An explosion has struck a Hong Kong-flagged container ship traveling north through the Red Sea. It sparked a major fire that ...

The Australian Fire Danger Rating System (AFDRS) gives you an idea of how dangerous a fire could be if one starts in your area. The AFDRS is the same wherever you are in Australia, and it can ...

Officials from the federal and state police, as well as Australia's intelligence agency, met on Monday and concluded that the fire was "likely a terrorist incident," the police chief said.

SYDNEY — Australia's southeast sweated in a heat wave that intensified on Sunday, elevating bushfire risk and prompting authorities to issue fire bans for more parts of Victoria state.

Exactly 22 years ago, a wildfire became a devastating urban fire in the Australian capital. On Jan. 18, 2003, what began as a bushfire — as they are known in Australia — started by a lightning ...

The Clear Range fire burns near Bredbo North after overrunning the property of Lawrence and Claire Cowie on Feb. 1, 2020, near Canberra, Australia. (Brook Mitchell / Getty Images) ...

Australia has been given a crucial reminder that overlapping global fire seasons mean we can no longer rely on global sharing arrangements for waterbombing aircraft as winter wildfires continue to ...

A fire truck arriving to battle bushfires in Little Desert National Park in Victoria, Australia, on Jan 27, 2025. (Photo: VicEmergency via AFP) A fire truck arriving to battle bushfires in Little ...