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

Stuart Khan, water systems researcher and professor of civil and environmental engineering. This map from Digital Earth Australia shows a significant increase in water stored in Lake Burragorang. Lake ...

The fires are affecting much of the country’s coastland, particularly in the north and west. If you’re looking for online resources that help you track the fires and stay updated on weather hazards ...

South Australia's population is highly concentrated in urban areas, with about 80 per cent living in the Adelaide and outer surrounding areas. South Australia also has the highest proportion of older ...

Fires are burning through Australia’s states of New South Wales and Victoria. The death toll of Australia’s latest bushfire season continues to rise, as blazes rip through millions of acres of land ...

The refusal of the government in Victoria, Australia, to provide data for Google's bushfire map mashup limited its scope and highlighted glaring problems with Crown copyright provisions, the search ...

Bushwalkers and map sellers say the decision to stop printing and selling topographic maps for Australia will put people's safety at risk and impact on our understanding of remote Australia. The ...