Officials In Australia's New South Wales Celebrate: 'All Fires Are Now Contained'
One of the most stubborn fires to be declared out this week was a 2,000-acre beast that had been burning since July.
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Australia's East Gets Drenched By Rain, And Flood Warnings Replace Fire Alerts
A deluge is falling on Australia's southeast coast — and while it's quashing stubborn fires, the water is also causing flash floods and other hazards.
Destructive Hail And A Massive Dust Storm Descend On Fire-Ravaged Australia
Canberra, Melbourne and other areas of southeast Australia were hit by golf-ball-sized hail that destroyed car windshields, killed birds and shredded the leaves off trees.
Aussie Firefighters Save World's Only Groves Of Prehistoric Wollemi Pines
Fire swept through the canyons where the rare trees had outlived the dinosaurs. For days, the smoke was so thick that no one knew whether the careful plan to protect them had worked.
Bushfire Smoke Causes Player To Forfeit Her Qualifying Match For Australian Open
Slovenia's Dalila Jakupovic was trying to make the first round of the tournament set to open next week. She had trouble breathing and later told reporters, "I was really scared that I would collapse."
Australian Prime Minister To Launch Inquiry Into Handling Of Wildfires
"There are things that I could have handled on the ground much better," the PM said. Many have linked the deadly fires to climate change and blamed conservative Australian governments for inaction.
Australia's Massive Fires Threaten To Slow Decades-Long Economic Boom
Australia hasn't had a recession in nearly 30 years, an impressive track record for an industrialized county. But the fires threaten two pillars of the country's economy.
Australia's Wildfires Spark Disinformation Battle As They Take A Tragic Toll
Researchers say bots and trolls blasted out hashtags such as #ArsonEmergency, in a campaign to steer the conversation about wildfires away from climate change and toward arson.
Australian Fires Prompt Questions About Protecting Houses From Embers
Massive Australian wildfires are sending embers high into the atmosphere. When they rain down, they can start new fires far from the original source, and some buildings are more flammable than others.
Bushfires In Australia May Get Even Worse With 'Horrible Day' On Horizon
Meteorologists are predicting "extreme" conditions for Saturday in New South Wales and Victoria, which have been wracked with deadly fires.