Australia's New South Wales faces 'extreme' bushfire risk amid sweltering heatwave / Much of Australia enjoys the same Mediterranean climate as L.A.--for bushfires, that doesn't bode well / Firefighters battle fresh blazes in Victoria as pockets of NSW burn / Rural communities urged to flee east Australia bushfire / Australian bushfire burns area the size of Singapore / Up to 40% of bushfires in parts of Australia are deliberately lit. But we're not doing enough to prevent them / Fire services warn of likely early start to Australia's bushfire season / Bushfires are changing the 'hidden' understory in Australian forests / Infernos rage from Texas to Australia as fire season kicks off early