Wildfires Hit Australia Amid Worst Heatwave In Decade

- Wildfires Hit Australia Amid Worst Heatwave in Decade (Bloomberg, Jan 4, 2012): Wildfires are sweeping through parts of rural Australia as the biggest heatwave since 2001 spreads across the nation bringing near-record temperatures. State-wide fire bans are in force in the southern island state of Tasmania and in Victoria, while emergency services issued bushfire [...] continue reading world news