Fires Where They Are 'Not Supposed To Happen' In Australia's Ancient Rainforest
4 years, 9 months ago

Fires Where They Are 'Not Supposed To Happen' In Australia's Ancient Rainforest

NPR  

Fires Where They Are 'Not Supposed To Happen' In Australia's Ancient Rainforest Enlarge this image toggle caption Nathan Rott/NPR Nathan Rott/NPR Nestled in the mountains of eastern Australia are fragments of an ancient world. Enlarge this image toggle caption Nathan Roth/NPR Nathan Roth/NPR For Graham, who trains people about wildfire for the Nature Conservation Council, an Australian environmental group, it's a signal of how much things have changed. toggle caption Nathan Rott/NPR Human development "a vehicle" for expanding fire Australia's season followed years of increasingly deadly and large fires around the world. Large swaths of old unbroken rainforest are not very susceptible to wildfire, "except in perhaps tens of thousands of year cycles," says Robert Kooyman, a botanist at Macquarie University who's worked in the Amazon and Australia's rainforests.

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Fires in the West are becoming ever bigger, consuming. Why and what can be done?
5 months, 1 week ago

Fires in the West are becoming ever bigger, consuming. Why and what can be done?

Associated Press  

Decades of snuffing out fires at the first sign of smoke combined with climate change have laid the groundwork for a massive wildfire in northern California and scores of smaller ones across the western U.S. and Canada, experts say. Ten of California’s 20 largest fires occurred in the last five years, said Benjamin Hatchett, a fire meteorologist with the Cooperative …

Climate Change An Alarm For Destruction, Know what are the reasons for forest fires?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate Change An Alarm For Destruction, Know what are the reasons for forest fires?

ABP News  

Summer season is very difficult for humans as well as animals and forests. Since fire can help with underbrush removal, nitrogen cycling, and the growth of specific plant species, forest fires are a normal occurrence in many ecosystems. But there are a few reasons why forest fires may appear more common or "normal" in modern times: Climate Change: Drier conditions …

How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile’s
11 months ago

How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile’s

Associated Press  

At least 123 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile, leading its president to declare two days of national mourning. Scientists say climate change makes the heat waves and drought now hitting South America more likely — and both contribute to wildfires by drying out the plants that feed the blazes. Edward Mitchard, a forests expert at the …

Megafires are increasing with climate change, experts say — but could the emissions they pump out change the climate?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Megafires are increasing with climate change, experts say — but could the emissions they pump out change the climate?

ABC  

Just six days in to the northern hemisphere summer of 2023, the skyline in New York City was stained in a sepia smoke haze. Fires spark change in global carbon budget The extreme nature of the northern hemisphere fire season of 2023 prompted an international group of leading scientists to make a change to their annual Global Carbon Budget for …

Record-breaking wildfires blanket Brazil with smoke
1 year, 2 months ago

Record-breaking wildfires blanket Brazil with smoke

Salon  

A record-breaking number of wildfires are blanketing the Amazon with smoke, choking some Brazilian cities and further isolating many Indigenous villages. Water levels in the region’s major rivers have become so low as to be unnavigable, leaving many Indigenous river communities without any way to obtain certain foods, drinking water, or medicine, according to Reuters. “We’ve seen large fish kills, …

Australian Authorities Warn Citizens of Horrific Bushfire Season
1 year, 3 months ago

Australian Authorities Warn Citizens of Horrific Bushfire Season

News 18  

Warm winds fanned multiple blazes on Wednesday in an unusually early start to Australia’s annual fire season, prompting a state leader to warn of a “horror” summer of bushfires ahead. “Be prepared for a horror summer,” New South Wales Premier Chris Minns told a news conference in Bega. “Bushfires love this environment and it is devastating for regional communities in …

'Australia is sleepwalking': A bushfire scientist explains what the Hawaii tragedy means for our flammable continent
1 year, 4 months ago

'Australia is sleepwalking': A bushfire scientist explains what the Hawaii tragedy means for our flammable continent

ABC  

As I hear reports of the fire tearing through the Hawaiian island of Maui, I feel utterly depressed. Northern Hemisphere inundated with climate disasters Photo shows Men in white shirts fight an orange blaze of fire As the global temperature hits a record high, the Northern Hemisphere is feeling the full impact of how climate change is hitting us hard …

Australian bushfires may have helped trigger La Nina
1 year, 7 months ago

Australian bushfires may have helped trigger La Nina

The Hindu  

Australia's "Black Summer" bushfire catastrophe coughed up so much smoke it may have fuelled the global onset of La Nina in 2020, according to new research published Thursday. The "Black Summer" bushfires raged across Australia's eastern seaboard from late 2019 to early 2020, razing swathes of forest, killing millions of animals, and blanketing cities in noxious smoke. A rare "triple-dip" …

Everywhere is on fire. Here’s why the climate crisis is to blame
2 years, 5 months ago

Everywhere is on fire. Here’s why the climate crisis is to blame

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And the climate crisis could make these intesne fire years far more normal, drought and heatwaves – two of …

Wildfires to increase up to 30 per cent by 2050: experts
2 years, 10 months ago

Wildfires to increase up to 30 per cent by 2050: experts

The Hindu  

Exhausted firefighters have been battling blazes in northern Argentina for weeks. "At the same time, climate change is made worse by wildfires, mostly by ravaging sensitive and carbon-rich ecosystems like peatlands and rainforests," said the authors of the report. That destruction — to crops and homes, human health and the natural environment — means wildfires "disproportionately affect the world's poorest …

Wildfires will increase and worsen globally, U.N. warns
2 years, 10 months ago

Wildfires will increase and worsen globally, U.N. warns

NPR  

Wildfires will increase and worsen globally, U.N. warns Enlarge this image toggle caption Ivan Nikiforov/AP Ivan Nikiforov/AP BILLINGS, Mont. — A warming planet and changes to land use patterns mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades, causing spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution and other problems that governments are ill prepared to confront, according to …

Bushfires that burn more than a million hectares increasing due to climate change, CSIRO finds
3 years, 1 month ago

Bushfires that burn more than a million hectares increasing due to climate change, CSIRO finds

ABC  

Climate change is increasing the frequency of megafires in Australia and putting entire ecosystems at risk, new research by the CSIRO has found. Key points: The frequency of megafires, in which over 1 million hectares of forests were burnt, increased suddenly after 2000 The worst fire seasons typically follow a La Niña weather phenomenon, which Australia is currently experiencing The …

Climate change is causing wildfires that are amplifying Covid
3 years, 4 months ago

Climate change is causing wildfires that are amplifying Covid

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. “Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations have been climbing precipitously in the Reno area over the past several weeks,” according to CNN’s report. “Coronavirus cases in Washoe County on Monday were up 24% compared to the week before, and hospitalizations increased by more than 18%.” A study published in the journal …

The Climate Change Link To More And Bigger Wildfires
3 years, 5 months ago

The Climate Change Link To More And Bigger Wildfires

NPR  

The Climate Change Link To More And Bigger Wildfires Enlarge this image toggle caption inciweb.nwcg.gov inciweb.nwcg.gov Across the country people have been experiencing hazy skies from big wildfires in Western states. Nick Mott, editor of the Montana Public Radio podcast, Fireline, sat down with NPR to talk about the role climate change is playing in the west's worsening fire seasons. …

Australian Forests Could Take a Long Time to Recover from 'Black Summer' Bushfires: Study
3 years, 11 months ago

Australian Forests Could Take a Long Time to Recover from 'Black Summer' Bushfires: Study

News 18  

A new study published on Thursday revealed “massive concerns” about the long-term recovery of Australian forests from the devastating 2019-20 “Black Summer” bushfires. The study, which was published by Australian National University and Griffith University, warned that early signs of recovery from the fires could be deceiving, reports Xinhua news agency. “It’s wonderful to see the green growth back in …

Australia faces more fires, drought as climate continues to heat
4 years, 1 month ago

Australia faces more fires, drought as climate continues to heat

Al Jazeera  

Country’s weather bureau says higher temperatures and less rainfall creating conditions for more extreme weather events. Australia’s climate is expected become hotter and drier, increasing the risk of drought and extreme weather events such as the bushfires that devastated swathes of southeastern Australia in the last southern hemisphere summer, according to the latest climate report from the country’s weather bureau. …

Bushfire royal commission's final report issues warning to Australia over climate change
4 years, 2 months ago

Bushfire royal commission's final report issues warning to Australia over climate change

ABC  

The bushfire royal commission's final report is a stark warning of a future marked by extreme weather impacts of climate change. "Extreme weather has already become more frequent and intense because of climate change; further global warming over the next 20 to 30 years is inevitable," they say. "The Bushfire Royal Commission has laid out the facts in no uncertain …

Australia wildfires probe recommends climate risk forecasts
4 years, 2 months ago

Australia wildfires probe recommends climate risk forecasts

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — An investigation into Australia’s catastrophic wildfire season on Friday recommended greater efforts to forecast the impacts of climate change on specific parts of the country, warning fire behavior was becoming more extreme. Discrepancies between states’ fire hazard mapping methods “make it difficult to measure risk at a national scale or to undertake comparative risk between regions.” “Improving …

Californian fires are mirroring Australia's Black Summer, experts say, driven by record drought and heat
4 years, 3 months ago

Californian fires are mirroring Australia's Black Summer, experts say, driven by record drought and heat

ABC  

Ken Pimlott once commanded a firefighting army. Key points: Record drought and heat are driving fires in the United States and Australia US firefighters are handling dozens of fires, but historically their most destructive fires are in October "Total war on fire" has been lost, one fire scientist says But even he concedes that this mighty force is being overwhelmed …

Could Aboriginal fire practices help combat Australian wildfires?
4 years, 3 months ago

Could Aboriginal fire practices help combat Australian wildfires?

Al Jazeera  

Jenny Brown, who leads Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strategy and Impact at the Australian Red Cross, has seen how wildfires devastated her community and others. A Wandi Wandian woman from Yuin country – a seawater First Nations in New South Wales – she spoke to Al Jazeera about how a resurgence in traditional practices is helping tackle issues such …

Bushfire royal commission looks to the past to show a troubling future
4 years, 7 months ago

Bushfire royal commission looks to the past to show a troubling future

ABC  

Six months ago, Australia was burning. While these predictions are not new, the last bushfire season showed the potential destruction when multiple events happen at once — drought, followed by fire, followed by flood. Worse still, the commission heard even if we do reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, the effect of a warming climate has "partially locked in" future extreme …

Australia heading into new 'fire age', warns global fire historian
4 years, 7 months ago

Australia heading into new 'fire age', warns global fire historian

ABC  

Australia could be at the beginning of a new "epoch of fire", driven by humans and climate change. Key points: This summer’s bushfires have been described as "forever fires" by fire historian Stephen Pyne March 2 was the first time in 240 days that not a single wildfire was burning in Australia The royal commission into last summer's bushfires has …

Australia's Fire-Ravaged Forests Are Recovering. Ecologists Hope It Lasts
4 years, 9 months ago

Australia's Fire-Ravaged Forests Are Recovering. Ecologists Hope It Lasts

NPR  

Australia's Fire-Ravaged Forests Are Recovering. New research published in the journal Nature Climate Change found that a staggering 21 percent of Australia's forested area burned in the 2019-2020 fire season, a figure the authors say is "globally unprecedented" and may indicate "the more flammable future projected to eventuate under climate change has arrived earlier than anticipated." "It's always difficult in …

Deadly fires in Australia have made climate change converts, as in California
4 years, 10 months ago

Deadly fires in Australia have made climate change converts, as in California

LA Times  

The turning point came in 2017, when wind-whipped blazes swept through the foothills, jumped a freeway and burned through thousands of homes and businesses, killing more than 40 people. “No one can recall an event like this,” said Nick Clark, a farmer who lost most of his sheep’s pasture to a wind-driven fire on Southern Australia’s Kangaroo Island in mid-January. …

Australia fires: Indigenous people have a solution for the country’s bushfires. And it’s been around for tens and thousands of years
4 years, 11 months ago

Australia fires: Indigenous people have a solution for the country’s bushfires. And it’s been around for tens and thousands of years

CNN  

CNN — The fires in Australia have been burning for months, consuming nearly 18 million acres of land, causing thousands to evacuate and killing potentially millions of animals. The Aboriginal people would set small-scale fires that weren’t too intense and clear the land of the extra debris. Rick Rycroft/AP And though current fire fighters on the ground still use some …

A continent on fire: on Australia wildfires
4 years, 11 months ago

A continent on fire: on Australia wildfires

The Hindu  

Australia’s catastrophic fire season that began in August last year is unprecedented, and has caused large scale destruction, mainly in New South Wales and Queensland. In a world set to warm at least half a degree more in coming decades, Australia’s encounters with devastating fires could become more frequent, perhaps even once in eight years, making large parts of the …

Respite from Australian bushfire unlikely as weathermen rule out significant rain; temperatures may soar for few more months
5 years ago

Respite from Australian bushfire unlikely as weathermen rule out significant rain; temperatures may soar for few more months

Firstpost  

Australia’s weather agency sees no sign of cooler weather or significant rainfall in the next few months, an unwelcome forecast for authorities who have warned that only a large downpour will halt bushfires sweeping across the country Melbourne: Australia’s weather agency sees no sign of cooler weather or significant rainfall in the next few months, an unwelcome forecast for authorities …

Australians urged to evacuate as monster bushfires regenerate
5 years ago

Australians urged to evacuate as monster bushfires regenerate

Al Jazeera  

Hot temperatures and high winds expected to fan flames of blazes that have devastated parts of country since September. The Rural Fire Service in New South Wales state told fire-weary community meetings in coastal communities south of Sydney that northwesterly winds were likely to drive blazes towards the coast once again. “Don’t get complacent from the rain we have had …

Australia’s leaders unmoved on climate action after devastating bushfires
5 years ago

Australia’s leaders unmoved on climate action after devastating bushfires

The Hindu  

Australia's government is sticking firmly to a position that there is no direct link between climate change and the country's devastating bushfires, despite public anger, the anguish of victims and warnings from scientists. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Emissions Reduction Minister, Angus Taylor, say Australia does not need to cut carbon emissions more aggressively to limit global warming, even …

Australia Fires: Military deployed to keep deadly fires from spreading further — 'It's an atomic bomb,' say authorities
5 years ago

Australia Fires: Military deployed to keep deadly fires from spreading further — 'It's an atomic bomb,' say authorities

Firstpost  

Authorities claim that the evacuations are likely the largest peacetime maritime rescue operation in Australian history. “There’s nowhere safe,” said Liddy Lant, a hospital cleaner still in her uniform who had fled from her home on Saturday. “I could seriously just sit down and cry.” The Fire Commissioner of the Rural Fire Service in New South Wales, Shane Fitzsimmons, told …

Australia fires, climate change take center stage at the Golden Globes
5 years ago

Australia fires, climate change take center stage at the Golden Globes

LA Times  

At the Golden Globes, Cate Blanchett, from left, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Aniston and Pierce Brosnan. My heart goes out to everyone who is suffering in Australia … all the animals that we’ve lost.” Introducing his sons as this year’s Golden Globe ambassadors, actor Pierce Brosnan said, “Speaking of opening our hearts, all of us at the Golden Globes and the …

Q&A: How climate change, other factors stoke Australia fires
5 years ago

Q&A: How climate change, other factors stoke Australia fires

Associated Press  

Australia’s unprecedented wildfires are supercharged thanks to climate change, the type of trees catching fire and weather, experts say. Mike Flannigan, a fire scientist at the University of Alberta in Canada, said Australia’s fires are “an example of climate change.” A 2019 Australian government brief report on wildfires and climate change said, “Human-caused climate change has resulted in more dangerous …

Deadly fires are threatening Australia’s entire way of life
5 years ago

Deadly fires are threatening Australia’s entire way of life

CNN  

CNN — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison may have thought a visit to a fire-ravaged town would help boost his image after a series of stumbles in handling the country’s bushfire crisis. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images A Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Seahawk "Romeo" helicopter refuels onboard HMAS Adelaide during Operation Bushfire Assist, on Sunday, January 5, in this image …

Gasoline on a tree: How eucalyptus groves are adding fuel to Australia’s bushfires
5 years ago

Gasoline on a tree: How eucalyptus groves are adding fuel to Australia’s bushfires

Deccan Chronicle  

Australia's unprecedented wildfires are supercharged thanks to climate change, the type of trees catching fire and weather, experts say. “What would have been a bad fire season was made worse by the background drying/warming trend,” Andrew Watkins, head of long-range forecasts at Australia's Bureau of Meteorology, said in an email. Flannigan said Australia's fires are “an example of climate change.” …

There’s a fire in Australia the size of Manhattan
5 years ago

There’s a fire in Australia the size of Manhattan

CNN  

CNN — Three fires have combined to form a single blaze bigger than the New York borough of Manhattan, as Australian firefighters battle what has been predicted to be the most catastrophic day yet in an already devastating bushfire season. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images A Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Seahawk "Romeo" helicopter refuels onboard HMAS Adelaide during Operation Bushfire …

Australia wildfires: Half a billion animals and plants killed as glaciers turn black
5 years ago

Australia wildfires: Half a billion animals and plants killed as glaciers turn black

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The wildfire crisis ravaging Australia has wreaked environmental havoc since it began in September, wiping …

Bushfires In Australia May Get Even Worse With 'Horrible Day' On Horizon
5 years ago

Bushfires In Australia May Get Even Worse With 'Horrible Day' On Horizon

NPR  

Bushfires In Australia May Get Even Worse With 'Horrible Day' On Horizon Enlarge this image toggle caption Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Darrian Traynor/Getty Images As hard as it may be to believe, the bushfires ravaging large swaths of Australia are likely to get worse in the coming days. Citing a menacing cocktail of high temperatures and gusty winds, Australia's Bureau of …

Australia burns as government resists calls for climate action
5 years ago

Australia burns as government resists calls for climate action

Al Jazeera  

Experts say Australia is on ‘front line’ of the climate crisis and the government has to do more to tackle problem. “There is no argument … about the links between broader issues of global climate change and weather events around the world,” he said, speaking from the Rural Fire Services headquarters in Sydney. “The European Union, New Zealand and Pacific …

Australia registers hottest day in recorded history
5 years ago

Australia registers hottest day in recorded history

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A catastrophic, or “code red” fire alert was issued across much of south Australia, which is the nation’s highest …

Australia’s ‘catastrophic’ fires continue 澳大利亚 “灾难级” 林火仍在燃烧
5 years ago

Australia’s ‘catastrophic’ fires continue 澳大利亚 “灾难级” 林火仍在燃烧

China Daily  

Australia’s ‘catastrophic’ fires continue 澳大利亚 “灾难级” 林火仍在燃烧 Play audio file （注：原文发表于 2019 年 11 月 20 日） 高温和大风正在扩大澳大利亚林火危机所威胁到的地区，澳大利亚的三个州已发出警告，预计将迎来今年林火季最糟糕的状况。 Summer is still officially two weeks away, yet Australia has rarely - if ever - seen fires of such intensity. 澳大利亚政府坚称，没有直接证据表明气候变暖、干燥的天气条件与这次澳洲林火危机有关。但科学家与澳大利亚的国家官方气象局表示，证据是显而易见的。 词汇 intensity 强度，猛烈程度 code red 红色预警 voracious （火势）凶猛的 choked 被浓烟笼罩的，被烟雾充斥的 toxic 有毒的 rage （火势或争论）肆虐 climate change 气候变化 proof 证据 阅读理解：请在读完上文后，回答下列问题。 1. …

Australia’s ‘catastrophic’ fires continue 澳大利亚 “灾难级” 林火仍在燃烧
5 years ago

Australia’s ‘catastrophic’ fires continue 澳大利亚 “灾难级” 林火仍在燃烧

China Daily  

Australia’s ‘catastrophic’ fires continue 澳大利亚 “灾难级” 林火仍在燃烧 Play audio file （注：原文发表于 2019 年 11 月 20 日） 高温和大风正在扩大澳大利亚林火危机所威胁到的地区，澳大利亚的三个州已发出警告，预计将迎来今年林火季最糟糕的状况。 Summer is still officially two weeks away, yet Australia has rarely - if ever - seen fires of such intensity. 澳大利亚政府坚称，没有直接证据表明气候变暖、干燥的天气条件与这次澳洲林火危机有关。但科学家与澳大利亚的国家官方气象局表示，证据是显而易见的。 词汇 intensity 强度，猛烈程度 code red 红色预警 voracious （火势）凶猛的 choked 被浓烟笼罩的，被烟雾充斥的 toxic 有毒的 rage （火势或争论）肆虐 climate change 气候变化 proof 证据 阅读理解：请在读完上文后，回答下列问题。 1. …

PM denies link to climate policies as fires scorch arid Australia
5 years, 1 month ago

PM denies link to climate policies as fires scorch arid Australia

Al Jazeera  

Fires have now sprung up in four states as firefighters battle to contain blazes that have killed six people. Australia’s Prime Minister on Thursday denied his climate change policies had caused unprecedented bushfires ravaging the country and insisted his government was doing enough to tackle global warming. As blazes that have left six dead and scorched swathes of countryside sprang …

Australia bushfires: Toll up to four in New South Wales after blazes break out along eastern seaboard last week
5 years, 1 month ago

Australia bushfires: Toll up to four in New South Wales after blazes break out along eastern seaboard last week

Firstpost  

Residents found the body, believed to be a 58-year-old man last seen on Friday, near the New South Wales town of Kempsey Burrell Creek: The death toll from devastating bushfires in eastern Australia has risen to four after a man’s body was discovered in a scorched area of bushland, police said on Thursday. Three others have perished in bushfires in …

Australia bushfire death toll rises as fire risk spreads west
5 years, 1 month ago

Australia bushfire death toll rises as fire risk spreads west

Al Jazeera  

Four people are now known to have died in ferocious blazes on east coast with high temperatures raising risk in west. The death toll in the bushfires raging across Australia’s New South Wales state has risen to four after a man’s body was found in a scorched forest, as authorities warned on Thursday of worsening weather conditions to come. “The …

Our bushfire history shows politicians could learn a lesson from Indigenous Australia
5 years, 1 month ago

Our bushfire history shows politicians could learn a lesson from Indigenous Australia

ABC  

Flying towards Canberra from Melbourne in January 2003, the Qantas pilot told those of us seated on the starboard side of the jet we'd see something extraordinary if we peered out the window. The evidence is in art Gammage cites explorers and early settlers who commonly remarked how much of Australia looked like a "park", with plenty of grass, open …

Fire, climate change and prescribed burning: What do the experts have to say?
5 years, 1 month ago

Fire, climate change and prescribed burning: What do the experts have to say?

ABC  

As flames destroyed lives and homes in recent days, there's been a lot of debate about past fires, finger-pointing over prescribed burning, questioning the influence of climate change, or if indeed it was the right time to be talking about it at all. Of course fires have happened before, but Dr Bradstock said the 2019-20 fire season in New South …

Here’s why Australia is having a cataclysmic wildfire season
5 years, 1 month ago

Here’s why Australia is having a cataclysmic wildfire season

Salon  

California isn’t the only place with wildfire woes this year. On Sunday, the New South Wales Fire Service announced the fire threat on Monday would be “worse than originally forecast” — prompting New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian to declare a state of emergency for the next week. In mid-October, the New South Wales fire service already saw signs of …

The causes of unprecedented bushfires are complex but climate change is part of the puzzle
5 years, 1 month ago

The causes of unprecedented bushfires are complex but climate change is part of the puzzle

ABC  

As bushfires tear through New South Wales and Queensland, leaving a trail of destruction, we inevitably find ourselves asking: what can be done to stop them? So, with unprecedented extreme fire weather conditions upon us, what can we do to safeguard ourselves against a more flammable future? Unprecedented conditions Extreme fire weather creates fire conditions that exceed all known firefighting …

Australia is not prepared to fight the bushfires of the future, experts warn
5 years, 3 months ago

Australia is not prepared to fight the bushfires of the future, experts warn

ABC  

The bushfires of the future are already here. Key points: The national aerial firefighting centre, which two years ago flagged the need for an $11m funding boost, still has not received a decision from the Federal Government The Government has not guaranteed funding for the only national body researching the future of bushfires Twenty-three emergency services experts calling on the …

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