Australia heatwave: Catastrophic wildfire danger declared as schools shut in record-breaking temperatures ‘We are in this run of very, very warm weather which hasn’t been seen in many, many ...

Australia’s growing heatwave threat is putting strain on people’s hearts, study warns - Nearly 50,000 years of healthy life are lost annually to cardiovascular disease caused by heat ...

Large swaths of Australia sweltered again on Sunday through a widening heatwave, which the national weather forecaster said raised the bushfire risk in an already high-risk fire season as the ...

A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales, Australia, amid fears a record-breaking heatwave will exacerbate the state's bushfire crisis. The nation endured its hottest-ever day on ...

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports on a heatwave hitting Australia’s largest cities, Melbourne and Sydney. McIntyre draws parallels to climate impacts in the U.S ...

Locals hoping to make the most of the hot weather by heading to the beach were left spooked after they found tens of sea ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's New South Wales on Sunday sweated in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and prompted authorities to issue a total fire ban for state capital Sydney.

SYDNEY, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Large swaths of Australia on Sunday sweltered through a heatwave as authorities warned of elevated bushfire risk in an already high-risk fire season during an El Nino ...

Australia's southeast sweltered in a heatwave on Monday, raising the bushfire risk and prompting authorities to issue fire bans for several parts of Victoria state. The extreme temperatures ...