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August 1, 2024

Wildfires can create their own weather, including thunderstorms and tornado-like fire whirls − an atmospheric scientist explains how

Kyle Hilburn, Colorado State University

Fire-produced thunderstorms and tornado-like fire whirls are more common than anyone realized, as high-resolution satellite images and data now show.

December 18, 2020

Dianne Cook, Monash University

The method, using satellite data and other information, could reduce the work of fire forensics teams after bushfires.

February 6, 2019

Nick Earl-Jones, The University of Melbourne; Peter Love, University of Tasmania; Rebecca Harris, University of Tasmania, and Tomas Remenyi, University of Tasmania

Climate change is making Tasmania more vulnerable to brutal fire conditions.

Peter Love
Atmospheric Physicist, Climate Futures Programme, University of Tasmania
Nick Earl-Jones
Climate Research Fellow with the Climate Futures Programme, University of Tasmania
Rebecca Harris
Senior Lecturer in Climatology, Director, Climate Futures Program, University of Tasmania
Tomas Remenyi
Tomas Remenyi is a Friend of The Conversation.

Climate Research Fellow, Climate Futures Programme, University of Tasmania
Dianne Cook
Professor of Business Analytics, Monash University
Kyle Hilburn
Research Scientist in Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University