The Latest Breaking News from Black Summer

The bushfire outlook for many parts of Australia has changed drastically over the past decade. Environmental conditions have transformed, producing larger and more destructive bushfires.

Prolonged stress and reduced feeding times led to a significant decline in mothers' breastmilk supply during the bushfires, and more support is needed for them in emergencies, a study finds.

Delaneys Hut in Kosciuszko National Park was among historic buildings destroyed in the Black Summer bushfires, but a descendant of the original builder, who shares the same name, is helping to resurrect the shelter.

Australia's Black Summer bushfires damaged the ozone layer so badly that 50 years of improvements achieved by banning substances that destroyed ozone were temporarily wiped out, new research says.

PARIS: Smoke from monster wildfires in Australia caused a chemical reaction that widened the ozone hole 10 percent, researchers said Wednesday, raising fears that increasing forest fires could delay the recovery of Earth's atmospheric protection against deadly UV radiation.

Megafires such as Australia's Black Summer blazes can harm the ozone layer that protects life on earth, new research suggests. The findings are sobering

Independent senator says the no campaign has used her picture without consent; research says bushfires may have damaged ozone recovery

Can bushfire smoke reduce the concentration of ozone in the stratosphere? A decade ago, we might have been sceptical. But there’s a growing body of research showing a clear link.

Scientists believe they now understand how megafires such as Australia's Black Summer blazes deplete the ozone layer that shields humanity from the sun.