Australia's southeast braces for extreme fire danger amid intense heatwave
Australia is in the grips of a high-risk bushfire season, with firefighters last week battling a blaze that ripped through Victoria's Grampians National Park, razing homes and farmland.
Australia's Southeast Feels Heatwave's Wrath as Fire Risks Surge
Australia's southeast faces a severe heatwave, escalating bushfire risks across Victoria. Temperatures could hit 45°C, prompting fire bans and 'extreme' danger ratings. The change in wind on Sunday night might offer relief.
Extreme heat increases fire risk across Australia as bushfires threaten towns in Victoria
Authorities in Australia have issued bushfire warnings and total fire bans in multiple states as extreme heat intensifies across the country over the holiday period. The big picture: Total fire bans have been issued for parts of South Australia,
Australia's southeast sweats through heatwave, facing bushfire risk
Australia's southeast on Saturday sweltered in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and led authorities to issue fire bans for large parts of Victoria state.
Heatwave sweeps across Southwest Australia, heightens bushfire risks
A scorching heatwave gripped southeastern Australia on Saturday, intensifying bushfire risks and prompting authorities to impose fire bans across vast regions of Victoria state. The extreme heat comes as Australia braces for a high-risk bushfire season.
Australia Braces for Scorching Heat With Risk of Fires in South
Australian authorities have issued extreme heat warnings for southeastern and western parts of the country, saying the thermostat in Melbourne is forecast to reach 38C (100.4F) on Sunday.
Victoria swelters through another scorcher before late cool change
Victoria is sweltering through a second consecutive day of extreme heat, as a cool change is not expected to make its way ...
Australia set to sizzle through mid-summer heatwave as capitals face temperatures of 30°C over coming week
Millions of Australians have sweltered through an intense heatwave, which surged to dangerous levels on Sunday, as scorching temperatures look set to continue in the coming days.
Firefighters on high alert as heatwave conditions continue in parts of Australia
Hot, sticky conditions in central and southeast parts of the country are expected to endure through the weekend.
Bushfires in Victoria highlight government inaction on infrastructure and climate change
In the same week that the bushfire in the Grampians began, the Albanese Labor government announced four coal mine expansions.
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Heat wave leads to warnings of potentially devastating wildfires in southern Australia
In this photo released by the State Control Centre, Country Fire Authority personnel watch as smoke billows from an out of ...
Holidaymakers in Victoria urged to stay on top of bushfire alerts as heatwave continues
Hot, sticky conditions in central and southeast parts of the country are expected to endure through the weekend.
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Australia's Black Summer Fires five years ago on this day
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Total fire ban declared as firefighters prepare for heatwave conditions in Victoria
Authorities have declared a total fire ban for parts of western Victoria near where an out-of-control bushfire continues to burn, ahead of a heatwave engulfing the state this weekend.