But last year especially, their service came with incredible sacrifice: they gave up the holidays with their families, took ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Firefighters warned millions of Australians of "catastrophic" bushfire dangers as they battled multiple blazes stoked by a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bushfire burning in the Mount Lawson State Park, 25 kilometres west of Walwa, Victoria state (Handout) (Handout/Forest Fire ...

Australia’s hot, dry climate and unique landscapes make it one of the most bushfire-prone countries in the world. As climate change drives higher temperatures and drier conditions, we can expect more ...

For Australia, fall came with endless bushfires and infernos, causing massive destruction. Flames consumed over 26,000 square miles of land — nearly the size of West Virginia — killing at least 25 ...

SYDNEY, Australia — Bushfires threatened dozens of rural towns in southeast Australia on Friday, firefighters said, as hot winds fanned "hectic" conditions in the tinder-dry countryside. Temperatures ...

In the middle of one of Australia’s darkest wildfire seasons, kindness showed up in uniform. As bushfires tore through Kangaroo Island in 2020, tens of thousands of koalas were killed and many more ...

Australian authorities declared a state of disaster on Saturday after bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in the country's southeast. Temperatures soared past 40C as a heatwave ...

Bushfires have razed hundreds of buildings across southeast Australia, authorities said Sunday, as they confirmed the first death from the disaster. Temperatures soared past 40C as a heatwave ...

Bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in southeast Australia on Friday, firefighters said, as hot winds fanned "hectic" conditions in the tinder-dry countryside. Temperatures ...