More than 16 million acres have gone up in flames. And it has happened in populated areas, unlike most of the world’s other blazes of this scale. A man tried to protect his property in Lake Conjola, New South Wales, on New Year’s Eve. …

It was the latest wild turn in this most extreme of Australian summers. Large hailstones have rained down on Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra over the past two days, destroying vehicles, punching holes in roofs and blanketing the lawn in front of Parliament. Suddenly, a season of suffocating heat, bone-dry skies…

In an interview with the local media, Prime Minister Scott Morrison expressed regret but reiterated that economic concerns would still play a key role in climate policies. Firefighters refilling their water tanks near a blaze in New South Wales, Australia. Credit: Matthew Abbott for The New York Times SYDNEY, Australia…

Officials across three states braced for what they feared could be the worst day yet of Australia’s disastrous fire season. Here’s what you need to know: Jill Rose cooled off her alpacas in Tomerong, in the Australian state of New South Wales, as fire approached on Saturday. …

The authorities warned of potentially worse conditions this weekend, but some residents wanted to protect their homes, while others worried about more danger if they fled. Firefighters in Lake Conjola, New South Wales, Australia, on Tuesday. NOWRA, Australia — The smoke is still smoldering from the wildfires that ravaged the…

Calling for evacuations along the southeastern coast, officials said the next few days would be among the worst yet in an already catastrophic fire season. Australia’s fire season, already record breaking, is expected to get worse. Credit: DELWP, via Associated Press INVERLOCH, Australia — They fled from looming firestorms that…