Australia’s hottest towns hit 120F in a grueling heat wave: ‘It’s just damn hot’

Vast swaths of southeastern Australia are sweltering in a heat wave that’s pushed temperatures to close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) and forced some residents to protect their ...

Flash flooding hits Australia’s Victoria state, cars washed out to sea

SYDNEY, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A severe storm in Australia’s Victoria state triggered flash flooding on Thursday, forcing the country’s famed Great Ocean Road to close, sweeping cars out to sea and ...

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.
Insurance Business America

Australia's bushfires show how global insurers’ nat cat claims challenges are converging

From bushfires Down Under to European floods, insurance and brokerage leaders are facing the same pressure-cooker mix: surge volumes, complex coverage questions, increasing claims costs, rising custom ...
Arab Times

Bushfire threatening lives in Australia's Victoria

Victoria's Environment Protection Authority rated the air quality in Melbourne's central business district as very poor on ...

C Capital Acquires 507 Hectares of Land in Victoria, Australia

C Capital, an APAC private asset manager, has acquired a 507-hectare landholding in Beveridge, Victoria, within the Northern ...