February 14, 8am: West Coast bushfire smoke has spread down to Southern Tasmania — with a smoke alert issued, while the community of Zeehan is unable to return home after blazes swept through. The ...

Major fire storms that result in severe loss of life are often named based on the day on which they occur, such as Ash Wednesday and Black Sunday. Some of the most intense, extensive and deadly ...

Though many don't traditionally associate Carnival Season with Easter, the monthslong celebration that includes Mardi Gras actually leads up to Ash Wednesday. It's often seen as the final burst of ...

Fat Tuesday and the Mardi Gras celebrations will kick off a late start to the 2025 Lenten season — from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Unlike many other holidays, the date of Easter changes ...

Jan. 6 and leads up to Ash Wednesday. It's often viewed as a time for celebration and revelry and the final burst of excitement before the solemn observances of the Easter season. The origins of ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is warning residents to stay cautious near recent burn scars, including torched structures or patches of land.

Some clear spells look to develop in the evening. Wednesday looks to be another day with plenty of cloud around. Thursday is set to be a dry day with a mixture of sunny spells and some areas of cloud.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday Wednesday will be mostly cloudy and dry. A few bright spells are also possible occasionally but will be rather brief. Continuing similarly on Thursday and Friday ...

Fire danger will likely increase on Wednesday and Thursday ... which is forecast to bring more hot and windy conditions. Bushfires in the Little Desert and Grampians/Gariwerd areas were contained ...

Here are the landfills that could take toxic waste from the L.A. wildfires in the coming weeks — many have not accepted ...

Lent is a period of 40 days of fasting and prayer leading up to Easter. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Saturday, just before Easter Sunday. The word "Lent" comes from the word ...

A mental health support service is seeing an increase in people seeking help for the effects of the February 2024 fires in western Victoria. Local health services expect a similar delay for people ...