HEATWAVE

Australia's largest mega blaze finally brought under control

Jan 14, 2020, 5:00 am

Australian 'megablaze' brought under control: Firefighters

Jan 13, 2020, 11:32 am
Left: People cooling off in a Paris fountain as a heatwave broke temperature records in France last July. Right: The "Cave Fire" burning a hillside in Santa Barbara, California in November last year. PHOTOS: REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

2019 was 2nd hottest year on record

Jan 9, 2020, 5:00 am

India suffers hottest decade on record

Jan 7, 2020, 3:07 pm

As bush fires rage, Australia's never been so hot and dry

Jan 2, 2020, 8:17 pm

Australian bush fire smoke turns New Zealand glaciers brown

Jan 2, 2020, 1:50 pm
A helicopter with a water hose flying over a house destroyed by bush fires near the town of Bilpin, New South Wales, on Sunday. The state has borne the brunt of the fires, which have burned out more than 2.5 million ha of forest and bush land and des

Thousands evacuate as fires threaten Aussie tourist spots

Dec 31, 2019, 5:00 am
An image circulating on social media of a cyclist giving water to a koala on Friday in Adelaide Hills, South Australia, during a heatwave that has hit the region. The intense heat could worsen the bush fires raging across Australia. Nine people have

Extreme heatwave escalates wildfire threat in Australia

Dec 29, 2019, 5:00 am

On land, Australia's rising heat is 'apocalyptic'; in the ocean, it's even worse

Dec 28, 2019, 10:21 am
'An awful day': catastrophic conditions fuel Australia's bushfires

'Catastrophic' conditions as Australia’s bushfires circle Sydney

Dec 21, 2019, 9:53 am