Brief respite from heat before temperatures rise again
Record breaking daily temperatures across parts of Australia have caused severe wildfires.
Meteorologists have had to redraw temperature scales and introduce new colours to weather forecasting maps.
Huge wildfire tears through Australian national park
A huge wildfire has swept through the Warrumbungle National Park in Australia's New South Wales.
Pictures show family's dramatic escape from wildfires
An Australian family made a dramatic escape from the wildfires by jumping into the sea and clinging onto a jetty for three hours.