Australia Heat Waves

Australia's southeast on Sunday sweltered in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and prompted authorities to issue fire bans for large swaths of New South Wales state.

A spring heatwave across large parts of Australia's southeast, including Sydney, will intensify on Monday, the weather bureau said, with temperatures expected to peak up to 16 degrees Celsius (60 Fahrenheit) above the September average.

Australian authorities declared a seven-day state of emergency in New South Wales state Thursday as a record heat wave fanned unprecedented bushfires raging across the region.

Tens of thousands of people sweltering through a brutal heatwave in southern Australia were left without power, as the grid struggled with surging demand.

The past three years were the hottest on record and heat waves in Australia, freak Arctic warmth and water shortages in Cape Town are extending harmful weather extremes in 2018, the United Nations said on Thursday.

Residents returned today to charred homes after a Christmas Day bushfire in southern Australia destroyed more than 100 properties, with firefighters bracing for a new heat wave forecast in the lead-up to the new year.

Global warming likely contributed to heat waves last year in Asia, Europe and Australia, but not all extreme weather events worldwide could be linked to climate change, international scientists said on Monday.

Australians are scooping up the flavoursome treats by the bucket load but they are becoming more discerningYou can usually spot the gelato shop from the queue that snakes down the pavement in front. Regardless of heat wave or wind chill, Australia's...

Australian authorities warned on Tuesday of some of the worst fire danger since a 2009 inferno which killed 173 people, with most of the continent's southeast sweltering through a major heatwave.

As The Ashes enters its second round, the intense rivalry between England and Australia is being matched up by a heatwave in London. A level three waning has been issued as temperatures are expected to reach 32C.

Australia's weather went "on steroids" over a summer that saw an unprecedented heatwave, bushfires and floods, the climate chief said on Monday, warning that global warming would only make things worse.

Temperatures in Sydney on Friday hit their highest levels since records began 150 years ago, after an Australian government agency warned of more frequent and intense heat waves in the future.

Australia's southeast on Sunday sweltered in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and prompted authorities to issue fire bans for large swaths of New South Wales state.

A spring heatwave across large parts of Australia's southeast, including Sydney, will intensify on Monday, the weather bureau said, with temperatures expected to peak up to 16 degrees Celsius (60 Fahrenheit) above the September average.

Australian authorities declared a seven-day state of emergency in New South Wales state Thursday as a record heat wave fanned unprecedented bushfires raging across the region.

Tens of thousands of people sweltering through a brutal heatwave in southern Australia were left without power, as the grid struggled with surging demand.

The past three years were the hottest on record and heat waves in Australia, freak Arctic warmth and water shortages in Cape Town are extending harmful weather extremes in 2018, the United Nations said on Thursday.

Residents returned today to charred homes after a Christmas Day bushfire in southern Australia destroyed more than 100 properties, with firefighters bracing for a new heat wave forecast in the lead-up to the new year.

Global warming likely contributed to heat waves last year in Asia, Europe and Australia, but not all extreme weather events worldwide could be linked to climate change, international scientists said on Monday.

Australians are scooping up the flavoursome treats by the bucket load but they are becoming more discerningYou can usually spot the gelato shop from the queue that snakes down the pavement in front. Regardless of heat wave or wind chill, Australia's...

Australian authorities warned on Tuesday of some of the worst fire danger since a 2009 inferno which killed 173 people, with most of the continent's southeast sweltering through a major heatwave.

As The Ashes enters its second round, the intense rivalry between England and Australia is being matched up by a heatwave in London. A level three waning has been issued as temperatures are expected to reach 32C.

Australia's weather went "on steroids" over a summer that saw an unprecedented heatwave, bushfires and floods, the climate chief said on Monday, warning that global warming would only make things worse.

Temperatures in Sydney on Friday hit their highest levels since records began 150 years ago, after an Australian government agency warned of more frequent and intense heat waves in the future.