Blazes in the state of Victoria have destroyed hundreds of structures, including homes, and killed one person, the ...

Temperatures rose as much as 34 degrees above average in Victoria, Australia, where wildfires have already destroyed 750,000 acres and more 100 homes and buildings. It is the worst heat wave for the ...

Structures at a stud farm and pre-training center in Victoria are “under major threat” ...

Are firehawks real or an Aboriginal myth? We explore the truth about raptors spreading wildfires and how they do it.

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 ...

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 ...

Australian bushfires reveal an unexpected twist, as raptors called firehawks may deliberately spread flames while hunting, blurring lines between disaster, adaptation, and ancient Indigenous knowledge ...

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 ...

The 1961 south west Western Australian bushfires provided a classic, rare case study where the recommendations of a Royal ...

ORINDA, Calif. (KGO) -- Jazz lovers were serenaded by Bay Area musicians in a benefit for the "Australian Koala Foundation" last week in Orinda. Tens of thousands of animals died in the bushfires.