Updated Jan 22, 2020 - Science

In photos: Australia endures floods, dust storms and brown rain as fires rage

Rebecca Falconer

Soaring temperatures in the Australian state of New South Wales of over 100°F have triggered fresh bushfires, while dust has produced brown rain in Victoria.

What's happening: Dust storms have been pummeling parts of southeast Australia for days. A massive bushfire in the Australian Capital Territory impacted flights at Canberra Airport, where hail the size of golf balls struck earlier in the week. The storms come days after floods hit southeast Queensland, which has also been impacted by the fires. Here's what's been happening, in photos.

Cars were covered in dust and combined with the rain made for a muddy start to the day, forecasters in Melbourne said. — "Cars were covered in dust and combined with the rain made for a muddy start to the day," the Bureau of Meteorology, Victoria said. Photo: BOM/Twitter

Hail the size of golf balls outside Parliament House in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, on Monday. Photo: Rohan Thomson/Getty Images

Flooding in Queensland, Australia — A flooded road in Queensland Saturday. Photo: Queensland Fire and Emergency Services/Twitter

A baby Koala just rescued on Kangaroo Island — A Humane Society International crisis response specialist carries a baby Koala she rescued last Wednesday on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. 26 bushfires were still burning in the state Monday, the Country Fire Service said. Photo: Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images

Firefighters work to save trees in Wollemi National Park — A firefighter works to save a prehistoric wollemi pine tree in Wollemi National Park, New South Wales — "the only place in the world where these trees are found in the wild," according to NSW Parks and Wildlife, which notes there are fewer than 200. Photo: NSW Parks and Wildlife/Facebook

Some regrowth occurring at Cunningham's Gap yesterday, rain aplenty current n Cunningham's Gap closed overnight due to slips created by the fires etc as lots of foliage dislodged — Regrowth at Cunningham's Gap, Queensland, which has received plenty of rain in recent days, according to local Jo McKee. The road at the area popular with tourists closed over Friday night "due to slips created by the fires" with "lots of foliage dislodged," she said. Photo: Jo McKee

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In photos: Australia endures floods, dust storms and brown rain as fires rage

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