The rain makes back-burning, a process needed to control fires, more difficult. SYDNEY -- With more than 100 fires still burning in Victoria and New South Wales, Australia, rain would seem like a ...

Rain has started ... eastern Australia could see [about 2 to 4 inches] over the next few days; while others may see very little.” The rains will not put out all the fires but will bring relief ...

Australia — Heavy rain fell in parts of Australia for the first time in more than two weeks, dousing flames today after weary crews of volunteers had fought fire with fire, setting controlled ...

Authorities across southeast Australia are racing to get people to safety, using the light rain and cool weather for cover after supercharged fires continued to ravage the continent over the weekend.

it will certainly go a long way towards containment," tweeted Australia’s NSW Rural Fire Service. The rain comes after one of the driest Decembers on record. “…more than ten communities ...

Sydney, Australia ... of fires in the west of the country and storms in the east amid meteorological instability due to El Niño and global warming. Firefighters douse smouldering trees after ...

After weeks of devastating wildfires that have scorched Australia, hard-hit communities are finally about to see some relief. Forecasters said communities in the New South Wales and Victoria ...

Australia experienced three protracted La Nina episodes in 1954 to 1957; 1973 to 1976; and 1998 to 2001. After each of these events came extensive grass fires across Australia, followed by major ...

Wild Australia: After The Fires, narrated by Hugo Weaving ... and provides an urgent message to safeguard our environment before it is too late. Just 277.6mm of rain fell on average in 2019 – 40% ...

Just into the Australian spring ... Adding to the tension, unusually heavy rain after the fires of 2019 and 2020 spurred vegetation growth, producing more foliage to burn in an El Nino weather ...

Hospital evacuated as bushfire rages near town Fires, floods, a month's worth of rain and a possible cyclone are all set to affect Australia's east in the coming days. Tasmania is set to cop heavy ...

it will certainly go a long way towards containment," tweeted Australia’s NSW Rural Fire Service. The rain comes after one of the driest Decembers on record. “…more than ten communities ...