More than 1 billion animals are believed to have died in the fires. SYDNEY -- Among the thousands of firefighters battling the catastrophic Australia bushfires, there have been four-legged furry ...

Wildfires kill at least 173 people and incinerate towns in southeast Australia. Feb. 9, 2009— -- Despite cooler temperatures and calmer winds, raging wildfires and rampant fear continue to spread ...

Firefighters ensure there are no flames left after a wildfire destroyed houses in Koolewong, Australia, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP Image via AP) Firefighters ensure there are no ...

Correction appended: Oct. 24, 2013, 2:05 a.m. E.T. Wildfires are nothing new in Australia, a sunburned country with plenty of vegetation to burn to a crisp when temperatures skyrocket during the ...

Record-setting high temperatures combined with painfully dry conditions have sparked hundreds of brushfires across the entire Australian continent and Tasmania. Thankfully, no deaths have been ...

Australia's wildfires have burned millions of acres, scorching an area twice the size of Maryland, and killing at least 25 people nationwide. Thousands of firefighters are battling the more than ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Many people have already raised money to help fight the devastating wildfires in Australia, and now, there are koalas popping up around New York City to encourage people to ...

SYDNEY -- It has been described as Australia's Galapagos Islands and has long been a refuge for some of the country's most endangered creatures. But devastating wildfires over recent days have undone ...

What NASA describes as a dangerous "fire-breathing storm system" has formed over a region of Australia threatened by wildfires. Australia's Bureau of Meteorology tweeted Monday that a pyrocumulonimbus ...

Firefighters have brought the fires that broke out in the state of New South Wales under control. Authorities have confirmed that at least 16 homes have been destroyed.Australian authorities on Sunday ...

Australia Extreme Weather Wildfires Firefighters ensure there are no flames left after a wildfire destroyed houses in Koolewong, Australia, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP Image via AP) ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A firefighter has died battling blazes that have destroyed around 40 homes in two Australian states, officials said Monday. The 59-year-old man was struck by a falling tree ...