Floods, cyclones, bushfires: summer shocker on cards
Bushfires and heatwaves are only some of the natural disasters Australia should prepare for in coming months, an emergency management expert has warned.
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Possible ‘compounding and cascading’ disasters looming
Australia should prepare for potential cyclones, floods and heatwaves as well as bushfires in the coming months, an emergency management expert has warned.
Australia over-reliant on defence in bushfire season
The federal government says the country must move away from its reliance on defence force personnel to deal with emergencies during the bushfire season.
Bushfire preparedness top of mind as spring blazes burn
The federal government will hold its first National Bushfire Preparedness Summit against the backdrop of the season's first fires.
Man arrested for allegedly lighting 80 fires across NT
A man has been arrested for allegedly lighting fires across the Northern Territory, which is bracing for one of its worst fire seasons in recent years.
Queensland on bushfire alert as spring heat fans fears
Fire crews remain on high alert as unseasonably hot spring weather sends temperatures soaring to almost 40C in parts of Queensland.
Cooler weather brings relief as firies battle blazes
Firefighters are looking to take advantage of cooler conditions as they battle to control several blazes and carry out vital hazard-reduction burns.
Cooler conditions bring some relief for firefighters
Firefighting crews are hoping conditions will help ease the fire risks across NSW as temperatures drop to the low 20s following a spring heatwave.
Water-bombing chopper crashes in dam, pilot unhurt
A pilot has escaped injury after a firefighting helicopter crashed into a dam while it was collecting water to battle a blaze in Queensland.
Cool change gives small relief to fire crews across NSW
NSW communities near the Queensland border and on Sydney's western fringe have been told to prepare to take action as multiple bushfires burn across the state.
Bushfire forces people to sleep in cars as threat eases
A bushfire near a tourist hotspot on Tasmania's east coast sparked the evacuation of campers and forced some people to sleep in their cars overnight.
Queensland braces for bushfires as season starts early
With Queensland already battling an early start to bushfire season and a heatwave creeping north, the state's authorities are confident they are prepared.
No relief for days as eastern heatwave spreads
Firefighters are working to bring blazes under control as several states swelter through heatwave conditions.
Fire engulfs 18-storey building in Sudanese capital
An 18-storey tower in the centre of Khartoum has caught fire during clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
Emerald residents return after bushfire evacuations
Residents in Emerald in central Queensland have been told they can return to their homes after earlier evacuating over a fast-moving bushfire.
Fresh crews and water bombers to battle outback blaze
Weary firefighters are hoping for easing conditions as they await reinforcements to help them fight a major bushfire in the Northern Territory.
Vic on alert for high-risk bushfire season after floods
As regional communities continue to pick up the pieces from devastating floods, Victoria will lurch back into a high-risk bushfire season this spring.
Fire too fast for containment lines near NT town
A fire almost five times the size of the ACT has burst containment lines as Northern Territory authorities scramble to keep up with the fast-moving blaze.
Children’s Commissioner resigns after compensation ask
Colleen Gwynne demanded compensation after the NT government spent more than $260,000 trying to prosecute her for abuse of office.
‘Emergency Situation’ declared for major NT bushfire
An anxious wait continues for the 3000 residents of Tenant Creek as a mega-blaze looms on the outskirts of the town.
Tennant Creek residents brace for massive NT blaze
A fire three times the size of the ACT is rapidly moving through the Northern Territory outback, threatening towns along the way.
NT fire still blazing as Tennant Creek smoke eases
A fire three times the size of the ACT is rapidly moving through the Northern Territory outback, threatening towns along the way.
SA fire bombers sent to battle large bushfire in NT
South Australian fire bombers have been called in to fight a massive bushfire burning east of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory, with fire bans in place.
Deadly fire ‘a wake-up call’: South African president
A deadly apartment building fire in Johannesburg has highlighted a housing crisis in the South African city, where poverty and unemployment are widespread.
Dozens dead as fire guts South African apartment block
Fire has gutted a run-down apartment block in South Africa's capital, killing at least 73 people and injuring dozens more.
Fire in South African apartment block kills at least 73
An investigation is under way into the cause of a fire in a building in South Africa's biggest city that killed at least 73 people and injured dozens more.
At least 73 killed in building blaze in South Africa
A search and recovery operation is under way after a fire in a building in South Africa's biggest city killed at least 73 people and injured dozens more.
Evacuations as inner-city inferno engulfs homes
Two homes have collapsed and two others are badly damaged after a massive fire with heat so intense it melted bins across the road.
Australia’s big wet fuels bushfire risks this spring
Vast swathes of the country face a heightened fire risk this spring as heat makes a comeback after years of cooler, wetter La Nina conditions.
Canada eases fire evacuation orders in British Columbia
About 27,000 people in British Columbia have been under evacuation orders, as hundreds of wildfires continue to burn across Canada.
Risk of more blazes in Greece as fire near Athens rages
Twenty people are dead while "conditions remain difficult and in several cases, extreme", authorities say, as Greece faces another major outbreak of wildfires.