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 ...

The second major heatwave in a month could see temperatures rise to 49 deg C in some regions. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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 ...

Wildfires in the Australian state of Victoria have killed at least one person, destroyed dozens of homes and burned nearly 900,000 acres since last week.

Residents were able to rescue a struggling koala as many animals in Australia suffer from a record heatwave combined with ...

A shift in wind direction caused wlldfires raging in the Australian state of Victoria to intensify, razing homes and forcing ...

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 ...

Australia's wildfires have burned millions of acres, scorching an area twice the size of Maryland, and killing at least 25 people nationwide. Thousands of firefighters are battling the more than ...

Residents in Australia rescued a koala as wildfires raged through their farm in the state of Victoria. A record heatwave has ...