North America’s boreal forests have been burning a lot, probably more and more over the past 60 years. Yet the long-term trend indicates that they are burning less than they were 150 years ago.
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In a new study, the authors discuss the role that poor forest management in protected areas, commercial plantations and fuel condition play in the spread of fire.
Fire must be allowed to play its natural role.
Research found more than 3.11 million hectares of land burned in 2019 across Indonesia’s 34 provinces, nearly double the official estimate of 1.64 million hectares.
Last year, 3,500 Americans were killed by house fires. A former fire and explosion investigator has 10 tips to keep you and your children safe this holiday season.
With a massive territory to manage, all actions taken - to prevent, to detect and to fire fight - aren’t enough.
Sri Lanka is still grappling with the consequences of the cargo ship fire, which dumped tonnes of plastic and hazardous chemicals into the ocean.
What if we had a system, like Medicare, where costly fire prevention measures were subsidised?
Smoke alarms are used extensively in formal buildings around the world to alert occupants to impending fires, but until recently they’ve not been used informal dwellings.
Increasingly outlandish gender reveal parties align perfectly with the values of an economy that’s always scrolling for the next best thing.
Some predators thrive after fires, other wilt – and one bird even starts them on purpose.
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.
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.
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Senior research fellow, Western Sydney University
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ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Emeritus professor, University of Wollongong
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Chief Executive Officer, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; Professorial Fellow, Fenner School for the Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Senior Research Fellow, 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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Lecturer in Law, Deakin University
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Future Fire Risk Analyst, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor of Ecology, Lincoln University, New Zealand
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Research fellow, University of Wollongong
