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Smoke from bushfires can travel significant distances and reduce air quality throughout a city or region.
People with a lung condition are among those particularly vulnerable to bushfire smoke. But you can prepare for the season ahead.
We used satellite data to create global maps of where and how fires are burning. Fire season lasts two weeks longer than it used to and fires are more intense. But there are regional differences.
Reducing air pollution is one of the best investments for Australians’ health, the environment, the economy and social equity. But achieving cleaner air requires a new approach from government.
Over 30 years ago, the world banned CFC chemicals to save the ozone layer. But now, climate-fuelled bushfire smoke is putting it at renewed risk
Be prepared. Download an air quality app, stock up on respirators and stay inside if you can.
In this era of mega-fires, diverse strategies are urgently needed so we can safely live with fire.
A$50 million could provide all NSW school classrooms with air purifiers with HEPA filters. This pales compared to the roughly $220 million-a-day cost of Sydney’s lockdown.
The evidence shows the main way COVID-19 spreads is through the air. I propose 3 steps Australia needs to take to protect people from infection risk and other indoor air hazards.
Smoke from the Black Summer fires likely caused more than 400 deaths. A national set of air quality categories is long overdue.
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Research Fellow in Environmental Science, University of Tasmania
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Honorary Professorial Fellow, School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Environmental Science, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Senior research fellow, Western Sydney University
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Professor, Science and Engineering Faculty; Director, International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health (WHO CC for Air Quality and Health); Director - Australia, Australia – China Centre for Air Quality Science and Management (ACC-AQSM), Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Conjoint Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
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Knowledge Broker, Centre for Safe Air (NHMRC CRE), and Adjunct Researcher, Media School, University of Tasmania
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Researcher and Advanced Trainee in Public Health Medicine, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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PhD candidate, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Biogeography, The University of Melbourne
