59 Homes Lost, More Threatened in Australian Wildfire February 3, 2021 PERTH, Australia (AP) — An out-of-control wildfire burning northeast of the Australian west coast city of Perth has destroyed at...
Raging Australian Bushfire Destroys Dozens of Homes February 2, 2021 By Swati Pandey and Jill Gralow SYDNEY — Firefighters in Western Australia battled gusty winds and high temperatures on Tuesday as they fought a bushfire that...
Australia Wine Faces ‘Toughest Year’ in Memory After Fires and Drought February 21, 2020 By Ainslie Chandler The choking smoke that blanketed Australia’s east and south coast during devastating wildfires is roiling some of its storied wineries....
Australian Wildfires Fan Argument Over Impact of Arsonists February 3, 2020 By Rod Mcguirk CANBERRA, Australia — What’s to blame for scores of wildfires devastating Australia’s southeast? There’s an increasingly bitter face-off between those...
Australia’s Capital City Faces Its Worst Wildfire Threat in 17 Years January 29, 2020 By Jason Scott Canberra, Australia’s capital that’s surrounded by bush, is facing its worst wildfire threat in 17 years as a blaze sparked...
Forecast Storms Bring Both Relief and New Risks for Fire-stricken Australia January 15, 2020 By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE — Severe storms are expected to bring some relief in the coming days from huge bushfires scorching Australia but...
Australia Urges 240,000 to Flee as Winds Fan Huge Bushfires January 10, 2020 By Martin Petty and Swati Pandey Australia urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday and prepared military backup as...
Natural Disaster Losses Decline After Major Storms Spare U.S. January 9, 2020 By William Wilkes and Stephan Kahl Insurance losses from natural disasters fell last year after the U.S. was spared the full wrath of a major Atlantic...
Deadly Australia Fires Spur Calls to Mitigate Disaster Risk January 8, 2020 By Emily Cadman As the devastation from Australia’s bushfires widens, the insurance industry is calling for concerted action to mitigate the impact of...
Cooler Weather Helps Quell Wildfires That Left at Least 24 Dead January 7, 2020 By Jason Gale Firefighters are taking advantage of cooler weather to quell southeastern Australia’s wildfires that have killed at least 24 people and...