Temperatures could soar to almost 10 degrees above average this week, increasing the risk of bushfires that are already ...

Northern Australia is enduring scorching conditions this weekend with a severe heatwave gripping the Top End, while other ...

Brisbane is preparing for a burst of extreme heat as much of southern Australia braces for rain, chilly mornings and fresh cold fronts. In the Queensland capital, temperatures will soar to 35 degrees ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Officials in South Australia say there is "catastrophic fire danger" for the state until Monday. The hot and dry conditions have led to several bushfire outbreaks and a severe ...

For the past year, Australia's oceans have been hotter than ever before. The impacts are being felt all across the nation — ...

Australia’s capital cities are preparing for an intense start to October, as soaring temperatures and unusual heatwaves make their way across the country. It’s shaping up to be one of the hottest ...

A new map produced by the University of NSW using 40 years of satellite data highlights how waters around most of Australia ...

Weather forecasters’ outlook for a soggy spring is being rewritten by a rare, sudden temperature spike high above Antarctica ...

Australia, like much of the world ... It warned that if the government failed to take stronger action there would be more heatwave-related deaths, poorer water quality due to severe flooding and ...

The study released Tuesday found that unprecedented heatwaves in 2023 caused an estimated 178,486 excess deaths worldwide, equivalent to 23 deaths per million, with more than half attributable to ...

SYDNEY, Jan 31 (Reuters) - A heatwave blamed for raging bushfires and a spate of deaths eased a little in Australia's densely populated southeast on Saturday, but a ban on lighting fires in the open ...