Some of the world's most destructive bushfires take place in the southern state. Its unique mix of fierce winds, high fuel loads and rugged terrain are to blame.

Bushfires are strongly driven by weather: hot, dry and windy conditions can combine to create the perfect environment for flames to spread across the landscape. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

From bushfires Down Under to European floods, insurance and brokerage leaders are facing the same pressure-cooker mix: surge volumes, complex coverage questions, increasing claims costs, rising custom ...

By Christine Chen SYDNEY, Jan 28 (Reuters) - A record-breaking heatwave baked Australia's southeast for a fifth straight day ...

Emergency bushfires broke out in Tasmania in a rush in early December. It was a reminder of how quickly the state can change from rainy cold fronts and highland snow flurries in spring, to expanses of ...

MBERA, Mauritania (AP) — The men move in rhythm, swaying in line and beating the ground with spindly tree branches as the sun sets over the barren and hostile Mauritanian desert. The crack of the wood ...