australian officials declared a state of emergency for the capital city of Canberra and surrounding regions on Friday, as soaring temperatures and str...
Friday, January 31, 2020 1:07 PM
Firefighters in Australia held a minute’s silence on Friday for three U.S. colleagues killed in a plane crash as investigators scoured the accident si...
Friday, January 24, 2020 11:35 AM
An aircraft fighting bushfires in Australia lost contact with ground control and may have crashed, officials said on Thursday, as soaring temperatures...
Thursday, January 23, 2020 10:48 AM
Rain and thunderstorms doused long-burning bushfires across much of eastern Australia Saturday, but they also brought a new threat of flooding in some...
Saturday, January 18, 2020 12:29 PM
Intense thunderstorms with heavy rains dampened bushfires on Australia’s east coast on Friday and brought relief to farmers battling years of drought,...
Friday, January 17, 2020 10:54 AM
As global temperatures soar, Australia could become so hot and dry that the country’s residents could become climate refugees, U.S. climatologist and...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 11:26 AM
Former Australian cricketing greats Ricky Ponting and Shane Warne will temporarily come out of retirement to play in a charity Twenty20 match next mon...
Monday, January 13, 2020 11:11 AM
The 'Baggy Green' cap that former Australian spinner Shane Warne put up for auction for donating the amount to the bushfire relief fund, has crossed A...
Thursday, January 9, 2020 2:29 PM
Top tennis stars like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Serena Williams will be playing an exhibition match to raise funds for Australia's bushfire rel...
Thursday, January 9, 2020 11:00 AM
Australia’s weather agency sees no sign of cooler weather or significant rainfall in the next few months, an unwelcome forecast for authorities who ha...
Thursday, January 9, 2020 10:40 AM
Australian authorities warned people on Wednesday to prepare for another wave of evacuations as temperatures in the country’s southeast began to rise...
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 10:38 AM
Australian firefighters used cool weather on Tuesday to try to strengthen containment lines around almost 200 wildfires burning in the country’s south...
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 11:38 AM
Thousands of tourists and residents swarmed to beaches on Australia’s east coast on Tuesday to escape fierce wildfires bearing down on several seaside...
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 1:05 PM
Firefighters in Australia warned on Tuesday they would not be able to contain some of the 100 fires still ablaze in the country before conditions are...
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 10:21 AM
Devastating bushfires that blanketed Australia’s largest city with hazardous smoke this week have heightened public anger and raised political pressur...
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 12:28 PM
Strong winds stoked more than 100 fires across Australia’s east coast on Tuesday, blanketing Sydney in hazardous smoke and prompting health warnings f...
Thursday, November 21, 2019 11:01 AM
More than 100 schools in Australia’s southeast were closed on Wednesday and officials warned people in high-risk zones to be ready to evacuate as fore...
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 10:17 AM
Heavy winds stirred dozens of fires across Australia’s east coast on Tuesday, blanketing Sydney in hazardous smoke and prompting health warnings for t...
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 10:55 AM
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