A traffic camera south of Perth captured a freshly sparked bushfire as it spread and threatened the communities of Orelia, Parmelia, and Bertram. Gus’ grandparents make huge legal move Unexpected face ...

Over the past decade, southern Australia has suffered numerous extreme weather and climate events, such as record-breaking heatwaves, bushfires, two major droughts and even flash flooding. While ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People take pictures near the Sydney Opera House, in Circular Quay, during hot weather in Sydney, Australia, January 27, 2026.

SYDNEY, Jan 27 (Reuters) - A major heatwave across Australia's southeast stoked bushfires, forced hundreds of residents in rural towns to evacuate and brought record-breaking temperatures, with ...

A woman who was stranded in the middle of an Australian bushfire was rescued after firefighters spotted her from their helicopter. On Friday (6 February), the Tasmania Fire Service was dispatched to ...

The warning was issued for those in Deep Creek, Silverton and Blowhole Beach Road — about 8m east of Cape Jervis, near the Fleurieu Peninsula — just before noon on Monday. “Leave now. This bushfire ...

Woman rescued from middle of Australian bushfire after being spotted by helicopter crew A woman was rescued after becoming stranded in an Australian bushfire in Tasmania. Firefighters from the ...

In the aftermath of Australia’s “Black Summer” bushfires of 2019–20, few policy questions have proved as persistent as how, ...

Almost every summer, bushfires threaten lives and homes in Victoria. And a unique mix of elements makes the state especially vulnerable. "In terms of the most destructive bushfires, generally, the ...

More than 1,000 families in Victoria are being urged to evacuate as bushfires burn across the state and a severe heatwave pushes temperatures in parts of southeast Australia towards 50C. Emergency ...