Australian heatwave raises bush fire threat as Melbourne endures hottest day in 17 years

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Australian Open alters schedule over extreme heat

Tournament organisers postpone the wheelchair events and will start play early on outside courts in anticipation of extreme heat in Melbourne on Tuesday.

Australian Open adjusts Day 7 schedule for Melbourne heat with 100 degrees forecast

In response to the extreme heat of previous tournaments, the Australian Open introduced the Heat Stress Scale for the 2019 ...

Australia swelters in a record heat wave as temperatures near 50 C

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Parts of Australia sweltered in record temperatures of close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday as the country sweated through a prolonged heat ...

Tennis-Australian Open braces for soaring temperatures in Melbourne

By Michael Church MELBOURNE, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Organisers, players and fans alike were bracing for another day of blistering ...

More than 1,000 families told to evacuate as bushfires rage and temperatures near 50C in Australia

More than 1,000 families in Victoria are being urged to evacuate as bushfires burn across the state and a severe heatwave pushes temperatures in parts of southeast Australia towards 50C.