Dry lightning strikes have been blamed for causing a number of bushfires across Victoria. But what's the difference between dry and wet lightning?

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Authorities have closed one of Tasmania's most popular bushwalking tracks and forced walkers to turn around due to an ...

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A bushfire burning in the Takayna/Tarkine in Tasmania's north-west has come within metres of a grove that contains the oldest ...

Fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds that bring hot, dry air from the deserts of the Great Basin, dangerous and fast-moving wildfires have now scorched ...

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Secret doors, smoke plumes, air locks, a million species and shipwrecked treasures: this world-renowned Sydney establishment could be the most biodiverse spot in the country.

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