Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Habitat loss in Australia: 57,000+ (140,850 acres) hectares of threatened species habitat were approved for destruction in 2025, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People take pictures near the Sydney Opera House, in Circular Quay, during hot weather in Sydney, Australia, January 27, 2026.

Millions of people in southeastern Australia are sweating through a record-breaking heatwave. The heat this week is likely to be one for the history books. The heat began on Saturday January 24th. On ...