Tag: #bushfires

Heat dome to push southeastern Australia toward record temperatures, raising bushfire risk

Forecast highs near 48C across SA, Victoria and NSW as a slow-moving heat dome fuels extreme heatwave conditions and elevated fire danger.

#australia, #heatwave, #bushfires, #weather, #climate

Victoria bushfires raze towns after rare ‘catastrophic’ alert; state of disaster declared

Extreme heat, winds and dry lightning drove fast-moving fires across Victoria, burning up to 395,000 hectares and destroying hundreds of structures.

#australia, #bushfires, #victoria, #disaster, #climate

Worst Since Black Summer: Heatwave Pushes Southern Australia to the Limit

A severe heatwave hits southern Australia with mid-40s temperatures, straining health and power systems and raising fire danger across several states.

#heatwave, #australia, #bushfires, #extremeheat, #climatechange