The El Niño is a reminder that bushfires are part of Australian life. But whether or not this fire season is a bad one, Australia must find a better way to manage bushfires.
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Parents and emergency responders repeatedly said evacuation centres should have a separate space for families with very young children. Here’s what else we could do.
Before the colonists came, we managed the land with careful use of cool burns. To stop giant bushfires, we have to learn again how to care for country.
When the rainforests burned, the leaf litter did too – and with it, billions of invertebrates vital to healthy ecosystems.
Victoria’s native forests will be free from logging by the end of the year. That’s big news for our threatened species and fragmented forests
Satellite data and traditional know-how combined have drastically reduced fires across northern Australia over the past 20 years.
Until now, a limitation of records of past fires is that these have come from sediments laid down in lakes and bogs. Records for dryland regions have been lacking, but dune deposits can fill the gap.
Two decades of satellite data have allowed us to map fires across the country and identify areas facing high fire risks. Fire activity has increased in several major regions over the past decade.
Our foreign policy may need to deal with twin challenges brought about by climate change.
In one finding, fire authorities chose to save a few farm sheds over 5,000 hectares of national park. Clearly, our fire management needs a reset.
The Canberra fires showed even urban communities can be in danger if close enough to the bush.
But here’s why this seemingly unremarkable bird could save other, less obvious species from devastation.
Be prepared. Download an air quality app, stock up on respirators and stay inside if you can.
Australia must recognise the complex risks associated with cascading natural disasters, and draw on the knowledge and experience of all citizens.
A new paper explores how a carefully controlled fuel reduction burn killed 17 critically endangered western ringtail possums.
We need a way for our laws to protect both humans and nature when it comes to bushfire risk
Climate change is raising the number of days the Earth passes crucial thresholds of fire risk. But urgently cutting emissions can avoid the worst.
Seeing an animal in distress after disaster makes us want to help. But feeding them doesn’t always make the situation better.
To keep up with climate-related disasters, we need transformational solutions. These range from ‘sponge cities’ and floating houses to putting out bushfires minutes after they start.
It can be hard to grasp the changes climate change is bringing. To see it in your own life, look at the shifting seasons.
Top contributors
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Emeritus professor, University of Wollongong
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Chief Investigator on the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Senior research fellow, Western Sydney University
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Research Fellow in Environmental Science, University of Tasmania
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Deputy Head of School, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Head of Operational Climate Services, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professorial Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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ARC DECRA Fellow, UNSW Sydney
