Italy, Portugal and Spain have all gone up in flames in recent weeks, highlighting the need to rethink how Mediterranean countries protect people and save ecosystems.
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Despite the surge of community support after the Grenfell Tower fire, the failure of the local council and the government to respond appropriately has caused anger, offence and further suffering.
A lesson in taking from the rich to give to the poor.
We asked two experts to examine what the buildling regulations say.
Marginal people become resourceless, invisible to public policies, and disempowered in public life. This increases their vulnerability to disaster.
Fire has always affected poorer communities more; to understand why, public authorities need to get better at listening to the people they serve.
No one party is responsible for the disaster: local or national, Labour or Conservative – they all are.
There are three key principles: prevent risk, evacuate users and minimise damage – in that order.
Some considerable damage has been done to the Ford brand as a result of the Kuga fires but Ford South Africa can still make amends.
Climate change should have a significant impact on fire activity across the globe.
The behavior of Ford South Africa around the fires that have engulfed its 1.6-litre EcoBoost Kugas model is a classic case of how not to handle a corporate crisis.
Ford South Africa has made some elementary mistakes in handling the crisis caused by fire hazards in its Kuga Ecoboost 1.6 litre model.
There are other ways to make savings that don't ride rough shod over firefighters' contracts.
Objects excavated from the 'fire layer' beneath London's streets tell a story of intense heat, fear – and chaos.
We can manage the risks from bushfires far more effectively if we look at the ways different plant species control the the way the fires burn.
Satellite images show smoke covering Russia for thousands of kilometres.
The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is rising faster than at any point in the past 55 million years.
The recent Canadian wildfires revealed the need for cutting-edge disaster management strategies.
Fire has played a vital role in human history, and will continue to. Recent advances in fusion herald the freeing of fire from captivity back into its natural form.
Getting out in a crisis is often harder than it looks. But science can help.
Top contributors
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David Bowman is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Professor, Centre for Environmental Risk Management of Bushfires, University of Wollongong
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Earth and paleo-climate scientist, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Senior Research Fellow, Charles Darwin University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Environmental Risk Management of Bushfires, University of Wollongong
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PhD Student in Fire Ecology, University of Tasmania
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Professor, Construction Management, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Senior Research Fellow, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group, RMIT University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
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Hon. Assoc. Prof., Fire Ecology and Management, University of Melbourne
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Principal Research Fellow – Urban Social Resilience, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne
