Victoria's Emergency Management Commissioner Tim Wiebusch said firefighters were battling 30 wildfires during a press conference on Friday, Jan. 9. Reuters estimates that a fire in Longwood has burned more than 86,

WATCH as a ferocious fire tornado rips through Victoria as it scorches the landscape and burns everything in its path. Three people remain unaccounted for as wildfires plunge communities into

Australian authorities declare a state of disaster in Victoria as bushfires rage, destroying homes and leaving three people missing. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Wildfires are breaking out across Australia as the country is hit by a record heatwave. No injuries have been reported, but authorities are urging people in affected areas to evacuate.

PASADENA, Calif. -- A new visualization from NASA shows how the smoke plume from the Australian wildfires has traveled across the globe over the past several weeks. The visualization from the Earth Science Communications Team at NASA's Jet Propulsion ...

Australia's growing suburbs are vulnerable to L.A.-style catastrophic wildfires, with 6.9 million people living on city fringes where homes adjoin flammable grasslands.

Almost 7 million Australians are living in areas on the outskirts of major cities that are most exposed to deadly wildfires, a report has found.

As Australian wildfires endanger the lives of thousands of koalas, one dog is stepping up to save her fellow furry friends. Taylor, a four-year-old English Springer Spaniel, is trained to sniff out koala fur and droppings, said her owner and professional ...