Warming temperatures mean that Australia ... fires, the country’s worst on record, killed almost two hundred people and burned an area larger than the U.S. state of Rhode Island. In the ...

In the aftermath ... the forest is drawn into a vicious cycle of burning and regrowing, Lindenmayer said. “These latest big fires that we’ve had in Australia, some parts of northeastern ...

Everyone who lived through Black Saturday remembers the heat and the wind that day in February 2009. The temperature soared to 115 degrees Fahrenheit — so hot it sucked the breath out of you ...

Lightning strikes in dry, drought-affected forests have the potential to quickly become fires that threaten ... including in Sydney, Australia's largest city. The shocking aftermath of the ...

We were witnessing the rebirth of a forest that Australia is so well-known for," he said. The 14,850 hectare Dhurag National Park, which remains closed due to fire threat, is home to several ...

In the aftermath of a blaze ... far), and Gilbert's potoroo - Australia's most endangered marsupial. Beekeepers have also told of losing hives in fire-hit forests. Prof Dickman says it's "naive ...

Brazil is often at the forefront of forest ... fires not only threaten wildlife but also contribute to global warming by releasing large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Australia ...