In recent days, many worrying bushfire maps have been circulating online, some appearing to suggest all of Australia is burning. I’ll explain how we use data collected by satellites to estimate how ...

This year's fire season in Australia feels unpredictable. One week brings torrential rain, the next a burst of heat, followed ...

The Sonoma County Fire District shared the maps to its Facebook page over the weekend and they've been shared 1,500 times. A series of maps highlighting the size and scope of wildfires in Australia ...

For the third time since the start of Australia's fire season, a state of emergency has been declared in the Australian state of New South Wales due to fires that are burning out of control. The ...

Rick McRae was a senior emergency manager in the ACT for over three decades, and has now retired. He is now a Visiting Fellow at UNSW Canberra. The bushfire outlook for many parts of Australia has ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have ...

Apple on Thursday announced a major update to Apple Maps for users in Australia. The company is now officially expanding its detailed coverage with better navigation, Look Around, and other features ...

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A high-tech mapping team from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has produced an incredible new view of one of ...