This year's fire season in Australia feels unpredictable. One week brings torrential rain, the next a burst of heat, followed by a sharp cold snap. This kind of "climate whiplash"—rapid swings between ...

Areas of southern Australia already hit by ongoing drought conditions face a heightened risk of fire this winter, according to the latest seasonal fire report. The Seasonal Bushfire Outlook, published ...

Aerial footage shows the extent of damage caused by “catastrophic” bushfires in Australia’s Victoria state, which has forced communities to evacuate and hundreds of schools to close. More than 30 ...

As the devastating fires in Victoria spread earlier this month, people at home could see how they were moving across the state — not just in videos on the news and social media, but on an interactive ...

As I write this, five people are dead and at least 1,000 buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that have swept across Los Angeles. Around 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. We are not ...