This article first appeared in Wildfire magazine. The author, Rick McRae, argues that the impacts of climate change must be ...

South Australia is facing one of its hottest days in half a decade, with winds bringing extreme fire danger warnings to ...

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 brought ...

Extreme Fire Weather Warning for West Coast, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Lower Eyre Peninsula and Mount Lofty Ranges fire districts for 12 February: Status: Active: Loc ...

SYDNEY — 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 ...

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises you to: Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now. Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station, www.emergency.wa.gov.au ...

Fire Danger Ratings are routinely issued by 5 pm daily during the fire season. Always ensure you have the latest forecast. Fire Danger Ratings are determined in conjunction with the Country Fire ...

Experts are warning that a familiar threat is once again plaguing Australia, as scorching temperatures raise the risk of ...

In 2008, a climate change report made an eerie prediction that Australia would face an extreme bushfire season in 2020. At least 22 people have died and more than 1700 homes have been destroyed as ...

Dry weather is on the horizon for parts of northern Australia after a fortnight of torrential rainfall and flooding.

We have always had extreme weather in Australia. But human-caused climate ... extreme rainfall from thunderstorms should get heavier and fire weather days are likely to increase in number.