Just after 2pm (AEDT), the Tasmania Fire Service issued a Bushfire Emergency Warning for Corinna and surrounds, urging people ...

A string of hot and stormy days has left numerous fires burning across Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia, with satellites capturing vast smoke plumes filling the sky across southeastern Australia ...

Of all the new gadgets we buy each year, smart home devices often hold the most promise. After all, convenience and security are at the core of what these ...

Fire spotters used to watch with binoculars from forest towers. Now, technology can help forecast fire behavior, but human experience is still essential.

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...

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What can we learn from the bushfires in Tasmania? Beware of climate change, especially the unpredictable nature of blazes ...

The remains of 106 Tamil laborers who toiled on the Thailand-Burma Railway under Japanese occupation have been cremated in a ...

It’s not just Florida and California — from poisoned water supplies to infrastructure issues to polar vortices, Holly Baxter speaks to experts about why the entire U.S. is being threatened by climate ...

Record your observations of dust, smoke, or haze in the data sheet. In particular, make a note of pollution that could be entering your region from somewhere else. Satellite images are ... the ...

As new sea passages open up, the commercial and defence possibilities are becoming irresistible. To take advantage, America desperately needs ships ...