Water and sap inside the wood make mini explosions as they turn into gas and burst out. That's why damp wood makes the noisiest fires.
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They escaped to the coast for the quiet life, but now sea-changers are in the path of monster fires.
'California is America fast-forward,' writes one scholar. Does that mean that the dystopian infernos that have consumed parts of the state are simply a picture of what awaits the rest of America?
The danger of fires in the Cape region this season is partly dependent on how the Fynbos has been managed over the past few decades.
Climate change makes every risk factor for major bushfires worse, which means massive, intense fires will only become more likely.
Rebuilding informal settlements after a disaster must be done through learning from those who live in the settlements.
If you're preparing to defend your home from fire, be aware of the vulnerable parts of your house.
For everyone from traditional hunters to the military, the National Park Service to the oil industry, climate change is the new reality in Alaska. Government, residents and businesses are all trying to adapt.
Paraffin stoves are used all over South Africa in millions of households and are the riskiest.
A historian of wildfires explains the difference between urban and rural fire cultures, and what it means for protecting communities in fire-prone rural areas.
New research shows that fire follows fire in the Australian Alps, and old-growth forests are less flammable.
In the aftermath of fires or logging, conservation needs to focus on recovering the health of the remaining vegetation, not just the size of the forest or woodland.
With wildfires continuing to rage across southern California, a fire researcher says lowering fire risk means reconsidering where and how we build our communities.
As firefighters contain the fires that have been raging since Oct. 8, California's wine industry is assessing the damage and hoping the tourists who fled the ash-filled air return.
Zero-burning policy could hurt small-holder farmers. The ban on the use of fire for land clearing has raised the costs to prepare their land for planting and to keep it pest-free.
Indonesian peatlands are important to many people: farmers, bureaucrats, businesspeople, and conservationists. But preserving this value for everyone will mean listening to everyone's concerns.
Climate change should have a significant impact on fire activity across the globe.
You might think having trees around your home is the worst idea during a bushfire, but some plants can actually help repel fire.
European invasion completely disrupted the way aboriginal Australians managed fire. Learning from Australia's first people could help us fight fires in the future.
Every year homes are lost in bushfires. But what if we build our houses to withstand fire?
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Western Sydney University
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Professor, Centre for Environmental Risk Management of Bushfires, University of Wollongong
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Adjunct professor, Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Charles Darwin University
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, Centre for Environmental Risk Management of Bushfires, University of Wollongong
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Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
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PhD Student, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Lincoln University, New Zealand
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Research fellow, University of Wollongong
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Forest and Ecosystem Science, University of Melbourne
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Soil Scientist, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
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Senior Lecturer in Geography and Sustainable Communities, University of Wollongong
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Associate Professor, Head of Environmental Planning and Management, Griffith University
