What you need to know about the Australia bushfires

Photo by SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images After an already devastating start to its fire season, Australia is bracing for things to get worse. The Verge will update this page with news and analysis as the fires rage. What's happening? Australia is bracing for things to get worse Dozens of fires erupted in New South Wales, Australia in November and rapidly spread across the entire continent to become some of the most devastating on record. An area about twice the size of Belgium, roughly 15 millio...