Environment/Science
Sydney: Slamming the Australian government's 'criminal negligence' on the bushfire crisis, thousands of activists will participate in protest marches across nine cities in the country on Friday. more
Australia's Kangaroo Island shows burn scars on one-third of landmass: NASA

Washington: NASA's Terra satellite provided before and after imagery that showed the extent of the fires that have been ravaging Australia's Kangaroo Island.

Australia bushfire crisis: UNICEF offers help and support

New York : Raging bushfires wreaking havoc across Australia have prompted the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, to offer its support to the Australian Government and its partners which ar ...

Aussie firefighter killed after truck rolls in "fire tornado"

Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: A 28-year-old Australian volunteer firefighter has been killed battling a blaze on the border of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria State when a freak weather event upe ...

Over 30,000 forced to flee Australia's Gippsland Valley as bushfires rage

Sydney/Xinhua: Over 30,000 people had been told to evacuate Australia's East Gippsland region before 9 a.m. local time on Monday, as soaring temperatures and high winds are expected t ...

Australia witnesses warmer than average temperatures and below-average rainfall in 2018: Bureau of Meteorology

Melbourne: The Bureau of Meteorology in Australia has released its Annual Climate Statement, showing 2018 was the country's third-warmest year on record, while rainfall totals were th ...

Entire New South Wales now drought affected: Government

Sydney: The entire state of New South Wales in Australia is affected by drought, its government has said on Wednesday.