Hundreds lined up to call loved ones as the internet went down and the flames closed in on the Australian town of Narooma in ...

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 ...

An out-of-control wildfire in Australia’s Victoria state has forced the evacuation of residents in several communities on ...

The powerful wildfires that have burned millions of acres of land are spreading so much smoke into the sky, NASA said that the smoke has circumnavigated the Earth. NASA said that the NOAA/NASA Suomi ...

Australia: A more nuanced picture In some environments, fire is both a danger and a vital ecological process. Australia is a case in point. Australia is home to various kinds of peatlands. These range ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif — As wildfires continue to burn across millions of acres of land in Australia, dozens of U.S. firefighters are expected to deploy in the coming days to help bolster the defense ...

Some 25,000 koalas feared dead on an island being consumed by flames. Ten thousand feral camels expected to be shot and killed. And claims that a whopping one billion animals estimated to have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fire personnel from Australia and New Zealand arrive in Boise to prepare to help fight wildfires in the Western U.S. This photo ...