Category: Australia

Thousands of firefighters have been tackling blazes in “catastrophic” conditions in New South Wales Catastrophic fire warnings are in place across the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), where Continue Reading

Australians on the heatwave: ‘It’s so hot, I feel like dying’ A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales, Australia, amid fears a record-breaking heatwave will exacerbate Continue Reading

Rural fire service and fire and rescue crews work to contain the Gospers Mountain fire in the Blue Mountains National Park, northwest of Sydney, on Tuesday. (Dean Lewins/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) Australia may Continue Reading

Many people are wearing face masks on the streets A shroud of smoke from Australia’s bushfires has caused chaos in Sydney, bringing dangerous air quality, setting off smoke alarms and Continue Reading

Australia’s biggest city has been shrouded in hazardous smoke for the past week, as wildfires burning across the country’s drought-stricken east coast are—in some cases—becoming too big to put out. Continue Reading

Fleur Magick Dennis has stopped showering every day, allowed her vegetable patch to die and told her four sons to let the dishes pile up. Sometimes, all her family has Continue Reading

A giant bushfire on the edge of Sydney, which has blanketed the city in smoke causing a spike in respiratory illnesses and the cancellation of outdoor sports, will take weeks Continue Reading

There are not many political messages that can slip through a closed window or a locked door, but that’s just what happened last week in Australia’s biggest city. Climate change Continue Reading