As the West Coast braces for fiery winds and the Northeast shivers under a polar vortex, the nation finds itself caught between two extreme weather fronts.

People in Corinna on Tasmania’s West Coast have been told to “leave immediately” as an “uncontrollable bushfire” burns at ...

There are numerous severe weather events happening across the U.S. this week, from devastating wildfires on the West ... the East Coast, as shown on the National Weather Service map.

Thousands of dry lightning strikes have sparked multiple bushfires, some within remote national parks and world heritage ...

Tasmanian firefighters are tackling multiple bushfires after more than a thousand lightning strikes hit the state in the past 24 hours. Since 1pm on Monday, 4,770 dry lightning strikes were recorded ...