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'Weather whiplash': southeast to sweat as mercury rises

'Weather whiplash': southeast to sweat as mercury rises

Southeast Australia is in for a warm one, as the Bureau of Meteorology warns of an elevated fire risk due to strong winds.

'Desert rangers are deadly': Aussies up for world prize

'Desert rangers are deadly': Aussies up for world prize

'Desert rangers are deadly': Aussies up for world prize

'Desert rangers are deadly': Aussies up for world prize

Indigenous desert rangers caring for an area the size of Argentina will compete for a prestigious environmental award and worldwide attention.

Top End residents warned of dangerous bushfire season

Top End residents warned of dangerous bushfire season

Top End residents warned of dangerous bushfire season

Top End residents warned of dangerous bushfire season

A recent flurry of breakaway bushfires has prompted authorities to warn Northern Territory residents of a heightened risk from blazes this fire season.

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Firies left to watch city substation burn out

Firies left to watch city substation burn out

A substation near a major city centre was ablaze early on Friday morning, with high-voltage coils flaming into the night sky.

Residents urged to be vigilant as bushfire still burns

Residents urged to be vigilant as bushfire still burns

People are assessing damage to their properties after a bushfire threatened homes on the rural outskirts of Darwin, with reports of buildings being lost.

Young child dies in home blaze, three others escape

Young child dies in home blaze, three others escape

Firefighters have discovered the body of a four-year-old child after extinguishing a house fire in a country town.

Cause of hydro-electric power station fire revealed

Cause of hydro-electric power station fire revealed

Investigators have determined the origin of a blaze that severely damaged a remote power station and cut electricity to hundreds of properties.

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Man and woman dead after plane crashes, sparks fire

Man and woman dead after plane crashes, sparks fire

Man and woman dead after plane crashes, sparks fire

Man and woman dead after plane crashes, sparks fire

A man and woman are dead after a light aircraft plunged into a rural property and sparked a large grass fire, in what police described as a "confronting" scene.

Fires, heat and looming El Niño menace east coast

Fires, heat and looming El Niño menace east coast

Fires, heat and looming El Niño menace east coast

Fires, heat and looming El Niño menace east coast

Early spring blazes and soaring heat have put Australia’s east coast on high alert as a looming El Niño raises fears of a brutal fire season.

Firies battle blazes as spring temperatures soar

Firies battle blazes as spring temperatures soar

Firies battle blazes as spring temperatures soar

Firies battle blazes as spring temperatures soar

The first weekend of spring has seen unusually high temperatures, bushfire, and extreme wind in parts of the nation.

Hot weather breaks spring records, triggers fire ban

Hot weather breaks spring records, triggers fire ban

Hot weather breaks spring records, triggers fire ban

Hot weather breaks spring records, triggers fire ban

Maximum temperatures across some parts of the country climbed into the 30s, breaking seasonal records and foreshadowing a warm few months ahead.

Power supply 'secure' after fire guts hydro station

Power supply 'secure' after fire guts hydro station

Power supply 'secure' after fire guts hydro station

Power supply 'secure' after fire guts hydro station

A major hydroelectric power plant has gone up in flames, with fire crews working through the night to bring the blaze under control.

At least 14 newborns die in Pakistan hospital fire

At least 14 newborns die in Pakistan hospital fire

At least 14 newborns die in Pakistan hospital fire

At least 14 newborns die in Pakistan hospital fire

Grief-stricken families are demanding answers after a fire swept through a nursery at a hospital in Pakistan's capital, killing 14 babies.

'Don't wait': hot, dry conditions raise bushfire risk

'Don't wait': hot, dry conditions raise bushfire risk

'Don't wait': hot, dry conditions raise bushfire risk

'Don't wait': hot, dry conditions raise bushfire risk

With dry spring conditions and warmer-than-average temperatures, parts of the country are facing an increased risk of spring bushfires.

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Hot, dry conditions fuel major wildfires across Europe

Firefighters in Belgium and Greece are battling major blazes, with a massive wildfire scorching a nature reserve and hundreds of people evacuated.

More evacuations as wildfires stretch across Europe

Authorities have found one charred body in ‌Croatia, as a series of wildfires tears across Europe, leading to more evacuations.

Residents on high alert as toxic industrial fire tamed

Firefighters are expected to remain at the scene of an industrial estate fire containing sulphur, after at least one worker was hospitalised.

Fires ease in Greece as people return to gutted homes

Residents have found their properties reduced to ash from Greece's fierce blazes, while crews who doused the fires stay on alert for flare-ups.

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Crews fight fierce wildfire near Athens for fourth day

Authorities in Greece have recovered the bodies of two pilots who died in a mid-air crash with another helicopter while fighting a fire west of Athens.

Two dead, Australian owned choppers crash in fire fight

Two people are dead after Australian-owned helicopters fighting a fire in Greece collided mid-air in a tragedy that has taken the disaster's death toll to five.

'We are not out of danger,' mass fire evacuations in US

More than 60,000 people have been evacuated in Washington state as fires destroy hundreds of homes, businesses and other structures.

Fires spread in Greece, worsening in France, Spain

Europe continues to be ravaged by wildfires, with people evacuating to escape the flames in Greece as conditions also deteriorate in France and Spain.

Greek fires rage as battle continues in France, Spain

Hundreds of people have fled their homes as strong winds fan blazes in Greece, while France and Spain fight hot spots as Europe's fire-ravaged summer drags on.

French crews battle last hot spots of monster wildfire

Cooler weather has allowed authorities to be cautiously optimistic about fighting a mega-fire that's raged in southern France for more than a week.

French wildfire evacuees allowed to return home

Thousands of people can return to their homes in France as moist, cooler conditions raise hopes that firefighters can finally get on top of a massive blaze.

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