Victoria swelters under record heatwave as Queensland faces cyclone threat and ongoing flood warningsVictoria is preparing for a severe heatwave with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees. This heat is increasing the risk of bushfires across th...
23 Jan, 2026, 09.54 AM IST
Victoria declares state of disaster as bushfires rage across the state, family of three missing amid extreme heatVictoria is battling dozens of fast-moving bushfires under dangerous conditions not seen since the Black Summer, with a family of three una...
10 Jan, 2026, 08.42 AM IST
Exceptional heatwave puts Australia’s southeast on high fire alert, pushes temperatures above 40°CSoutheastern Australia is experiencing a severe heatwave with temperatures exceeding 40°C, triggering extreme bushfire risk and straining e...
09 Jan, 2026, 09.37 AM IST
Australian Stock Market ends week on a high: ASX 200 sees gain, other key indexes also witness upward trend; check top gainers and losersThe Australian stock market (ASX) closed higher on Friday, December 12, 2025. The S&P/ASX 200 index saw a rise of 1.23%, reaching 8,697.30 ...
12 Dec, 2025, 01.20 PM IST
Perth faces double whammy - extreme hot weather conditions over the weekend and twin bushfires in Kenwick, and Bullsbrook; check next week’s forecastPerth braces for extreme fire conditions this weekend as temperatures soar to 40°C, following two bushfires that prompted evacuations. Fire...
12 Dec, 2025, 12.37 PM IST
Perth's Bullsbrook-Upper Swan bushfire: Second emergency warning threatens lives near RAAF Pearce as evacuations intensifyPerth faced a bushfire crisis on December 11, 2025. Fires threatened Kenwick, Wattle Grove, Maddington, and Beckenham, prompting urgent eva...
11 Dec, 2025, 02.14 PM IST
NSW bushfires rage across Central Coast and Hunter Region, dozens of homes destroyed, emergency warnings issued as heatwave pushes temperatures above 40°CFierce heat and winds have ignited widespread bushfires across New South Wales, destroying homes and forcing evacuations. Fast-moving blaze...
06 Dec, 2025, 12.51 PM IST
Australia's southeast braces for extreme fire danger amid intense heatwaveAustralia's southeast faced an intense heatwave on Sunday, raising bushfire risks and prompting authorities to issue fire bans in Victoria....
05 Jan, 2025, 08.55 AM IST
Thousands ordered to flee while they can as bushfire burns in Australia's southOver two thousand individuals have been instructed to evacuate towns in western Victoria, Australia, as an uncontrollable bushfire continue...
22 Feb, 2024, 02.26 PM IST
Australia swelters through 'scorching' heat lifting bushfire riskAustralia's southeast is experiencing a heatwave, increasing the risk of bushfires and prompting fire bans. Temperatures are expected to be...
01 Oct, 2023, 10.17 AM IST
Globally, wildfires cost $50 bln every year; AI can help fight them: WEFThis devastating trend is set to continue, affecting lives and livelihoods the world over, WEF said while citing data from the World Meteor...
16 Jan, 2023, 08.05 PM IST
Climate risk drives push to save Australia's weird, elusive platypusesFamed for its bill, webbed feet and venomous spurs, the platypus is one of only two egg-laying mammals in the world. Many Australians have ...
27 Apr, 2021, 09.55 AM IST
Climate change worsening Australia's extreme weather: Scientists13 Nov, 2020, 08.29 AM IST
Australian bushfires partly due to late monsoon ending in India: ExpertAn expert said that the rain that may normally occur in these regions at this time hasn't actually come down due to that global event. And ...
11 Nov, 2019, 11.20 AM IST
- Tennis-Australian Open blazes but extreme heat avoided
TENNIS-OPEN/TEMPERATURE (PIX):Tennis-Australian Open blazes but extreme heat avoided
17 Jan, 2017, 02.57 PM IST
- Climate change spells more killer fires in Oz
Australia could be in for more forest fires in the coming decades like the ones that have devastated southern Victoria and claimed at least...
19 Feb, 2009, 12.06 AM IST
- Australian climate changing, experts say
Australia experienced one of its hottest years on record in 2007, and climate experts have warned that the higher temperatures are likely a...
06 Jan, 2008, 08.22 AM IST