Australia Wildfires Deluge in Australia Drenches Fires and Eases 3-Year Drought Fire authorities had a reason to celebrate, with many wildfires being extinguished or significantly dampened down by the rain
Australia Protests Erupt as Australian Parliament Remembers Victims and Heroes of Fires As members of Parliament remembered those killed in the wildfires, protesters gathered outside to call for more action on climate change
Australia Wildfires Wildfire Creates State of Emergency in Australian Capital Unprecedented fires across southern Australia have claimed at least 33 lives since September
Australia Wildfires 3 US Firefighters Killed in Plane Crash Fighting Wildfires in Australia Three Americans died Thursday when their aerial water tanker crashed as they were fighting fires in southeastern Australia.
Australia Wildfires Fires Set Stage for Irreversible Forest Losses in Australia Heat waves and drought have fueled bigger and more frequent fires in parts of Australia, so far this season torching some 40,000 square miles (104,000 square kilometers), an area about as big as Ohio
Australia Wildfires Baby Koala Arrives at Zoo Miami A baby koala named “Hope” has left his mother’s pouch at Zoo Miami. It is the first baby koala born in captivity at the zoo in 30 years.
dogs Meet Taylor, the Dog Trained to Save Koalas From Australia's Fires Taylor is part of a group of dogs who are trained to smell koala fur and rescue injured ones from Australi’s brushfires.
Australia Australian Village Scorched by Wildfires Struggles With Loss Like many small communities in Australia that have been scorched by the wildfires, Nerrigundah will never be the same
Australia Wildfires Australia Turns From Defense to Offense in Wildfire Battle A firefighter was killed by a falling tree, bringing the death toll to at least 27 in a crisis that has destroyed more than 2,000 homes and scorched an area larger than the U.S. state of Indiana since September.
Australia Wildfires Everyday Australians Step Up as Relentless Wildfires Push Country to the Brink Australians have organized a series of grassroots disaster-relief networks, offering a wide range of help to thousands of people who were displaced in recent weeks