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 ...

Firefighters in Victoria are battling at least six major fires amid a record-breaking heatwave.

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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 ...

Wild bushfires in Australia are typically seen as environmental disasters that are highly damaging to all the wildlife in their paths. However, as is often the case with nature, the situation is more ...

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 ...