A sweltering heat wave in Australia took its toll on runners in the Sydney Marathon on Sunday, with 26 people taken to the hospital and about 40 treated for heat exhaustion by emergency services ...

Severe heatwave conditions will develop across the central and northern inland parts of the state, spreading east towards Sydney, the Hunter and Mid North Coast on Wednesday and Thursday.

Some areas reached a maximum temperature of 37C on Monday, with Richmond and Perth in Sydney’s west also clocking in at 35C. A severe heatwave warning has been issued for the Hunter ...

It was no surprise to Sydney Marathon runners that race day was going to pose heat-related challenges, thanks to an unprecedented spring heatwave. Temperature were dangerously high (pushing 90 ...

Before we go, let’s recap the big headlines: People in New South Wales sweltered through a heatwave on Saturday, as a cool change brought relief to southern states. Sydney airport reached 43.5C ...

That coincides with the peak of the state's heatwave and predicted highs of nearly 40C across much of Sydney's western suburbs, leading people to turn on their air conditioners as they return home ...

Parts of Sydney's west hit almost 40 degrees Celsius today, marking the peak of the heatwave hitting eastern New South Wales this week. Penrith reached 38.1C at 2:30pm before the temperature began ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's New South Wales on Sunday sweated in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and prompted authorities to issue a total fire ban for state capital Sydney.

SYDNEY, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Australia's southeast sweltered in a heatwave on Monday, raising the bushfire risk and prompting authorities to issue fire bans for several parts of Victoria state.